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A Look at the Lightning Stakes

This weekend's Listed Lightning Stakes has been given an extra touch of class with 29-time Group 1 winning jockey Tommy Berry in Adelaide to ride the Team Hawkes trained favourite, Ducimus.

Ducimus is already a Listed winner taking out this year's Talindert Stakes at Flemington and he followed that up with a second placing in the Group 3 Pago Pago at Rosehill. 

The second elect in the market is Bandipur who will be one of James Cummings first Listed runners for Godolphin after taking over the reins on July 8. Local jockey Dom Tourneur gets the ride on Bandipur and is chasing his third Lightning Stakes after taking out the race in 2013 and 2014.

The Tony McEvoy trained colt Manuel is on the third line of betting at $4.80 after a strong trial win at Morphettville two weeks ago.  

Strathalbyn based trainer John Macmillan will have four runners in Saturday's feature including last start winners Arkham Night ($26) and Yurilla ($126).

Lots of high quality horses have won the Listed Lightning Stakes including last year's winner Viddora who went on to run second in this year’s $1 Million Group 1 UBET Classic. Six of the last eight previous winners have gone on to win Group 3 races and Avoid Lightning and Wild Rain also ran placings in Group 1 races.

Historically favourites have dominated this race, with four of the last eight winners being favourites and six of the eight favourites running in the top three. 

Seven of the last eight winners have either come off a last start win or have been first up in their preparation. Nine horses fit that criteria on Saturday including the $2.80 favourite Ducimus. 

Previous Winners of the Listed Lightning Stakes 

Year Horse Price Last Run Race Favourite
2009 Augusta Proud $2.20F First Up Winner
2010 Streetcar Magic $3.80F 1st Winner
2011 Kulgrinda $5.60 First Up Fourth
2012 Avoid Lightning $5.40 1st Third
2013 Prettyhappyaboutit $16.30 First Up Second
2014 Buddy Bundy $1.90F 1st Winner
2015 Wild Rain $2.60F 2nd Winner
2016 Viddora $6.50 First Up Fourteenth

UBET Listed Lightning Stakes Market 

Ducimus $2.70

Bandipur $4.20

Manuel $4.80

Mystified $12

Showpero $13

Magnatti $15

Others 26+

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