Boom three-year-old heads odds in wide open Manikato Stakes field

Image: Bruno Cannatelli

Gun three year old Growing Empire is the new Ladbrokes.com.au favourite for the feature race at Moonee Valley this Friday night, the Manikato Stakes (1200m).

The Ciaron Maher trained three year old has been stunning in two starts/wins this time in and looks primed for a crack at Group l glory, with a start in The Everest on the cards. He sits as a $4.80 favourite.

He holds the call, just, over I Wish I Win at $5. Hayasugi is a half point further back while Estriella has been well tried at $6 from $8 with online betting companies.

Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes (G1)

Moonee Valley | 1200 | Good 4

September 27, 2024

9:15 PM

1. I Wish I Win (11)

58.5kg

321x5

J: Luke Nolen

T: Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman

$5.00 $1.95

2. Veight (8)

58.5kg

1421x

J: Damian Lane

T: T & C McEvoy

$10 $3.10

3. Recommendation (4)

58.5kg

6x111

J: Michael Dee

T: Ciaron Maher

$11 $3.30

4. Southport Tycoon (3)

58.5kg

219x5

J: Mark Zahra

T: Ciaron Maher

$19 $5.00

5. Johnny Rocker (12)

58.5kg

280x7

J: Ben Melham

T: Nick Ryan

$26 $6.50

6. Caballus (7)

58.5kg

113x9

J: Josh Parr

T: Bjorn Baker

$31 $7.00

7. Chain Of Lightning (4)

56.5kg

166x8

J: Ethan Brown

T: Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman

SCRATCHED 27/09, 6:55 am

8. Estriella (9)

56.5kg

115x4

J: Blake Shinn

T: Ciaron Maher

$6.00 $2.20

9. Kimochi (5)

56.5kg

739x1

J: Jason Collett

T: Gary Portelli

$23 $6.00

10. Climbing Star (10)

56.5kg

1213x

J: Daniel Stackhouse

T: Phillip Stokes

$23 $6.00

11. Coleman (1)

52kg

323x6

J: Kerrin McEvoy

T: Matt Laurie

$17 $4.60

12. Growing Empire (6)

52kg

11x11

J: Craig Williams

T: Ciaron Maher

$4.40 $1.80

13. Hayasugi (2)

50kg

110x2

J: Jamie Kah

T: Clinton McDonald

$7.00 $2.45

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