Punters heavily back Melbourne sprinter in the John Hawkes Stakes

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Ladbrokes.com.au punters only want one horse when it comes to the John Hawkes Stakes (1200m) this Saturday at Morphettville.

The Price/Kent stable have What You Need lining up here, in search of a Goodwood berth, and the market says he will get there via a win here. He sits at $3.90, in from $4.40.

Sghirripa is the class of the field and is rock solid at $5, a point clear of Sans Doute, who beat What You Need when they clashed at Flemington.

John Hawkes Stakes (G3)

Morphettville | 1100 | Good 4

April 27, 2024

2:17 PM

1. Sghirripa (7)

59kg

31177

J: Craig Newitt

T: Shane & Cassie Oxlade

$5.50 $2.05

2. Athelric (1)

58kg

76x60

J: James Mcdonald

T: James Cummings

SCRATCHED 27/04, 6:59 am

3. Master Eight (14)

55kg

5x00x

J: Jacob Opperman

T: R & C Jolly

$67 $12

4. Sans Doute (10)

54.5kg

31111

J: Michael Dee

T: Mark Walker

$4.80 $1.90

5. Celsius Star (9)

54kg

41131

J: Lachlan Neindorf

T: Phillip Stokes

$20 $5.00

6. What You Need (5)

54kg

x11x3

J: Craig Williams

T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr

$4.60 $1.85

7. Grey River (15)

54kg

16x74

J: Jason Holder

T: Jon O'Connor

$8.50 $2.70

8. Picargo (3)

54kg

52509

J: Alana Livesey

T: Ryan Balfour

$101 $16

9. Extremely Lucky (6)

54kg

5960x

J: Jamie Kah

T: W Clarken & N O'Shea

$8.00 $2.60

10. Karacasu (11)

54kg

x22x5

J: Jake Toeroek

T: R & C Jolly

$16 $4.20

11. Validated (4)

54kg

1246x

J: Dom Tourneur

T: P & B Blanch

$35 $7.50

12. Magic Max (12)

54kg

46481

J: Teagan Voorham

T: G Richards & D Moyle

$67 $12

13. Aston Rapova (2)

54kg

05562

J: Alana Kelly

T: W F Francis & G Kent

$101 $16

14. Press Down (13)

54kg

143x3

J: Callan Murray

T: Peter Hardacre

$5.50 $2.05

15. All Beans (8)

54kg

x7171

J: Margaret Collett

T: Justin Pickering

$151 $21

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