2024 Cox Plate, Spring Champion Group 1 tips and betting strategies, from our experts

Saddle up punters, racing at The Valley and Randwick headlines a bumper Saturday of spring carnival action and our experts have you covered with tips for the two big Group 1s.

Saddle up punters, racing at The Valley and Randwick headlines a bumper Saturday of spring carnival action and our experts have you covered with tips for the 2024 Cox Plate and Spring Champion Stakes.

Below are the top three selections for each expert (listed in alphabetical order) plus their suggested bet type.

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ADAM SHERRY

Cox Plate
1st – Prognosis (No. 2)
2nd – Broadsiding (No. 8)
3rd – Pride Of Jenni (No. 6)
Suggested bet: Prognosis (win)

Spring Champion Stakes
1st – Henlein (No. 3)
2nd – El Castello (No. 1)
3rd – Swiftfalcon (No. 2)
Suggested bet: Henlein (win)

INSIDE STORY: How a conversation by coincidence between share plates in a Japanese restaurant in Sydney inspired the recruitment of Cox Plate favourite Prognosis. 👇https://t.co/o37vuZIhu9

— Racenet (@RacenetTweets) October 23, 2024

• Damien Oliver’s 2024 Cox Plate analysis and tips

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ADAM DOBBIN

Cox Plate
1st – Broadsiding (No. 2)
2nd – Prognosis (No. 8)
3rd – Pride Of Jenni (No. 6)
Suggested bet: Broadsiding (win)

Spring Champion Stakes
1st – Henlein (No. 3)
2nd – El Castello (No. 1)
3rd – Swiftfalcon (No. 2)
Suggested bet: Henlein (win)

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ALEX DONNELLY

Cox Plate
1st – Prognosis (No. 2)
2nd – Broadsiding (No. 8)
3rd – Pride Of Jenni (No. 6)
Suggested bet: Prognosis (win)

Spring Champion Stakes
1st – Henlein (No. 3)
2nd – El Castello (No. 1)
3rd – Rag Queen (No. 9)
Suggested bet: Henlein (win)

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BEN DORRIES

Cox Plate
1st – Broadsiding (No. 8)
2nd – Pride Of Jenni (No. 6)
3rd – Prognosis (No. 2)
Suggested bet: Broadsiding (win)

Spring Champion Stakes
1st – Swiftfalcon (No. 2)
2nd – El Castello (No. 1)
3rd – Harlem Queen (No. 8)
Suggested bet: Swiftfalcon (win)

Zac Purton has warned Prognosis backers to buckle in the Cox Plate as the Japanese raider comes with "a bag of tricks".https://t.co/tUbAd3ovV5

— Racenet (@RacenetTweets) October 24, 2024

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BRAD WATERS

Cox Plate
1st – Prognosis (No. 2)
2nd – Mr Brightside (No. 1)
3rd – Via Sistina (No. 7)
Suggested bet: Prognosis (win)

Spring Champion Stakes
1st – El Castello (No. 1)
2nd – Swiftfalcon (No. 2)
3rd – Henlein (No. 3)
Suggested bet: El Castello (win)

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CHRIS VERNUCCIO

Cox Plate
1st – Prognosis (No. 2)
2nd – Pride Of Jenni (No. 6)
3rd – Via Sistina (No. 7)
Suggested bet: Prognosis (win)

Spring Champion Stakes
1st – Swiftfalcon (No. 2)
2nd – El Castello (No. 1)
3rd – Harlem Queen (No. 8)
Suggested bet: Swiftfalcon (win)

Trainer Danielle Seib is plotting a Group 1 breakthrough with Due Calzini in the Spring Champion Stakes. @MitchRWCohen@SeibRacinghttps://t.co/5Ryfwq2RVg

— Racenet (@RacenetTweets) October 24, 2024

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CLINTON PAYNE

Cox Plate
1st – Prognosis (No. 2)
2nd – Broadsiding (No. 8)
3rd – Pride Of Jenni (No. 6)
Suggested bet: Prognosis (win)

Spring Champion Stakes
1st – Henlein (No. 3)
2nd – El Castello (No. 1)
3rd – Swiftfalcon (No. 2)
Suggested bet: Henlein (win)

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DANIEL SANKEY

Cox Plate
1st – Prognosis (No. 2)
2nd – Mr Brightside (No. 1)
3rd – Pride Of Jenni (No. 6)
Suggested bet: Prognosis (win)

Spring Champion Stakes
1st – El Castello (No. 1)
2nd – Henlein (No. 3)
3rd – Swiftfalcon (No. 2)
Suggested bet: El Castello (win)

🎥 | Josh Parr says El Castello “is a great chance” to win the Spring Champion Stakes on Saturday. @[e-mail]/NaSqnxB2t7

— Racenet (@RacenetTweets) October 24, 2024

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GILBERT GARDNER

Cox Plate
1st – Prognosis (No. 2)
2nd – Broadsiding (No. 8)
3rd – Mr Brightside (No. 1)
Suggested bet: Prognosis (win)

Spring Champion Stakes
1st – Swiftfalcon (No. 2)
2nd – Henlein (No. 3)
3rd – El Castello (No. 1)
Suggested bet: Swiftfalcon (win)

Form analyst Gary Crispe thinks the bookies have the Spring Champion Stakes betting market completely wrong 👀
Full article 👉 https://t.co/GmilkTQvISpic.twitter.com/ab8AnLH9oC

— Racenet (@RacenetTweets) October 24, 2024

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JETT HATTON

Cox Plate
1st – Mr Brightside (No. 1)
2nd – Pride Of Jenni (No. 6)
3rd – Prognosis (No. 2)
Suggested bet: Mr Brightside (win)

Spring Champion Stakes
1st – Swiftfalcon (No. 2)
2nd – Rag Queen (No. 9)
3rd – El Castello (No. 1)
Suggested bet: Swiftfalcon (win)

🎥 | David Payne makes the case for Rag Queen in the Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes. @ClintonPaynepic.twitter.com/Zx9A5b1vDl

— Racenet (@RacenetTweets) October 23, 2024

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LUKE SHEEHAN

Cox Plate
1st – Prognosis (No. 2)
2nd – Via Sistina (No. 7)
3rd – Broadsiding (No. 8)
Suggested bet: Prognosis (win)

Spring Champion Stakes
1st – Swiftfalcon (No. 2)
2nd – El Castello (No. 1)
3rd – Duvana (No. 5)
Suggested bet: Swiftfalcon (win)

'It doesn't make a hell of a lot of sense'

Jockey @JoshuaParr8 doesn’t agree with the negativity around El Castello running out a strong 2000m in Saturday’s Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes. 👇https://t.co/LcuTuGbqQ5

— Racenet (@RacenetTweets) October 24, 2024

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MITCH COHEN

Cox Plate
1st – Prognosis (No. 2)
2nd – Broadsiding (No. 8)
3rd – Via Sistina (No. 7)
Suggested bet: Prognosis (win)

Spring Champion Stakes
1st – Henlein (No. 3)
2nd – El Castello (No. 1)
3rd – Swiftfalcon (No. 2)
Suggested bet: Henlein (win)

Chris Waller's right hand man Charlie Duckworth reports in on the latest with Cox Plate hope Via Sistina following her trackwork mishap yesterday.

🎥@ClintonPaynepic.twitter.com/rC9iR60UKY

— Racenet (@RacenetTweets) October 23, 2024

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RAY THOMAS

Cox Plate
1st – Pride Of Jenni (No. 2)
2nd – Broadsiding (No. 8)
3rd – Via Sistina (No. 6)
Suggested bet: Pride Of Jenni (win)

Spring Champion Stakes
1st – El Castello (No. 1)
2nd – Swiftfalcon (No. 2)
3rd – Henlein (No. 3)
Suggested bet: El Castello (win)

‘Injustice not to run' Via Sistina in Cox Plate

Cox Plate drawcard Via Sistina remains on track to contest Australia's best race on Saturday despite her trackwork drama at The Valley on Tuesday. 👇https://t.co/WHEiFnwGPx

— Racenet (@RacenetTweets) October 24, 2024

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SHAYNE O’CASS

Cox Plate
1st – Prognosis (No. 2)
2nd – Broadsiding (No. 8)
3rd – Mr Brightside (No. 1)
Suggested bet: Prognosis (win)

Spring Champion Stakes
1st – El Castello (No. 1)
2nd – Swiftfalcon (No. 2)
3rd – Henlein (No. 3)
Suggested bet: El Castello (win)

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TRENTON AKERS

Cox Plate
1st – Pride Of Jenni (No. 6)
2nd – Mr Brightside (No. 8)
3rd – Prognosis (No. 2)
Suggested bet: Pride Of Jenni (win)

Spring Champion Stakes
1st – Harlem Queen (No. 8)
2nd – Henlein (No. 3)
3rd – Swiftalcon (No. 2)
Suggested bet: Harlem Queen (each – way)

🎥 | Harlem Queen is “thriving” ahead of the Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes.

Hear from trainer Nathan Doyle 👇@[e-mail]/YFRpRP7COL

— Racenet (@RacenetTweets) October 24, 2024

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TYLER MAUND

Cox Plate
1st – Broadsiding (No. 8)
2nd – Prognosis (No. 2)
3rd – Mr Brightside (No. 1)
Suggested bet: Broadsiding (win)

Spring Champion Stakes
1st – El Castello (No. 1)
2nd – Swiftfalcon (No. 2)
3rd – Harlem Queen (No. 8)
Suggested bet: El Castello (win)

• Shayne O’Cass’s tips, analysis for Randwick on Saturday

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XAVIER PEGUM

Cox Plate
1st – Prognosis (No. 2)
2nd – Mr Brightside (No. 1)
3rd – Via Sistina (No. 7)
Suggested bet: Prognosis (win)

Spring Champion Stakes
1st – Swiftfalcon (No. 2)
2nd – Pleasure Artist (No. 10)
3rd – El Castello (No. 1)
Suggested bet: Swiftfalcon (win)

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Originally published as 2024 Cox Plate, Spring Champion Group 1 tips and betting strategies, from our experts