Ladbrokes snaps up three-year-old filly Super Smink for The Quokka

Ladbrokes has locked in its runner for the $5m The Quokka at Ascot later this month.

Super Smink will represent Ladbrokes in The Quokka. Picture: X

Three-year-old filly Super Smink will represent Ladbrokes in the second running of the $5m The Quokka (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday, April 20.

The Daniel Morton-trained galloper has proven to be a rising star in Western Australia, winning four of her nine starts, highlighted by the Group 2 Karrakatta Plate and Group 3 WA Sires’ Produce Stakes.

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Ladbrokes’ Tom Hackett was rapt with the selection and believes the daughter of Super One brings a bit of X-factor to the lucrative race.

“Very excited to have secured Super Smink as our runner in The Quokka,” Hackett posted on X.

“I believe she is the x-factor in the race and goes in with a terrific chance!”

We are delighted to announce that star filly Super Smink will run in the Ladbrokes slot in The Quokka!

The Quokka has been her focus since the end of her summer campaign and connections feel like there is some unfinished business after she missed out on a run in The Gold Rush. pic.twitter.com/SfLIMsnpQS

— Ladbrokes.com.au (@ladbrokescomau) March 31, 2024

Super Smink has looked sharp in two recent trials at Lark Hill with connections believing they have some unfinished business with her after missing a run in The Gold Rush.

That race was ultimately won by Damien Oliver’s mount Munhamek amid jubilant scenes.

TAB rates Super Smink as a $15 chance to win Western Australia’s richest race where Simon Miller’s superstar Amelia’s Jewel is the $3.50 favourite.

Overpass, which beat Amelia’s Jewel to win the inaugural running of The Quokka last year, is on the second line of betting at $5 with the yet to be formally secured Bella Nipotina, third in last year’s race.

Other confirmed runners include King Of Sparta ($6), Oscar’s Fortune ($11), Waitak ($15), Triple Missile ($15) and Almighty Class ($15).

The Quokka is set to be run on April 20, exactly two weeks after Saturday’s Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) at Randwick.

Originally published as Ladbrokes snaps up three-year-old filly Super Smink for The Quokka