Black Pearl Stakes – 2024

Track: Good Weather: Fine

A few market watches fresh. Eternal Flame and Marble Arch come out of similar form races and look key hopes fresh. Va Via brings in the class edge and will take a power of beating with Damian Lane in the saddle. Waverider Buoy can be hard to catch but very capable when on song and goes in the hopes.

1. Megamea (12)

Prefer others.

2. Va Via (7)

Racing in very good fashion and will take a power of beating in this. Ideal jockey booking and this race suits. Should prove very hard to beat with clean air at the right time.

3. Waverider Buoy (6)

Hard to catch but capable of taking out a race like this and gets a dream run from barrier 6. This is well within reach.

4. Holly Lolly (13)

Capable in a field like this but has the tough draw.

5. Starlite Valley (1)

Prefer others.

6. Marble Arch (8)

Market watch fresh. More than good enough to take this race out and is a good bet if the support flows in.

7. It’s Kind Of Magic (4)

Prefer others.

8. Prairie Flower (15)

Can’t have.

9. Danny’s St Darci (3)

Always capable of bobbing up at odds and has the class to take this race out. Chance.

10. Little Miss Gutsaa (17)

Prefer others.

11. Defiant Diva (10)

Can’t have.

12. Billiondollarbaby (16)  – scratched

13. It’s My Turn (14)

Prefer others.

14. Eternal Flame (2)

Capable fresh and brings in some very good form to this race. Maps well and any market support is ideal.

15. Rose Tycoon (9)

Can’t have.

16. Material Dreams (5)

Capable of taking out a race like this and well suited from the draw. Hard to beat in this.

17e. Vallencourt (11)

Can’t have.

The following are the top 4 selections for this years race.

Bryce Parker’s Tips
2 Va Via
14 Eternal Flame
6 Marble Arch
4 Holly Lolly

Result	Horse	Margin
1st	2 Va Via
2nd	9 Danny’s St Darci	2 lengths
3rd	1 Megamea	3 lengths
4th	16 Material Dreams	3.3 lengths

The track was rated as Good 3.

Scratching: 12. Billionairebaby.