Flemington tips 2015 LIVE: Turnbull Stakes Day

LIVE COVERAGE: JOIN us on Turnbull Stakes Day as the curtain comes down on three extraordinary days of Group 1 racing.

Turnbull Stakes Day Races at Flemington, Turnbull Stakes 2000m, (L) Kerrin McEvoy on board Lucia Valentina makes a mover at the 100m mark on Lidari and Brambles. 4th October 2014. Picture : Colleen Petch.

JOIN us on Turnbull Stakes Day as the curtain comes down on three extraordinary days of Group 1 racing.

And the practice of leaving the best until last certainly applies here with a tremendous nine-race card at Flemington.

The $500,000 Group 1 Turnbull Stakes is a cracking race with Team Williams runner Amralah assuming favouritism at $5 following the scratching of emerging four-year-old Alpine Eagle this morning.

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Caulfield Cup runner-up Rising Romance is equal second favourite at $5.50 along with Godolphin’s autumn revelation, Hartnell, who captured the Group 1 BMW in Sydney.

On the support card, emotions will be high when James Cummings attempts to qualify Precedence for the Melbourne Cup with victory in $300,000 Group 3 The Bart Cummings, while sprint sensation Chautauqua should see off all comers in the $200,000 Group 2 Gilgai Stakes.

So wherever you are on NRL Grand Final Day — a party, the pub, barbecue or just home on the couch — follow our live coverage for all the tips, late mail and latest news.

We’re your best option to give you the edge on the punt between all the tries and big hits.

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$500,000 TURNBULL STAKES

Flemington, Sunday 4.10pm

Group 1 (2000m)

1. HAPPY TRAILS P Beshara D Dunn (3) 59kg

2. PROTECTIONIST (GER) K Lees B Avdulla (2) 57.5kg

3. HARTNELL (GB) J O’Shea J McDonald (15) 57.5kg

4. PREFERMENT (NZ) C Waller H Bowman (10) 56.5kg

5. VOLKSTOK’N’BARRELL (NZ) D Logan O Bosson (8) 56.5kg

6. MAGICOOL M Kavanagh J Winks (1) 56.5kg

7. DANDINO (GB) D Weir B Melham (16) 56.5kg

8. WHO SHOT THEBARMAN (NZ) C Waller B Shinn (4) 56.5kg

9. RISING ROMANCE (NZ) D Hayes & T Dabernig D Lane (17) 55.5kg

10. WEARY (FR) C Waller C Newitt (9) 55.5kg

11. AMRALAH (IRE) R Hickmott D Oliver (12) 55kg

12. EXTRA ZERO D Hayes & T Dabernig M Walker (11) 54.5kg

13. SET SQUARE C Maher L Currie (7) 54.5kg

14. GUST OF WIND (NZ) J Sargent C Williams (5) 54.5kg

15. ALPINE EAGLE T McEvoy M Zahra (14) 54.5kg

16. ROYAL DESCENT C Waller G Boss (13) 53.5kg

17e. AWESOME ROCK L & T Corstens C Parnham (6) 53.5kg

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Originally published as Flemington tips 2015 LIVE: Turnbull Stakes Day