Five Diamonds Prelude 2023 Race Details
Race 8 at Randwick Racecourse on Saturday the 21st of October 2023.
The Five Diamonds Prelude is a feature race held at Randwick Racecourse and is run over 1500 metres. It is for horses aged fives-years-old and is run under set weights and penalties conditions. The total prize money is $1,000,000 this year.
You can read more about the race history, lead-up races, and past winners on the Five Diamonds Prelude page.
Five Diamonds Prelude 2023 Preview
Track: Good Weather: Fine
Open field engaged. Democracy Manifest is as consistent as they come and is the one to beat. Converge needs to find its best but has plenty of class and is proven above this level. Zoumon can head to the front and prove hard to get past. Roots has a slick turn of foot and warrants respect while Waterford is getting very hard to catch for punters but is a place chance in this field.
Five Diamonds Prelude 2023 Runner by Runner
1. Converge (13)
Hard to beat if finding best form. Tricky draw but is up to these.
2. Democracy Manifest (12)
Hard to beat. Tricky draw and needs some luck but has the class and is in the mix against these.
3. Palmetto (4)
Hard to beat from the draw. Good claims in this and should be around the mark in this field. Likeable claims.
4. Zoumon (9)
Hard to beat up on speed. Knows how to win. Top 3 chance.
5. Cotehele (5)
Hard to catch but good draw. Looks well placed in this field.
6. Waterford (7)
Hard to catch. Prefer others.
7. Detonator Jack (2)
Just plain last start. Leaning to others.
8. Fawkner Park (10)
Knows how to win. Just fair last run but can bounce back in this field and is well placed.
9. Mississippi Prince (16)
Prefer others.
10. St Lawrence (3)
Winner that maps well. This race is within reach.
11. Wategos (14)
Consistent type that has a tough draw but goes in the mix.
12. Super Helpful (6)
Can’t have.
13. Journalism (15) – SCRATCHED
14. Altivo (11)
Gets the right race here and has plenty of class. Rarely misses top 3.
15. New Republic (8)
Can’t have.
16e. Dreamflight (1) – SCRATCHED
17e. Glounthaune (17) – SCRATCHED
Five Diamonds Prelude 2023 Tips
The following are the top 4 selections for this years race.
|
Bryce Parker’s Tips
|
Jo Jackson’s Tips | |
| 5 Cotehele | 2 Democracy Manifest | |
| 2 Democracy Manifest | 5 Cotehele | |
| 1 Converge | 8 Fawkner Park | |
| 3 Palmetto | 11 Wategos |
Previews for other races this week
Group 1 Caulfield Cup 2023 (Caulfield 2400m)
Group 2 Thousand Guineas Prelude 2023 (Caulfield 1400m)
Group 2 Caulfield Sprint 2023 (Caulfield 1000m)
Group 2 Tristarc Stakes 2023 (Caulfield 1400m)
Group 3 Caulfield Classic 2023 (Caulfield 2000m)
Group 3 Ethereal Stakes 2023 (Caulfield 2000m)
Group 3 Moonga Stakes 2023 (Caulfield 1400m)
Listed Alinghi Stakes 2023 (Caulfield 1100m)
Listed Gothic Stakes 2023 (Caulfield 1400m)
Group 3 Eurythmic Stakes 2023 (Ascot 1400m)
Listed R.S. Crawford Stakes 2023 (Ascot 1000m)
Listed Seymour Cup 2023 (Seymour 1600m) – Sunday
Five Diamonds Prelude 2023 Race Results
| Result | Horse | Margin |
| 1st | 3 Palmetto | |
| 2nd | 7 Detonator Jack | 0.02 length |
| 3rd | 6 Waterford | 0.03 length |
| 4th | 2 Democracy Manifest | 0.59 length |
The track was rated as Good 4.
Scratchings: 13. Journalism, 16e. Dreamflight, 17e. Glounthaune.