• Join Now
  • Enter Tips Buy Tips
  • Gold Pass
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Our Team
  • Help
  • Sitemap
  • Tips
  • Horse Racing Tips
  • Randwick Tips
  • Flemington Tips
  • Rosehill Tips
  • Caulfield Tips
  • Moonee Valley Tips
  • Morphettville Tips
  • Doomben Tips
  • Eagle Farm Tips
  • Ascot Tips
  • Belmont Racing Tips
  • Free Horse Racing Tips
  • Saturday Racing Tips
  • Best Horse Racing Tips Today
  • Harness Racing Tips
  • Greyhound Racing Tips
  • Warwick Farm Tips
  • Sandown Tips
  • Media Tipster
  • Melbourne Cup Tips
  • Tracks
  • Caulfield
  • Randwick
  • Rosehill
  • News
  • Leaderboard
  • Horse Racing Leaderboard
  • Harness Leaderboard
  • Greyhound Leaderboard
  • Form Guide
  • Competitions
  • Group 1 Races
  • All Group 1 Races
  • Melbourne Cup
  • Victoria Derby
  • Kennedy Mile
  • Coolmore Stud Stakes
  • The Empire Rose Stakes
  • The Golden Eagle
  • Back to News
  • Author: Jackson Frantz
    Oct 29, 2020 08:39 AM
  • AAP
Tagged: Flemington, Best bet tips, Kennedy Cantala, frantzy7

A Cantala Quickie

The Kennedy Cantala Stakes is arguably the most competitive and wide-open race on the Derby Day program, with chances galore and big prices on offer.

Proven Group One gallopers Mr Quickie and Fifty Stars are set to carry 58kgs from wide draws, while classy types Cascadian, Rock and Wild Planet enter calculations due to their advantage at the weights.

The sole three-year-old in the race, King's Legacy, flopped in the Caulfield Guineas last start but is good enough to be winning on his day.

Meanwhile talented geldings Nonconformist and Buffalo River look to measure up at the highest level, with only 53kgs on their backs.

 

Track Conditions

The rail returns to the true position for Derby Day, after being out 7m at the last meeting here. On that day, on-pace runners were hindered due to a strong breeze which blew up the Flemington straight.

With the change in rail position and warm weather forecast, expect all runners to get their chance on a likely Good 4 surface.

 

Back Jackson's HOT Bets!

Now you can follow Jackson's tips without paying for them.

Back his HOT Bets for Saturday's racing here!

  Enter stake > Place bets > Tips revealed

 

Flemington Race 8 - Kennedy Cantala 1600m (G1)

The Map 

Expect Streets Of Avalon (11) and Buffalo River (9) to inject genuine speed into the race and roll across from their wider draws. 

Chief Ironside (3) and The Velvet King (4) can camp in behind the speed from their inside draws, whilst Age Of Chivalry (19) and Olmedo (20) will work across from out wide to take up a forward position outside the leaders.

Look for Mr Quickie (16) and Fifty Stars (15) to be taken back from their wide alleys to take a sit just off midfield in an attempt to find cover, while Cascadian (7) and Rock (2) will be ridden cold.

Rock will look for luck up the inside from barrier 2 and Cascadian will work wide on the point of the turn to find clear air.

I expect King's Legacy (6) to settle towards the rear and require plenty of luck in running from the midfield draw, but he maps to land cover along the rail.

 

Analysis & Tips 

1st Mr Quickie $5.50

Happy to stick with the Phillip Stokes trained gelding, who was enormous when winning the Toorak Handicap by 2 lengths with 59kgs three weeks back.

Now fourth-up and with this race identified as his Spring grand final, I expect him to take even more improvement from his run in the Toorak and be peaking over the Flemington mile.

He’s yet to miss the top 2 placings at three fourth-up attempts and I don’t expect that to change here, with the in-form Jamie Kah in the saddle again.

The only knocks on his chances are the 58kgs and outside draw, but he’s talented enough to overcome both of these challenges.

2nd King’s Legacy

The talented three-year-old put in a disappointing performance when well supported in the Caulfield Guineas last start, but I’m happy to put it down to the fact that he didn’t handle the Caulfield circuit in his first anti-clockwise race start. 

I was impressed by his run two back in the Golden Rose Stakes over 1400m, when he placed behind Ole Kirk and North Pacific after rattling home from the rear in the inferior going. 

He’s clearly up to this level if he recaptures his Autumn form, when he beat the likes of Ole Kirk and Glenfiddich in the Champagne Stakes over a mile.

With Glen Boss engaged and only 51kgs on his back, he’ll give a massive sight at a big price.

3rd Cascadian 

I’ve been with the six-year-old Godolphin gelding all preparation for no result and I’m not willing to jump off now despite his last start flop in the Toorak.

His second-up performance in the Memsie Stakes saw him clock the fastest last 200m splits of the race, after he stepped out slowly and ran the widest of all. He then backed that up with a luckless 11th in the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes.

He’s arguably more effective with extra give in the ground, but I’m envisioning a run identical to last year’s race where he finished third when flashing from the rear at a similar price.

Now fifth-up and with $21 on offer, I’m willing to dive in each way for a horse that’s been crying out for the Flemington mile all preparation.

 

 

4th Rock 

Another galloper with a genuine winning chance, but I’ve opted to put him in for fourth with Cascadian and King's Legacy presenting as better value selections.

His last start in the Epsom Handicap saw him clock the race fastest closing splits against the bias to finish within 2.5 lengths of star mares Probabeel and Funstar.

He maps to get a rails run and will need plenty of luck to be winning but if the gaps present I expect him to figure right in the finish.

 

Follow @jackson_frantz1

Share On:

Top Stories

Hawkesbury Blackbookers & Horses to Follow 13/5/25
May 13, 2025 01:00PM
Horse Racing Tips for Wellington 13/5/25
May 13, 2025 08:45AM
Horse Racing Tips for Quirindi 12/5/25
May 12, 2025 08:00AM
Horse Racing Tips for Mudgee 11/5/25
May 11, 2025 08:00AM

Racing News Topics

  • Horse Racing Tips Sites
  • Greyhound Racing Tips
  • Harness Racing Tips
  • RSN Racing
  • Herald Sun Racing
  • Super Racing
  • Racing.com
  • Sandown Tips
  • Warwick Farm Tips
  • Canterbury Tips
  • Sky Racing
  • Racenet

More Racing news you might like

Horse Racing Tips for Mudgee 11/5/25

May 11, 2025 08:00AM

David Gately Horse Racing Tips - Gosford 10/5/25

May 10, 2025 08:00AM

Betting Tips: Early Market Movers at Gosford & Caulfield 10/5/25

May 09, 2025 11:30AM

Horse Racing Tips for Gosford 10/5/25

May 09, 2025 09:45AM

Horse Racing Tips for Caulfield 10/5/25

May 09, 2025 09:15AM

Horse Racing Tips for Grafton 9/5/25

May 09, 2025 08:45AM

Betting

  • Hawkesbury Blackbookers & Horses to Follow 13/5/25
  • Betting Tips: Early Market Movers at Gosford & Caulfield 10/5/25
  • Hawkesbury Blackbookers & Horses to Follow 8/5/25
  • Lay Betting Tips: who to avoid on the punt 10/5/25
  • Betting Tips: Early Market Movers at Hawkesbury & Caulfield 3/5/25
  • Lay Betting Tips: who to avoid on the punt 3/5/25

Greyhound

  • Greyhound Tips & Best Bets 22/12/22
  • Free Greyhound Tips & Best Bets for Horsham & Warragul 12/12/22
  • Greyhound Tips & Best Bets for Sandown & Warrnambool 31/03/22
  • Greyhound Tips & Best Bets for Sandown 13/1/22
  • Greyhound Tips & Best Bets for Sandown & Warrnambool 6/1/22
  • Greyhound Tips & Best Bets for Warrnambool & Sandown 16/12/21

Harness

  • Harness Racing Tips for Menangle 26/11/22
  • Harness Racing Tips for Menangle 19/11/22
  • Tommy Hudson set for Weekend fill up
  • Harness Racing Tips for Menangle 05/11/22
  • Harness Tips for Menangle 29/10/22
  • Harness Tips for Menangle 15/10/22

Horses

  • Horses to watch in 2018
  • Is Winx better than Black Caviar?

Punters and Tipsters

  • 08/07/2023 best bets and free tips review at Caulfield
  • 08/07/2023 best bets and free tips review at Randwick
  • 01/07/2023 best bets and free tips review at Flemington
  • 24/06/2023 best bets and free tips review at Randwick
  • 17/06/2023 best bets and free tips review at Flemington
  • 17/06/2023 best bets and free tips review at Ipswich

Races

  • Horse Racing Tips for Scone 17/2/2025
  • Free Horse Racing Tips and Best Bets for Warwick 18/11/24
  • Melbourne Cup Tips 2023
  • Moonee Valley Tips for The Moir Stakes 2023
  • 23/9/23 Horse Racing Tips for Golden Rose & Underwood Stakes Day
  • Brad Davidson tips and best bets for Saturday 29/7/2023

Racing Industry

  • 3 reasons to return from punter hibernation
  • Racing Wars

Results

  • Brad Davidson Tipping Review from Sky Racing 17/6/2024
  • Horse Racing Tipsters: Australia's best revealed 12/6/24
  • Horse Racing Tipsters: Australia's best revealed 28/5/24
  • David Gately Group Racing Review Championships Day 2
  • Horse Racing Tipsters: Australia's best revealed 16/4/24
  • Horse Racing Tipsters: Australia's best revealed 9/4/24

Tips

  • Free Horse Racing Tips and Best Bets for Hawkesbury 15/5/25
  • Free Horse Racing Tips & Best Bets for Randwick Kensington 14/5/25
  • David Gately Horse Racing Tips for Bendigo 14/5/25
  • Free Horse Racing Tips & Best Bets for Rockhampton 13/5/25
  • Horse Racing Tips for Wellington 13/5/25
  • Free Horse Racing Tips & Best Bets for Mornington 12/5/25
  • Home
  • Tips
  • Leaderboard
  • Form Guide
  • Competitions
  • News
  • Dutching Calculator
  • Affiliate
  • Sports
  • Sitemap 
  • Live Chat Support Hours
    Mon-Fri: 9am to 5:30pm
    Sat: 9am to 5pm
    Sun: Closed
  • Copyright © 2025 S93
    gtov1.thegreattipoff.com

    Stay in Control. For gambling help call 1800 858 858 or your local State gambling helpline, Gamblers Help, Mission Australia or visit www.gamblinghelponline.org.au.
    Users must be at least 18 years old.

    TheGreatTipOff.com (the "site) is not a bookmaking or wagering website. As such the site does not provide bookmaking or wagering services. We are a tipping and information service site. If you choose to take tips or use information on this website, you acknowledge and agree that you will only wager with licensed service providers for your jurisdiction. For help call 1800 858 858 or visit www.gamblinghelponline.org.au. Our full Terms and Conditions are listed here.