The Hobart Cup ranks amongst the most highly anticipated staying contests of the early autumn, and a typically smart field will contest the 2021 edition of the race in the Apple Isle on Sunday.
All the usual suspects have been confirmed to take their place in the Hobart Cup field including Eastender and Mandela Effect, but it’s the Victoria raider Barade who has opened a warm favourite in the market.
You can find my 2021 Hobart Cup tips below.
Suggested Bets
- 2 Units straight out #5 Double You Tee
- Boxed Trifecta of the selections below
Double You Tee has continued to improve with racing this preparation and the Hobart Cup looks a nice target for him.
The six-year-old son of Written Tycoon filled the minors in the Kyneton Cup back in November and has been a consistent performer since, running second in mile-and-a-half handicaps at Flemington at Sandown at his last two.
He’ll seen some luck in running after drawing wide by I’m not too concerned, given the trip they will need to cover.
Barade will take winning form into the Hobart Cup and is certainly up to winning again.
The Havana Gold gelding has been a model of consistency this preparation and won a BM80 race at Flemington in November before finishing second behind One More Try at The Valley.
A trip north paid dividends last time out, and he beat home a quality field in the Shoot Out Quality at Eagle Farm on January 2ncd.
He has been kept up to the mark with a trial and his class alone can take him a long way towards winning.
The Team McEvoy-trained Classic Weiwei has found form around some quality horses this prep and the $10 available for him in Hobart Cup betting could prove over the odds.
The Shamus Award gelding took a couple to tune up when returning from a short spell in December, but charged in to win in BM79 company at Caulfield two back, before running two lengths fourth behind Long Arm at Caulfield last weekend.
I like that he’s on the short back-up, and he gets into this race extremely well under the conditions with just 54kgs in tow.
He isn’t the horse that he was when he won this race a couple of years ago, but I think that Eastender can run a cheeky race in the Hobart Cup, particularly under Froggy Newitt.
You certainly wouldn’t hate to own an Eastender – he has recorded eleven wins and six minor placings from his thirty career starts, for just shy of $600K in prize money.
There was a lot to like about his resuming effort for fourth in the Listed Tasmanian Stakes over a mile when resuming this time, but he was a little disappointing over 2200m last time.
Getting out in trip is obviously ideal and with the right run, he can fight out the finish.