This Saturday Caulfield Racecourse is set to host a top-class autumn carnival meeting for CF Orr Stakes Day featuring seven Group races including the $125,000 Group 3 Rubiton Stakes (1100m).
The 2011 Rubiton Stakes final field features 12 quality gallopers following the early scratching of #11 Master Of Design, a number of which can win on Saturday making for an open betting market at Luxbet.
Our tip for the Rubiton Stakes Trifecta is #2 Reward For Effort from #1 Catapulted and #13 Solar Charged so lock it in at Luxbet today!
Current favourite to win is Catapulted paying around $4.50, the Mark Kavanagh-trained Catbird gelding resuming for the season and drawn in barrier six.
During the spring Catapulted had a short three-race campaign that resulted in two Group level second-place finishes before they ran a disappointing ninth last start in the Salinger Stakes on Derby Day.
The punters are tipping them to improve on Saturday as they have a commanding first-up record.
We, however, fancy another runner in the Rubiton Stakes field and rate #2 Reward For Effort as the best value to win.
Sitting at a quote of around $8 in the markets at Luxbet, Peter Moody’s former Blue Diamond Stakes winner Reward For Effort is due to jump from barrier 10 with in-form hoop Ben Melham in the mount.
After a solid spring campaign, Reward For Effort hit the line hard in a tidy barrier trial win at Cranbourne on January 24 and word from those in the know is that this Exceed And Excel four-year-old has a big autumn ahead starting with a win in the Rubiton on Saturday.
Another good value horse resuming in the Rubiton Stakes is John O’Shea’s Charge Forward filly Solar Charged.
A multiple stakes winner, Solar Charged is the 53kg light-weight of the field, has Glen Boss in the mount and is drawn ideally in barrier four making her a nice Place bet at Luxbet.
Other notable Rubiton Stakes hopefuls getting love from the punters include Peter Moody’s improving mare Avenue (barrier eight), the David Payne-trained Winter King (barrier 11) and super consistent four-year-old Faster Son (barrier seven).
The 2011 David Christensen Rubiton Stakes is set to run as Caulfield Race 8 on Saturday, jumping at 5:10pm (AEDST).
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2011 David Christensen Rubiton Stakes Final Field & Barrier Draw
| No. | Horse | Trainer | Rider | Br. | Wgt. | Hcp. Rtg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CATAPULTED | Mark Kavanagh | Michael Rodd | 6 | 58 | 108 |
| 2 | REWARD FOR EFFORT | Peter G Moody | Ben Melham | 10 | 57 | 107 |
| 3 | EAGLE FALLS | David Hayes | Steven Arnold | 1 | 57 | 107 |
| 4 | WINTER KING (NZ) | David Payne | Corey Brown | 11 | 57 | 98 |
| 5 | AVENUE | Peter G Moody | Luke Nolen | 8 | 56 | 106 |
| 6 | BROKEN | Darren Weir | Mark Zahra | 5 | 56 | 92 |
| 7 | FASTER SON | Trevor Bailey | Craig Williams | 7 | 56 | 92 |
| 8 | TIME MATTERS | Darren Weir | Nicholas Hall | 13 | 55.5 | 101 |
| 9 | HAPPY GLEN | Robbie Griffiths | Craig Newitt | 2 | 55.5 | 85 |
| 10 | ACORNS | Mick Price | Damien Oliver | 3 | 55.5 | 91 |
| 11 | MASTER OF DESIGN | Adam Durrant | Dwayne Dunn | 9 | 55.5 | 78 |
| 12 | WORDMASTER | Bennie Benbow | Chris Symons | 12 | 55.5 | 70 |
| 13 | SOLAR CHARGED | John O’Shea | Glen Boss | 4 | 53 | 96 |
