{"id":92139,"date":"2026-10-01T13:05:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T03:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/?p=92139"},"modified":"2026-10-02T18:12:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T08:12:57","slug":"gilgai-stakes-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/2026\/10\/gilgai-stakes-predictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Gilgai Stakes 2026 Betting Tips, Predictions & Favourites"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We have Gilgai Stakes<\/a> tips and predictions for the Group 2 1200m race at Flemington on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gilgai Stakes odds<\/strong><\/a> are available, and it\u2019s a wide-open contest down the Flemington straight.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Best Bet<\/div>\n
#15 Skybird <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n
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Punters need to take SKYBIRD (5) <\/strong>on faith at this point in her career, but when she\u2019s at her best, she is good enough to blow this field away.<\/p>\n

The 6YO mare has five wins from 20 starts, and although beaten when running sixth last start at Sandown, that came at Group 1 level behind My Gladiola in the Moir Stakes<\/a>, and that form has been somewhat franked since.<\/p>\n

She is a past winner down the Flemington straight, and she has yet to finish worse than third at the track. The straight track is her biggest asset, and barrier 5 should get her a good run through the field.<\/p>\n

There is some trepidation in betting markets, but she\u2019s the class runner of the field at her best, and this could be her grand return to form before the bigger races during the carnival heat up.<\/p>\n

Flemington R9 – Gilgai Stakes (G2)<\/span> <\/div>
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15. Skybird (2)<\/span>
J: Ben Melham<\/span> 55kg<\/span><\/div>
070×6<\/span> T: Mitchell Freedman<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td>
3.00<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
1.45<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div>
For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.neds.com.au\/racing<\/span><\/a>. Data retrieved: 03\/10\/2026 06:18:02 PM (Australia\/Brisbane) <\/div> <\/div> <\/section>
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#2 War Machine <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n
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Our Gilgai Stakes predictions include\u00a0WAR MACHINE (1)<\/strong> at double-figure odds. He\u2019s another Group 1 winner with class on his side, and we\u2019re hoping he gets back to his best form on Saturday.<\/p>\n

He showed glimpses of his best form when placing at Caulfield behind Oliveanotherday, and although 14th behind Angel Capital last start in the Sir Rupert Clark<\/a>e, we\u2019re prepared to forgive that effort in a race that didn\u2019t suit him.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re not sure if the inside barrier works in his favour down the straight, but it could help switch him on. He\u2019s lacking focus when trying to come around runners, so he could hug the rail on an ideal surface and kick clear over the final 100m.<\/p>\n

Flemington R9 – Gilgai Stakes (G2)<\/span> <\/div>
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<\/td> 2. War Machine (1)<\/span> Scratched: <\/span><\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div>
For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.neds.com.au\/racing<\/span><\/a>. Data retrieved: 03\/10\/2026 06:18:02 PM (Australia\/Brisbane) <\/div> <\/div> <\/section>
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Best Roughie<\/div>\n
#5 Losesomewinmore<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n
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LOSESOMEWINMORE (7) <\/strong>is a straight-track specialist who scored a quality win last start in the Bobbie Lewis Quality<\/a>. Six of his eight career wins have come down the Flemington straight, and although this is a tough field, he\u2019s good enough to handle it.<\/p>\n

He got the better of a good field last start when bursting through runners late. He got the better of Oliveanotherday, who has since run well in the Manikato Stakes<\/a>, and the form checks out.<\/p>\n

Craig Williams knows this horse well, and we projected his odds to be somewhere around the $8 mark. Punters get value odds, and he\u2019s one of the better double-figure runners racing at Flemington this week.<\/p>\n

Flemington R9 – Gilgai Stakes (G2)<\/span> <\/div>
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5. Losesomewinmore (4)<\/span>
J: Craig Williams<\/span> 59kg<\/span><\/div>
14531<\/span> T: Richard & Chantelle Jolly<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td>
10.00<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
2.90<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div>
For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.neds.com.au\/racing<\/span><\/a>. Data retrieved: 03\/10\/2026 06:18:02 PM (Australia\/Brisbane) <\/div> <\/div> <\/section>
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$12 (at time of publish)<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n
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Punters get value odds with our Gilgai Stakes SRM<\/strong>, which includes our three selected runners.<\/p>\n