Edward Manifold Stakes 2021

Ladbrokes Tip: Fillies might back-up from the Edward Manifold into the Thousand Guineas the next weekend

The Edward Manifold Stakes is a Group 2 race for three-year-old fillies contested at Flemington Racecourse on Turnbull Stakes Day in early October. One of the earlier Group 1 race meetings of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival, the card is headlined by the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) for Caulfield Cup types.

The Edward Manifold is one of the key support races at the meeting and is one of three Group 2 events along with the Gilgai Stakes (1200m) and Blazer Stakes (1400m). Offering $300,000 in total prize money the mile clash is run at set weights and fillies often back-up the following Saturday in the Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield Racecourse. The last filly to complete the Edward Manifold / Thousand Guineas double was Amphitrite (2018).

The event also serves as a key lead-up into the Group 1 VRC Oaks (2500m) held on the first Thursday of November. In 2019 the Edward Manifold third placed Miami Bound went on to win the VRC Oaks later that spring.

The latest edition of the Edward Manifold Stakes ran on Saturday October 2, 2021 and was won by the Anthony & Sam Freedman-trained favourite Elusive Express. 

2021 Edward Manifold Stakes Results

The official Edward Manifold Stakes 2021 Results & Finishing Order will be published below once the race takes place on Saturday October 2, 2021.

• 1st: #2 Elusive Express
• 2nd: #1 Yearning
• 3rd: #12 Glint Of Hope

The step-up to a mile proved the key for the Anthony & Sam Freedman-trained daughter of Jakkalberry Elusive Express ($3.80F) who posted a three-quarter length win for the punters in the Edward Manifold Stakes 2021 results. 

Edward Manifold Stakes Race Info

• Date: Saturday October 2, 2021
• Track: Flemington Racecourse
• Distance: 1600m
• Conditions: 3YO Fillies – Set Weights
• Prize Money: $300,000
• First Run: 1932

Edward Manifold Stakes Betting

The Edward Manifold Stakes odds are led by in-form fillies, often from local Melbourne stables with previous experience the Melbourne way of racing and form up to at least 1400m.

A past win over the mile (1600m) and Group race experience in earlier campaigns also sees fillies sit higher up the Edward Manifold Stakes betting markets each spring.

A number of upsets have occurred in recent years including Se Sauver ($16 in 2013), Bring Me Roses ($17 in 2017) and the massive boilover by Moonlight Maid ($41 in 2019), so looking further down the Edward Manifold Stakes betting markets can prove profitable.

Amphitrite ($3.20 in 2018) followed by Thermosphere ($3.60 in 2020) and Elusive Express ($3.80 in 2021) meanwhile are the latest favourites in Edward Manifold Stakes betting to salute.

2021 Edward Manifold Stakes Odds

The top Edward Manifold Stakes 2021 betting odds and links to our Flemington racing markets on the Group 2 race for fillies this spring will be available below the week of the race so stay tuned.

The Edward Manifold Stakes field attracts a line-up of the season’s most promising fillies displaying staying potential. Many of the youngsters in the race are early into their Spring Carnival campaigns and come off a non-Black Type lead-up, while others could have had a previous run in the Group 2 Thousand Guineas Prelude (1400m) in late September. Elusive Express (3rd in 2021) was the last Edward Manifold Stakes winner to come off a Thousand Guineas Prelude run. 

Fillies often use the race as a lead-up to the following weekend’s Thousand Guineas and in 2015 the Edward Manifold Stakes winner Badawiya ran third in the Group 1 next start, while the 2011 winner Mosheen ran second to Atlantic Jewel in that year’s Thousand Guineas before going on to win the VRC Oaks. In 2018 Amphitrite completed the Edward Manifold Stakes / Thousand Guineas double.

Edward Manifold Stakes winner Mosheen (2011) went on to dominate that year’s Crown Oaks results. Photo Credit: Taron Clarke.

Runners may also be progressing towards a November run in Flemington’s Group 1 VRC Oaks (2500m) during the Melbourne Cup Carnival. In 2013 the Edward Manifold Stakes third placegetter Solicit ran second in the Ethereal Stakes, third in the Wakeful Stakes and third in that season’s VRC Oaks.

In 2017 Bring Me Roses won the Edward Manifold and later ran second in the VRC Oaks quinella.

The 2019 VRC Oaks results featured two of the fillies from the Edward Manifold Stakes trifecta. Oaks winner Miami Bound improved on her third, while the upset Edward Manifold winner ran a brave third in the Group 1.

The Edward Manifold Stakes nominations close the Monday before the race runs on the Sunday with the final field and barrier draw out on the Wednesday of that week.

2021 Edward Manifold Stakes Field

The official Edward Manifold Stakes 2021 Final Field & Barriers will be published below once acceptances close the Wednesday of race week so stay tuned to see what fillies make the cut in the Thousand Guineas and VRC Oaks lead-up.

The 2021 Edward Manifold Stakes field features a quality line-up of progressive young fillies led in betting by the improving Anthony & Sam Freedman-trained Elusive Express. 

2021 Edward Manifold Stakes Nominations

The early Edward Manifold Stakes 2021 Nominations are out the Monday ahead of the event and will be published below once announced by Racing Victoria. 

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Edward Manifold Stakes Tips

Good Edward Manifold Stakes tips include taking a single-figure priced filly in the market with strong lead-up form in similar company and experience in Melbourne Group races. Another Edward Manifold Stakes betting tip is to back a double at the bookies with the Group 3 Caulfield Classic (2000m), formerly the Norman Robinson Stakes, on Caulfield Cup Day.

2021 Edward Manifold Stakes Tips

Our Ladbrokes’ exclusive Edward Manifold Stakes betting tips for 2021 will be detailed below the week of the race so bookmark this page for the best fillies to back this spring.

• To Win: #5 Adele Amour ($11 at time of publish) 

Going for a bit of value in this year’s Edward Manifold and tipping 10/1 shot Adele Amour. The daughter of Sebring is drawn a treat midfield and coming off some lovely Melbourne runs in easier company carrying more weight. Won two back at Sandown Hillside at huge odds on Slow going and will appreciate the sting out of the track in an open race. 

Edward Manifold Stakes Form Guide

The Edward Manifold Stakes form guide features all the must-know information on the race and its runners including the jockeys, trainers, barriers and lead-up runs of the fillies in the field.

The Edward Manifold Stakes form has stacked up in other Group races during the carnival season many times including in 2015 when the third-placegetter My Poppette won the Group 2 Moonee Valley Fillies Classic (1600m) on Cox Plate Day next start.

In recent years the Edward Manifold Stakes form has also proved that to follow into the Caulfield Classic. In 2014 Fontein Ruby completed the double and the Edward Manifold third placegetter Crafty ran second in the same Group 3 back-up.

2021 Edward Manifold Stakes Form Guide

A link to our insider Edward Manifold Stakes 2021 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.

Edward Manifold Stakes Results

The Edward Manifold Stakes results have been dominated by single-priced fillies coming off a Thousand Guineas Prelude over the past 10 years that the event has been running.

Notable recent Edward Manifold Stakes winners include Amphitrite (2018), Badawiya (2015), Mosheen (2011), Serenade Rose (2005) and Alinghi (2004).

Edward Manifold Stakes Winners