Stats From Sat - Cox Plate Day 2024

Here is The Beaten Favourite's review of Saturday's racing.

Each week during carnivals we look back at the stats we gave you via our Saturday Bets! preview article to see if history repeats itself.

GREEN TICK = historical data identified in Saturday Bets! has again proven profitable to follow.

TIP VIA THE STATS - VIA SISTINA 1st

• 8 of the last 10 winners have drawn Barrier 1 – 7 - Barrier 4 ✅

• 10 of the last 10 winners have had a SP of $8 or lower – $4.80 ✅

• Winner has used the Turnbull Stakes as a lead up race – 1st in Turnbull ✅

• James McDonald is looking to become first jockey since Hugh Bowman to win 3 consecutive Cox Plates – ANAMOE (2022), ROMANTIC WARRIOR (2023) – now VIA SISTINA (2024) ✅

  
  

Extra Cox Plate stat:

• James McDonald becomes the youngest jockey (32) to achieve 100 Group 1 victories in Australian racing

2024 SPRING CHAMPION STAKES

TIP VIA THE STATS - EL CASTELLO 1st

• 7 of the last 10 winners have been Favourites – Favourite ✅

• 10 of the last 10 winners have drawn Barriers 1 – 9 – Barrier 8 ✅

• 7 of the last 10 winners have worn Saddlecloths 1 – 4 – Saddlecloth 1 ✅

• Winner has used the Gloaming Stakes as a lead up race – 1st in Gloaming ✅

Extra Spring Champion Stakes stat:

• Josh Parr historically wins this race every five years – HAMPTON COURT (2014), SHADOWN HERO (2019), EL CASTELLO (2024)

• Barrier 8 has now won the Spring Champion Stakes 5 times over the last 18 editions

For a full review of Saturday featuring; sectional times analysis; winning lanes and track patterns; future plans for horses and the ones to follow, check out The Monday Podcast with Nic Ashman!