Manikato Stakes Tips

<h2>Manikato Stakes 2023 Tips</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The 2023 $2 million G1 Manikato Stakes, run over 1200m at Moonee Valley on Saturday, provides the perfect lead-in to the main event on the day, the $5 million G1 <a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/huddle/horse-racing/tips/cox-plate-tips">Cox Plate</a> (2040m).</p> <p>It’s fitting that a race named after Manikato, one of the greatest sprinters in Australian racing history, should attract a field that includes arguably Australia’s top-ranked sprinter, Imperatriz.</p> <p>Although the 2023 Manikato Stakes has attracted a field of only seven sprinters, it includes the New Zealand-trained mare who has dominated the feature sprint races in the 2023 Melbourne <a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/huddle/horse-racing/news/spring-racing-carnival-guide-2023">Spring Racing Carnival</a>.</p> <p>There is good reason Imperatriz stands out not only in the Manikato Stakes betting market, but also the Manikato Stakes tips – she has a love affair with the tricky Moonee Valley racecourse resulting in three starts, three wins and two track records.</p> <p>Last March, Imperatriz made her first appearance at The Valley when she came off a midfield run to power over the top of Bella Nipotina to win the G1 William Reid Stakes (1200m). This campaign she has been dynamic, firstly, breaking the 1000m track record winning the G2 McEwen Stakes, which was a surprise as she left star sprinter Giga Kick in her wake, but then she was the racing tip of the night when she produced her now famous late swoop to win the G1 Moir Stakes (1000m), again in record time.</p> <p>With a perfect barrier 4 draw, jockey Opie Bosson can settle the mare back, with cover, before she charges home to the roar of the fans who love to cheer a champion.</p> <p>Queenslander Uncommon James, who chased her home in third place in the Moir, returns to do battle, and he will be in most punters’ Manikato Stakes tips. Jockey Damian Lane will be looking to take a sit behind the natural leader, Jigsaw, who will cross from barrier 7.</p> <p>The interesting factor in the Manikato Stakes tips is the Sydney sprinter Buenos Noches, who returns to Melbourne after a shockingly luckless run in The Everest when he was knocked out of the race before finishing eighth. Last season, Buenos Noches raced well in Melbourne against the best sprinters, but he was unable to beat them. Now he is a stronger and more seasoned galloper capable of upsetting the racing tips of punters expecting an Imperatriz domination.</p> <p>The other “blow-out” chance is I Am Me, who has won six of her 10 starts, and comes to Melbourne in top form after winning the 7 Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on October 14. Trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace are masters at finding the right races for their sprinters.</p> <p>Veteran The Inferno probably won’t be at the top of many Manikato Stakes tips, but his fourth behind Imperatriz in the Moir was encouraging enough to throw him into the wider mix of racing tips.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>The Leading Manikato Stakes 2023 Tips</h2> <h2>&nbsp;</h2> <p><strong>Imperatriz</strong></p> <p>Her connections rejected an invitation to run in $20m The Everest in Sydney in preference to campaigning in Melbourne where she has been comfortable in her surroundings. The result has been two outstanding track-record breaking 1000m wins at Moonee Valley in the G2 McEwen Stakes and the G1 Moir Stakes. She’s unbeaten at this track and she’s the dominant Manikato Stakes tip.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Buenos Noches</strong></p> <p>It was a hard watch for anyone who backed Buenos Noches in The Everest after he was knocked from pillar to post – finishing eighth behind Think About It was an unfair result. He returns to Melbourne for a first run around Moonee Valley with the in-form Blake Shinn in the saddle. Barrier 5 will give him the room he needs and if any horse can say “Good Night” to the favourite Imperatriz, it is Buenos Noches.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Uncommon James</strong></p> <p>High-class Queenslander who will be at his peak after two runs from a spell. He resumed with a third behind Imperatriz and Asfoora in the Moir Stakes, and then found Asfoora too good for him in the G2 Schillaci Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield. Has the speed to sit near the lead and he’s ready to fire.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Manikato Stakes 2023 Odds&nbsp;</h2>

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