The concept is kitschy at best, but there is no denying that The Everest is now one of the biggest features of the Spring Racing Carnival and the strongest edition of the $14 million sprint will be run and won at Royal Randwick on Saturday.
Kitschy in my opinion because I would take any Group 1 race, probably the Surround Stakes included over it any day of the week, but one of the biggest features of the Spring Racing Carnival for obvious reasons.
There really is a case to be made for nearly every horse in the field and my 2019 The Everest Tips can be found below.
Suggested Bets
- 2 units straight out #1 Santa Ana Lane
- Boxed Trifecta of the selections below
I turned to one of my colleagues just before the Gilgai jumped a couple of weeks ago and said, ‘If he runs close to Sunlight here, he’ll win The Everest’. Surely enough, the run produced by Santa Ana Lane down the straight at HQ was enormous, so I obviously cannot go back on my word. Typically, he’s needed a run to really get going, but his resumption this time suggested to me that he could be scarily good this time and with even luck, he is going to take a power of beating in The Everest.
I am still filthy that Pierata didn’t win The Galaxy in autumn, but he’s returned to the track in even better form this time and looks ready to peak third-up in The Everest. The talented son of Pierro thankfully recorded a well-earned win at the highest level in the All Aged Stakes only a few weeks after his (and my) Nature Strip heartbreak and boy, has he been impressive when second in the Concorde and triumphant in The Shorts this time.
In Her Time typically pulls out a huge run fresh and should could prove enormous overs in The Everest betting ($26 at publish). The Time Thief mare is a multiple Group 1 winner and resumed in autumn for an impressive triumph in the Black Caviar Lightning. I like the Brenton Avdulla has been booked to ride and she is drawn an absolute peach in barrier 4. Her first-up record reads 8:5-0-1 and I think she can add a real bit of value to this trifecta/first four.
100% banking on a dry track with Ten Sovereigns, but that is the whole reason that Aidan O’Brien has sent him to Australia, and I think that he can run a big race at odds ($26 at publish). The talented European has recorded four wins from only seven career starts, two at Group 1 level including the July Cup (1207m) at Newmarket only a few months ago. The fact that Ryan Moore has travelled out to ride adds further confidence and the horse clearly has the ability.