2019 Australasian Oaks Preview

The 2019 Australasian Oaks headlines a huge day of racing at Morphettville on Saturday and it is a fascinating betting race.

Princess Jenni and Amangiri are currently locked in a battle for favourtism and there are a host of horses around the $10 mark.

Who will claim the Australasian Oaks?

We have analysed the entire field and our complete 2019 Australasian Oaks tips can be found below!

Aristia

Aristia is the value runner in the 2019 Australasian Oaks betting market. There is no doubt that she was disappointing in the Australian Oaks, but her form before that was excellent. She finished third behind Verry Elleegant and Frankely Awesome over 2000 metres in the Vinery Stud Stakes and a repeat of that effort would make her very tough to beat. She maps to get a lovely run in transit with Dwayne Dunn in the saddle and I am willing to gamble that she will return to her best form.

Qafila

Qafila has been freshened-up for the Australasian Oaks after she finished ninth in the Vinery Stud Stakes at Rosehill Gardens. She is capable of a high-rating performance on her day, but she has never produced anything like her best form over 2000 metres.

Princess Jenni

Princess Jenni is a lightly-raced filly with plenty of upside. She showed her ability with a fast-finishing win in the Alexandra Stakes at The Valley and she once again savaged the line to win the Jack Elliot Handicap at Caulfield. This is a step-up in quality, but she has never but upside and the step-up to 2000 metres ideal. The fact that she has Damien Oliver in the saddle is a big positive and she deserves to be favourite in Australasian Oaks betting.

Mirette

Mirette stamped herself as a leading contender for the Australasian Oaks with a victory in the Auraria Stakes and she has now recorded three wins from four starts this campaign. She is another filly that should relish the step-up in trip to 2000 metres and she still has plenty of scope to improve. The $10 currently available does offer a touch of value.

House Of Cartier

House Of Cartier heads into the Australasian Oaks on the back of a credible performance in the Frank Packer Plate. That was easily the best performance of her career and the fact that she has had a run over 2000 metres already is a positive. I’m not sure that she has the upside to win this contest, but she shouldn’t be $51 either.

Maracaibo

Maracaibo performed better than her odds suggested in the Australian Oaks and she showed plenty of toughness to finish fifth. Her run before that in the Adrian Knox Stakes was good as well, so she definitely does have some talent. It is tough to see her winning, but a finish in the placings is not beyond her.

Amangiri

She has obviously got talent, but I think that the hype surrounding Amangiri has gotten a bit carried away. Amangiri didn’t really have any excuses when she finished second in the Adrian Knox Stakes and she had no luck in running in the Frank Packer Plate. Her lack of luck in the Frank Packer Plate may have flattered her somewhat and don’t think that she is just as good as the market suggests at this stage of her career. I am more than happy to take her on at the current odds.

Sure Knee

Sure Knee was only narrowly denied in the Jack Elliot Handicap by Princess Jenni and she has a similar profile to that of her stablemate Egg Tart before she won the Australasian Oaks a couple of years ago. The wide barrier draw does mean that she will get a long way back and will need some luck in running, but I expect her to be rocketing home in the concluding stages.

Zalatte

Zalatte had no luck in running whatsoever in Peter Armytage Handicap last week and there is no doubt that she was a good thing beaten. I still think that there has been something of an overreaction to that performance and her runs in the Phar Lap Stakes and the Adrian Knox Stakes were both poor. You can’t underestimate Chris Waller and there is some talent there, but I can’t get her anywhere near as short as her current odds.

Sizzleme

Sizzleme is another filly that comes out of the Auraria Stakes. She has raced well at this level in the past and she rarely produces a poor performance, but she has only won one of her 14 race starts and the wide barrier draw does make her assignment a very tough one.

Nordic Symphony

Nordic Symphony savaged the line to claim an upset win in the Peter Armytage Handicap last week. That was easily the best performance of her career to date and that effort does suggest that she will handle the step-up to 2000 metres. This is a serious step-up in quality and the $31 does look around the right price.

Zargos

Zargos was handily beaten by both Princess Jenni and Sure Knee in the Jack Elliot Handicap. She would need to improve on that effort significantly to be a genuine winning chance in the Australasian Oaks.

Arctic Shock

Arctic Shock has form around both Princess Jenni and Mirette. The barrier draw is an awkward one and it is tough to see where she does land in the run. She will need plenty of luck in running and $17 does seem under the odds.

Dreamed

William Pike will ride Dreamed and that will likely see her prove fairly popular with punters. Her run in the Auraria Stakes was strong and the step-up to 2000 metres shouldn’t be a problem for her. She does have some upside and she can produce a better effort than her current odds suggest.

Collectable

Collectable chased home Princess Jenni and Sure Knee in the Jack Elliot Handicap. She is another that will get a long way back in the run and I don’t think that she has the turn-of-foot required to turn-the-tables on her rivals.

Seewhatshebrings

Seehwatshebrings has not record a race win since she took out a maiden at Kilmore. She has never really shown anything to suggest that she is capable of winning at this level.