2022 PJ Bell Stakes Race Details
Race 10 at Randwick on Saturday 02 April 2022
The PJ Bell Stakes is a Group 3 1200 metre set weights plus penalties race for the three-year-old fillies that is run by the Australian Turf Club in April. It is normally run at Randwick during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.
You can read more about the race history, lead-up races, and past winners on the PJ Bell Stakes page.
PJ Bell Stakes 2022 Preview
Track: Heavy Weather: Showers.
Nineteen runners have accepted for the $200,000 Group 3 P J Bell Stakes with one of them an emergency and there have been no early scratchings. The James Cummings stable is saddling up five runners in the event, John O’Shea’s stable and Team Snowden are saddling up two runners each, whilst the other stables only have one entry each.
Me Me Lagarde and A Very Fine Red share early favouritism in a wide-open betting race. Me Me Lagarde is coming off a solid placing last preparation in the 3yo Magic Millions behind King of Sparta. He has since had two trials in preparation for this first-up attempt. A Very Fine Red was a black booker for us from last start where she ran a solid race in the Fireball Stakes against the boys, finishing just under 1.5 lengths off Mazu.
Godolphin saddle up the joint third favourites in Zapateo and Heresy who are both coming off fourth placings in their respective races.
PJ Bell Stakes Runner by Runner
1. Arcaded (10)
Will need to improve on the recent form.
2. Sneaky Five (5)
Ran well first-up. Will appreciate the sting out of the ground and back to her own sex. Drawn ideally and can run a sneaky race.
3. Mallory (19)
No match last start. Drawn the car park. Prefer others.
4. Hellfest (12)
Going for four-in-a-row. Good winner last start in the Typhoon Tracy Stakes. Heavy track brings her back a touch, but she is classy.
5. Heresy (18)
Drawn poorly. Good fourth placing behind Hinged last start. Back to 1200m a slight query.
6. Gimme Par (6)
A victorian visitor who has had a consistent career. Drawn well but unknown in the heavy and the Sydney way of going.
7. Me Me Lagarde (16)
First-up. Has tremendous form but hasn’t run on the going. Fitness?
8. Najmaty (15)
Can’t have.
9. Robodira (14)
Can’t have.
10. A Very Fine Red (11)
Big run first-up on the heavy, finishing 1.4 lengths off Mazu who was already one run in. Trailed since. Drawn okay and can win this.
11. Latino Blend (1)
Wants a dry track.
12. Smirnova (9)
Not one I can back on recent form.
13. Zapateo (2)
Place chance.
14. Larkspur Run (8)
Prefer others.
15. Party For One (7)
Prefer others.
16. Comrade Rosa (3)
Outclassed.
17. Dalchini (17)
Outclassed.
18. Compassionate (4)
Outclassed.
19e. I Am Brazen (13)
Outclassed.
PJ Bell Stakes 2022 Tips
The following are the top 4 selections for this year’s race.
|
Josh’s Tips
|
Jo’s Tips | |
| 10 A Very Fine Red | 5 Heresy | |
| 2 Sneaky Five | 7 Me Me Lagarde | |
| 4 Hellfest | 4 Hellfest | |
| 7 Me Me Lagarde | 6 Gimmie Par |
Previews for other races this week
Group 1 Doncaster Mile 2022 (Randwick 1600m)
Group 1 T J Smith Stakes 2022 (Randwick 1200m)
Group 1 Australian Derby 2022 (Randwick 2400m)
Group 1 Inglis Sires 2022 (Randwick 1400m)
Country Championships Final 2022 (Randwick 1400m)
Group 2 Chairman’s Quality 2022 (Randwick 2600m)
Group 3 Carbine Club Stakes 2022 (Randwick 1600m)
Group 3 Adrian Knox Stakes 2022 (Randwick 2000m)
Group 3 Kindergarten Stakes 2022 (Randwick 1100m)
Group 2 Karrakatta Plate 2022 (Ascot 1200m)
Listed Old Comrade Stakes 2022 (Ascot 1600m)
Listed Bendigo Guineas 2022 Bendigo 1400m)
Listed Golden Mile 2022 (Bendigo 1600m)
Listed Manihi Classic 2022 (Morphettville 1100m)
2022 PJ Bell Stakes Final Results
| Result | Horse | Margin |
| 1st | 5 Heresy | |
| 2nd | 13 Zapateo | 0.41 length |
| 3rd | 1 Arcaded | 1.22 lengths |
| 4th | 14 Larkspur Run | 2.58 lengths |
The track was rated as Heavy 9.
Scratchings: 8. Najmaty, 11. Latino Blend, 18. Compassionate, 19. I Am Brazen.