Expert tips for 2025 Futurity Stakes, Blue Diamond Stakes and Oakleigh Plate tips and betting strategies

Saddle up punters, feature race tips are back and the teams at Racenet and Punters have you covered for Saturday’s Group 1 races.

Saddle up punters, feature race tips are back and the teams at Racenet and Punters have you covered for Saturday’s Group 1 races.

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

The races covered in this edition are the three Caulfield Group 1s – the Futurity Stakes, Blue Diamond Stakes and the Oakleigh Plate.

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ADAM DOBBIN

FUTURITY STAKES
1st – I Wish I Win (No. 2)
2nd – Mr Brightside (No. 1)
3rd – Tom Kitten (No. 4)
Bet – I Wish I Win (each-way)

BLUE DIAMOND STAKES
1st – My Gladiola (No. 11)
2nd – Devil Night (No. 5)
3rd – Tentyris (No. 4)
Bet – My Gladiola (win)

OAKLEIGH PLATE
1st – Espionage (No. 17)
2nd – Estriella (No. 2)
3rd – Ostraka (No. 4)
Bet – Espionage (each-way)

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ADAM SHERRY

FUTURITY STAKES
1st – I Wish I Win (No. 2)
2nd – Mr Brightside (No. 1)
3rd – Pericles (No. 3)
Bet – I Wish I Win (win)

BLUE DIAMOND STAKES
1st – Field Of Play (No. 1)
2nd – Devil Night (No. 5)
3rd – Tempted (No. 15)
Bet – Field Of Play (win)

OAKLEIGH PLATE
1st – Estriella (No. 2)
2nd – I Am Me (No. 1)
3rd – Espionage (No. 17)
Bet – Estriella (win)

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ALEX DONNELLY

FUTURITY STAKES
1st – Tom Kitten (No. 4)
2nd – Pericles (No. 3)
3rd – Mr Brightside (No. 1)
Bet – Tom Kitten (place)

BLUE DIAMOND STAKES
1st – Devil Night (No. 5)
2nd – Tempted (No. 15)
3rd – Tycoon Star (No. 2)
Bet – Devil Night (each-way)

OAKLEIGH PLATE
1st – I Am Me (No. 1)
2nd – Espionage (No. 17)
3rd – Jimmysstar (No. 7)
Bet – I Am Me (each-way)

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BEN DORRIES

FUTURITY STAKES
1st – Mr Brightside (No. 1)
2nd – Pericles (No. 3)
3rd – Tom Kitten (No. 4)
Bet – Mr Brightside (win)

BLUE DIAMOND STAKES
1st – Palm Angel (No. 9)
2nd – Cherish Me (No. 14)
3rd – Tentyris (No. 4)
Bet – Palm Angel (each-way)

OAKLEIGH PLATE
1st – I Am Me (No. 1)
2nd – Jimmysstar (No. 7)
3rd – Rey Magnerio (No. 5)
Bet – I Am Me (win)

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BRAD WATERS

FUTURITY STAKES
1st – Mr Brightside (No. 1)
2nd – Private Life (No. 10)
3rd – Pericles (No. 3)
Bet – Mr Brightside (win)

BLUE DIAMOND STAKES
1st – Palm Angel (No. 9)
2nd – My Gladiola (No. 11)
3rd – Cherish Me (No. 14)
Bet – Palm Angel (win)

OAKLEIGH PLATE
1st – Estriella (No. 2)
2nd – Ashford Street (No. 11)
3rd – She’s Bulletproof (No. 15)
Bet – Estriella (win)

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CHRIS VERNUCCIO

FUTURITY STAKES
1st – Mr Brightside (No. 1)
2nd – I Wish I Win (No. 2)
3rd – Pericles (No. 3)
Bet – Mr Brightside (win)

BLUE DIAMOND STAKES
1st – Field Of Play (No. 1)
2nd – Devil Night (No. 5)
3rd – Tycoon Star (No. 2)
Bet – Field Of Play (each-way)

OAKLEIGH PLATE
1st – I Am Me (No. 1)
2nd – She’s Bulletproof (No. 15)
3rd – Estriella (No. 2)
Bet – I Am Me (each-way)

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CLINTON PAYNE

FUTURITY STAKES
1st – Tom Kitten (No. 4)
2nd – I Wish I Win (No. 2)
3rd – Mr Brightside (No. 1)
Bet – Tom Kitten (each-way)

BLUE DIAMOND STAKES
1st – Devil Night (No. 5)
2nd – Cherish Me (No. 14)
3rd – Field Of Play (No. 1)
Bet – Devil Night (each-way)

OAKLEIGH PLATE
1st – Ostraka (No. 4)
2nd – She’s Bulletproof (No. 15)
3rd – Headwall (No. 12)
Bet – Ostraka (each-way)

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DANIEL PACE

FUTURITY STAKES
1st – I Wish I Win (No. 2)
2nd – Mr Brightside (No. 1)
3rd – Evaporate (No. 11)
Bet – I Wish I Win (win)

BLUE DIAMOND STAKES
1st – Palm Angel (No. 9)
2nd – The Playwright (No. 8)
3rd – Field Of Play (No. 1)
Bet – Palm Angel (win)

OAKLEIGH PLATE
1st – I Am Me (No. 1)
2nd – Rey Magneiro (No. 5)
3rd – Golden Boom (No. 3)
Bet – I Am Me (win)

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DANIEL SANKEY

FUTURITY STAKES
1st – Mr Brightside (No. 1)
2nd – Evaporate (No. 11)
3rd – Tom Kitten (No. 4)
Bet – Mr Brightside (win)

BLUE DIAMOND STAKES
1st – Palm Angel (No. 9)
2nd – Field Of Play (No. 1)
3rd – Devil Night (No. 5)
Bet – Palm Angel (each-way)

OAKLEIGH PLATE
1st – I Am Me (No. 1)
2nd – Rey Magnerio (No. 5)
3rd – Espionage (No. 17)
Bet – I Am Me (each-way)

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GILBERT GARDNER

FUTURITY STAKES
1st – Mr Brightside (No. 1)
2nd – I Wish I Win (No. 2)
3rd – Pericles (No. 3)
Bet – I Wish I Win (each-way)

BLUE DIAMOND STAKES
1st – Tycoon Star (No. 2)
2nd – Palm Angel Me (No. 9)
3rd – Devil Night (No. 5)
Bet – Tycoon Star (each-way)

OAKLEIGH PLATE
1st – I Am Me (No. 1)
2nd – She’s Bulletproof (No. 15)
3rd – Estriella (No. 2)
Bet – I Am Me (win)

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JAMES LAMB

FUTURITY STAKES
1st – Mr Brightside (No. 1)
2nd – Light Infantry Man (No. 5)
3rd – I Wish I Win (No. 2)
Bet – Mr Brightside (win)

BLUE DIAMOND STAKES
1st – Miss Celine (No. 12)
2nd – Palm Angel (No. 9)
3rd – Field Of Play (No. 1)
Bet – Miss Celine (each-way)

OAKLEIGH PLATE
1st – Rey Magnerio (No. 5)
2nd – Estriella (No. 2)
3rd – She’s Bulletproof (No. 15)
Bet – Rey Magnerio (each-way)

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JETT HATTON

FUTURITY STAKES
1st – Mr Brightside (No. 1)
2nd – Tom Kitten (No. 4)
3rd – Private Life (No. 10)
Bet – Mr Brightside (win)

BLUE DIAMOND STAKES
1st – My Gladiola (No. 11)
2nd – Field Of Play (No. 1)
3rd – Extractor (No. 3)
Bet – My Gladiola (win)

OAKLEIGH PLATE
1st – Estriella (No. 2)
2nd – Jimmysstar (No. 7)
3rd – Sans Doute (No. 14)
Bet – Estriella (win)

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LUKE SHEEHAN

FUTURITY STAKES
1st – Mr Brightside (No. 1)
2nd – Pericles (No. 3)
3rd – Pinstriped (No. 6)
Bet – Mr Brightside (win)

BLUE DIAMOND STAKES
1st – Extractor (No. 3)
2nd – The Playwright (No. 8)
3rd – Field Of Play (No. 1)
Bet – Extractor (each-way)

OAKLEIGH PLATE
1st – Espionage (No. 17)
2nd – Jimmysstar (No. 7)
3rd – I Am Me (No. 1)
Bet – Espionage (each-way)

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MITCH COHEN

FUTURITY STAKES
1st – I Wish I Win (No. 2)
2nd – Mr Brightside (No. 1)
3rd – Pericles (No. 3)
Bet – I Wish I Win (win)

BLUE DIAMOND STAKES
1st – Tempted (No. 15)
2nd – Extractor (No. 3)
3rd – Cherish Me (No. 14)
Bet – Tempted (win)

OAKLEIGH PLATE
1st – Rey Magnerio (No. 5)
2nd – Jimmysstar (No. 7)
3rd – I Am Me (No. 1)
Bet – Rey Magnerio (win)

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RAY THOMAS

FUTURITY STAKES
1st – Mr Brightside (No. 1)
2nd – I Wish I Win (No. 2)
3rd – Tom Kitten (No. 4)
Bet – Mr Brightside (win)

BLUE DIAMOND STAKES
1st – Devil Night (No. 5)
2nd – Tempted (No. 14)
3rd – My Gladiola (No. 11)
Bet – Devil Night (each-way)

OAKLEIGH PLATE
1st – I Am Me (No. 1)
2nd – Espionage (No. 17)
3rd – Rey Magnerio (No. 5)
Bet – I Am Me (win)

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SHAYNE O’CASS

FUTURITY STAKES
1st – I Wish I Win (No. 2)
2nd – Mr Brightsiede (No. 1)
3rd – Tom Kitten (No. 10)
Bet – I Wish I Win (win)

BLUE DIAMOND STAKES
1st – My Gladiola (No. 11)
2nd – Extractor (No. 3)
3rd – Tentyris (No. 4)
Bet – My Gladiola (win)

OAKLEIGH PLATE
1st – I Am Me (No. 1)
2nd – Estriella (No. 2)
3rd – Arabian Summer (No. 16)
Bet – I Am Me (win)

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TYLER MAUND

FUTURITY STAKES
1st – Mr Brightside (No. 1)
2nd – Pericles (No. 3)
3rd – I Wish I Win (No. 2)
Bet – Pericles (each-way)

BLUE DIAMOND STAKES
1st – Palm Angel (No. 9)
2nd – Cherish Me (No. 14)
3rd – My Gladiola (No. 11)
Bet – Palm Angel (win)

OAKLEIGH PLATE
1st – I Am Me (No. 1)
2nd – Sghirripa (No. 10)
3rd – She’s Bulletproof (No. 15)
Bet – Sghirripa (each-way)

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XAVIER PEGUM

FUTURITY STAKES
1st – Mr Brightside (No. 1)
2nd – I Wish I Win (No. 2)
3rd – Tom Kitten (No. 4)
Bet – Mr Brightside (win)

BLUE DIAMOND STAKES
1st – The Playwright (No. 8)
2nd – My Gladiola (No. 11)
3rd – Field Of Play (No. 1)
Bet – The Playwright (each-way)

OAKLEIGH PLATE
1st – I Am Me (No. 1)
2nd – Estriella (No. 2)
3rd – Espionage (No. 17)
Bet – I Am Me (each-way)

Originally published as Expert tips for 2025 Futurity Stakes, Blue Diamond Stakes and Oakleigh Plate tips and betting strategies