The Valley

75 4:15pm 8 MELBOURNE 8 Mittys McEwen Stakes (Group 2) 1000m Of $300,000 and trophies of $1,000. 1st $180,000 and trophies of $1,000, 2nd $54,000, 3rd $27,000, 4th $13,500, 5th $7,500, 6th $6,000, 7th $6,000. Prizemoney contribution totalling 3% will be directed to jockey and equine welfare prior to distribution. Standard Weight for Age. No allowances for apprentices. Track Record: 0-56.84E Inundation (24/12/2022) [Good3] Class Record: 0-56.95E Nature Strip (08/09/2018) [Good3] 1 3211s Giga Kick (6) Clayton Douglas (dw) ............................................. Craig Williams 58.5 2 2132s Rothfire (5) Robert Heathcote (dwc) .................................................Blake Shinn 58.5 3 s506s Zoustyle (2) Tony Gollan (dw) ...................................................... Damien Oliver 58.5 4 13s31 Acromantula (3) Daniel & Ben Pearce (dwc) ................................Damian Lane 58.5 5 1121s Imperatriz (7) Mark Walker (wt) ......................................................Michael Dee 56.5 6 2455s Seradess (4) Mark & Levi Kavanagh (dwt) .............................................. Jamie Kah 56.5 7 8s2s8 How’s The Serenity (1) Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes (dw) ...... Jye McNeil 56.5 FORM SUMMARY ACROMANTULA is the in-form sprinter that will have the fitness edge on key rivals. ROTHFIRE and ZOUSTYLE have strong first-up form including being the quinella this race last year. GIGA KICK can’t be underestimated but 1000m at The Valley is not ideal on paper. TECHFORM’S TOP 5 1 Giga Kick 100 5 Imperatriz 94 2 Rothfire 87 4 Acromantula 80 3 Zoustyle 73

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