Group 1 Newmarket Handicap Preview

This Saturday’s 9 event meeting at Flemington racecourse is known as Super Saturday and features three Group 1 events. These are the Newmarket Handicap, the Crown Australian Guineas and the Australian Cup. The Group 1 $1,000,000 Newmarket Handicap is an open handicap over1200 metres down the straight-six course.

2010 Newmarket Handicap Betting

There are 19 horses in the Newmarket and the early favourite at SportsBet is All Silent at $5.50. Next in the market is Starspangledbanner at $7, Eagle Falls at $9, Nicconi at $10, King Pulse at $14, Gran Sasso at $15 then Arinos, Wanted, Tollesprit and Trusting all at $17. They are followed by Headway at $18, El Segundo and Turffontein at $19 with the remaining six runners at $20 to 1 or longer.

Runners in the 2010 Newmarket Handicap

The 19 runners range in age from 3 to 8 but this year there is only one female horse in the race and that is the three-year-old filly Headway. She will be ridden by Clare Lindrop who is the only female jockey in the race. The topweight is All Silent with 57kg, while six of the three-year-olds will only carry 50kg. All Silent has won all 4 of his starts at Flemington including 2 at this distance.

Trainers of 2010 Newmarket Runners

Several trainers have more than one runner in the 2010 Newmarket Handicap. David Hayes has Nicconi and Eagle Falls, Mick Price has Gran Sasso and Light Fantastic, Anthony Cummings has Turffontein and Five Car Stud while Peter Moody has 4 runners with Wanted, Headway, Duporth and Tickets.