Giga Kick Heads 2025 The Goodwood Discipline & Odds

The extremely anticipated return of former The Everest champion Giga Kick headlines Saturday’s Group 1 $1 million The Goodwood (1200m) at Morphettville, the grand finale of the Adelaide Autumn Racing Carnival.

Educated by Clayton Douglas, the five-year-old son of Scissor Kick is the clear $2.20 favorite at Ladbrokes as he embarks on his newest marketing campaign.

Giga Kick, famend for his gorgeous victory on the earth’s richest turf race as a three-year-old, hasn’t raced since his midfield end within the Group 1 VRC Champions Dash at Flemington final November.

Whereas his final win was within the 2023 Doomben 10,000 in Brisbane, punters stay assured in his potential to carry out first-up, with Mark Zahra booked for the trip.

The second favorite at $6 is the progressive three-year-old colt Reserve Financial institution from the in-form Mick Worth & Michael Kent Jnr secure.

The son of Capitalist is chasing a hat-trick and will probably be ridden by Jamie Melham, who steered final 12 months’s winner Benedetta to victory.

Reserve Financial institution is aiming to develop into the primary colt to win The Goodwood since Completely Prepared in 2006. Apparently, solely two different three-year-olds (fillies Lone Rock in 2011 and Royal Service provider in 2023) have received the race since then.

Reserve Financial institution boasts an unblemished report at Morphettville, having received the Listed Redelva Stakes earlier than his last-start victory within the Group 2 Tobin Bronze Stakes over 1200m on April twenty sixth, the place he carried 57.5kg. He has drawn nicely in barrier 9 and drops to 54.5kg for this Group 1 check.

Two different contenders are presently priced beneath $10: Ameena ($8.50) and Attraction Stone ($9.50), skilled by Anthony & Sam Freedman and Mick Worth & Michael Kent Jnr respectively.

These two completed second and first within the Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes over the identical monitor and distance final day out.

Tassort filly Ameena was narrowly crushed in that fillies and mares’ function and is predicted to enhance second-up, boasting a robust report at this stage of her preparation (two wins and a inserting from three second-up runs).

She additionally advantages from a weight drop and the reserving of Dean Yendall.

Attraction Stone, additionally from the Worth/Kent yard, brought on a minor upset when successful the Robert Sangster first-up and is now aiming to finish the double, a feat final achieved by Platelet in 2013.

Whereas Zahra rode her to victory final begin, Ben Melham, a three-time earlier winner of The Goodwood, takes the reins for her second-up task.

The 2025 The Goodwood is scheduled as Race 8 on the nine-race card at Morphettville on Saturday, with an area beginning time of 4:00pm (ACST) or 4:30pm (AEST).

2025 The Goodwood Discipline & Obstacles

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