2021 Idyllic Prince Stakes Race Details
Race 8 at Belmont on Saturday 28 August 2021.
The Idyllic Prince Stakes is a 1300 metre weight-for-age race run by Perth Racing at Belmont. It is held as the feature event of the meeting.
You can read more about the race history, lead-up races and past winners on the Idyllic Prince Stakes page.
Idyllic Prince Stakes 2021 Preview
Track: Good Weather: Fine
There is a field of 10 runners for the $122,500 Idyllic Prince Stakes and six of them had their last start in the Listed Belmont Newmarket on 14 August. They are all six, seven and eight-year-olds, and only one is a mare. Chris & Michael Gangemi and Lindsey Smith both have two runners each. The early favourite is Too Close The Sun who finished 1.5 lengths 3rd iin the Ngawyni Stakes at Belmont when resuming and goes well at this track. Second favourite is Samizdat who won the Belmont Newmarket when resuming. Third favourite is Tellem We’re Comin who finished 0.4 length 2nd in the Belmont Newmarket when resuming.
Neufbosc won the Perth Cup in January and will find this too short. Silentz resumed for 6th in the Belmont Newmarket, while Floyd finished 5th. Cockyjoy has not won in five outings at this track. Media Baron resumes after 18 weeks. Multiverse has run 3rd in this race in 2020 and 2019 and finished 4th in the Belmont Newmarket, while Pym’s Royale finished 9th in the Belmont Newmarket.
2021 Idyllic Prince Stakes Runner by Runner
1. Neufbosc
won the Perth Cup in January and will find this too short.
2. Too Close The Sun
finished 1.5 lengths 3rd iin the Ngawyni Stakes at Belmont when resuming and goes well at this track.
3. Media Baron
resumes after 18 weeks
4. Samizdat
won the Belmont Newmarket when resuming.
5. Silentz
resumed for 6th in the Belmont Newmarket
6. Tellem We’re Comin
finished 0.4 length 2nd in the Belmont Newmarket when resuming.
7. Floyd
finished 5th in the Belmont Newmarket
8. Pym’s Royale
finished 9th in the Belmont Newmarket.
9. Multiverse
has run 3rd in this race in 2020 and 2019 and finished 4th in the Belmont Newmarket
10. Cockyjoy
has not won in five outings at this track.
Idyllic Prince Stakes 2021 Tips
The following are the top 4 selections for this years race.
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Jo’s Tips
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| 2 Too Close The Sun | ||
| 6 Tellem We’re Comin | ||
| 4 Samizdat | ||
| 9 Multiverse |
Previews for other races this week
Group 1 Memsie Stakes 2021 (Caulfield 1400m)
Group 3 The Heath 1100 2021 (Caulfield 1100m)
Group 3 HDF McNeil Stakes 2021 (Caulfield 1200m)
Group 3 W W Cockram Stakes 2021 (Caulfield 1200m)
Group 3 Ming Dynasty Quality 2021 (Kembla Grange 1400m)
Group 3 San Domenico Stakes 2021 (Kembla Grange 1100m)
Group 3 Premier’s Cup 2021 (Kembla Grange 2000m)
Listed Leon Macdonald Stakes 2021 (Morphettville Parks 1400m)
2021 Idyllic Prince Stakes Results
The track was rated as Good 4.
Scratchings: 7. Floyd.
| Result | Horse | Margin |
| 1st | 2. Too Close The Sun | |
| 2nd | 6. Tellem We’re Comin | 1.5 lengths |
| 3rd | 4. Samizdat | 1.79 lengths |
| 4th | 3. Media Baron | 2.45 lengths |