Victoria Derby 2013 Tips and Runner Previews

The Victoria Derby is the feature race on Saturday in which we see the three year old colts and geldings step in distance over the 2500m in hope of winning the million dollar race. Complacent was favourite throughout betting this week until the barrier draw in which he drew barrier 16 and has since drifted in betting. Savvy Nature has since taken favouritism in the race and good money has come for the last start Moonee Valley winner which has seen his odds come into $4.60. We take a look at the odds and stats of every runner in the race.

Victoria Derby Form Guide

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1. Criterion Preview:

Trainer:David Payne

Jockey:Craig Williams

Breeding:Sebring X Mica’s Pride

Prize money earned: $580950

Form at 2500m:7:2,2,0

Victoria Derby Odds:

9.00 N/A 10.00 9.00 9.00 N/A

Victoria Derby barrier:14

Weight to be carried: 55.5kg

2. Complacent Preview:

Trainer:Peter Snowden

Jockey:K Mc Evoy

Breeding: Authorized X Insouciance

Prize money earned: $395225

Form at 2500m:3:3,0,0

Victoria Derby Odds:

5.50 5.00 5.50 5.00 5.50 N/A

Victoria Derby barrier:16

Weight to be carried: 55.5kg

3. Savvy Nature Preview:

Trainer:J A O’Shea

Jockey:J B Mc Donald

Breeding:Savabeel X Generous Nature

Prize money earned: $346150

Form at 2500m:7:3,2,2

Victoria Derby Odds:

4.80 N/A 4.80 4.80 4.80 N/A

Victoria Derby barrier:13

Weight to be carried: 55.5kg

4. Polanski Preview:

Trainer:R E Laing

Jockey:J Bowman

Breeding:Rakti X Citrium

Prize money earned: $256565

Form at 2500m:8:3,0,0

Victoria Derby Odds:

6.50 7.00 6.50 6.50 7.00 N/A

Victoria Derby barrier:1

Weight to be carried: 55.5kg

5. Drago Preview:

Trainer:A J Cummings

Jockey:D Oliver

Breeding:Danehill Dancer X Snapdragon

Prize money earned: $170000

Form at 2500m:8:1,1,1

Victoria Derby Odds:

34.00 31.00 35.00 34.00 34.00 N/A

Victoria Derby barrier:18

Weight to be carried: 55.5kg

6. San Diego Preview:

Trainer:Peter Snowden

Jockey:S W Arnold

Breeding:Exceed And Excel X Del Mar

Prize money earned: $114175

Form at 2500m:6:2,2,1

Victoria Derby Odds:

7.50 7.50 7.50 7.50 7.50 N/A

Victoria Derby barrier:6

Weight to be carried: 55.5kg

7. Honey Steel’s Gold Preview:

Trainer:D A Hayes

Jockey:L Nolen

Breeding:Keep The Faith X Lunar Lights

Prize money earned: $113595

Form at 2500m:1:1,0,0

Victoria Derby Odds:

51.00 N/A 51.00 N/A 51.00 N/A

Victoria Derby barrier:2

Weight to be carried: 55.5kg

8. Tips And Beers Preview:

Trainer:D A Hayes

Jockey:B Prebble

Breeding:De Beers X Gypsy Giaconda

Prize money earned: $103150

Form at 2500m:1:0,0,0

Victoria Derby Odds:

26.00 26.00 31.00 31.00 34.00 N/A

Victoria Derby barrier:11

Weight to be carried: 55.5kg

9. Epic Saga Preview:

Trainer:M Ellerton & S Zahra

Jockey:Chris Symons

Breeding:Real Saga X Al’s Wish

Prize money earned: $75950

Form at 2500m:6:1,2,1

Victoria Derby Odds:

34.00 26.00 31.00 31.00 34.00 N/A

Victoria Derby barrier:17

Weight to be carried: 55.5kg

10. Tupac Amaru Preview:

Trainer:Peter Snowden

Jockey:C Newitt

Breeding:Street Cry X Peruvian

Prize money earned: $42025

Form at 2500m:3:0,2,0

Victoria Derby Odds:

17.00 14.00 16.00 16.00 15.00 N/A

Victoria Derby barrier:8

Weight to be carried: 55.5kg

11. Pinstripe Lane Preview:

Trainer:J D Sadler

Jockey:N Rawiller

Breeding:Pins X Singasong

Prize money earned: $36870

Form at 2500m:2:1,0,1

Victoria Derby Odds:

17.00 N/A 21.00 21.00 17.00 N/A

Victoria Derby barrier:3

Weight to be carried: 55.5kg

12. Throw The King Preview:

Trainer:J D Sadler

Jockey:Thomas Sadler

Breeding:Elvstroem X Zabelette

Prize money earned: $Zabelette

Form at 2500m:4:1,0,1

Victoria Derby Odds:

101.00 71.00 101.00 101.00 101.00 N/A

Victoria Derby barrier:5

Weight to be carried: 55.5kg

13. Thunder Fantasy Preview:

Trainer:A J Cummings

Jockey:P Robl

Breeding:Lucky Owners X Pink Pier

Prize money earned: $27400

Form at 2500m:4:2,0,0

Victoria Derby Odds:

41.00 51.00 51.00 34.00 41.00 N/A

Victoria Derby barrier:7

Weight to be carried: 55.5kg

14. Surging Wave Preview:

Trainer:D A Hayes

Jockey:Nicholas Hall

Breeding:Encosta De Lago X Lucida

Prize money earned: $20640

Form at 2500m:5:1,0,0

Victoria Derby Odds:

21.00 21.00 21.00 21.00 21.00 N/A

Victoria Derby barrier:15

Weight to be carried: 55.5kg

15. Famechon Preview:

Trainer:M D Moroney

Jockey:D Dunn

Breeding:Haradasun X Heavenly Insight

Prize money earned: $19635

Form at 2500m:3:0,1,1

Victoria Derby Odds:

17.00 21.00 21.00 21.00 21.00 N/A

Victoria Derby barrier:4

Weight to be carried: 55.5kg

16. Bring Something Preview:

Trainer:K M Keys

Jockey:G Boss

Breeding:Sebring X Metellus

Prize money earned: $17325

Form at 2500m:3:0,0,0

Victoria Derby Odds:

21.00 21.00 21.00 21.00 21.00 N/A

Victoria Derby barrier:12

Weight to be carried: 55.5kg

17. Cadillac Mountain Preview:

Trainer:P G Moody

Jockey:D W Stackhouse

Breeding:Reset X Picholine

Prize money earned: $20775

Form at 2500m:1:0,0,0

Victoria Derby Odds:

51.00 N/A 41.00 51.00 51.00 N/A

Victoria Derby barrier:9

Weight to be carried: 55.5kg

18. Empire Rock Preview:

Trainer:D A Hayes

Jockey:D Moor

Breeding:Fastnet Rock X Mis Excitabull

Prize money earned: $3515

Form at 2500m:1:0,0,0

Victoria Derby Odds:

301.00 N/A 151.00 201.00 301.00 N/A

Victoria Derby barrier:10

Weight to be carried: 55.5kg

RACE OVERVIEW

With all bar two runners venturing past 2000m for the first time, securing a good run in transit and saving petrol for the final run home is vital. Polanski and San Diego, the quinella from the Norman Robinson, have both drawn ideally and should secure such runs. Others at the top end of the market Criterion, Complacent and Savvy Nature have all drawn wide and will need to rely on luck early in running, commit to go forward or, give the leader’s a start heading for home but, each of these runners do have a touch of class on their rivals and have been in rock solid form. A couple who could keep the recent trend of decent priced winners saluting in this race are Surging Wave ($21.00) and Bring Something ($21.00) who both got back in the Norman Robinson and can improve with a more genuine tempo here.

  1. SAN DIEGO
  2. CRITERION
  3. POLANSKI
  4. BRING SOMETHING

In the news:

Outstanding colt Zoustar will have 10 rivals in Saturday’s Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington as his jockey Jim Cassidy gets a golden chance to win his 100th Group One race.

The Coolmore Stud Stakes is the first of four Group One races on Victoria Derby day and has attracted a handy field which also includes Golden Slipper runner-up Sidestep and Bill Stutt Stakes winner Divine Calling.

Golden Rose winner Zoustar is set to make his Melbourne debut in the straight-track feature from barrier 10.

Sidestep will jump from the inside gate while last-start Group-winning filly Thump has drawn the outside.

A field of nine has been declared for the $1 million Mackinnon Stakes with Caulfield Cup fourth placegetter Jet Away drawing the rails.

Dual Toorak Handicap winner Solzhenitsyn has barrier two and Melbourne Cup hopeful Dear Demi barrier eight.

International Side Glance will back up from his sixth in the Cox Plate and has gate six with Jamie Spencer to ride.

Complacent and Savvy Nature are among a full field of 16 plus two emergencies for the Victoria Derby, while gun Sydney mare Red Tracer headlines a field of 14 for the Group One Myer Classic for fillies and mares.

Red Tracer has barrier 10 with stablemate Catkins drawn to her immediate outside.

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