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Canterbury Stakes 2025 Betting Tips - Magic Time can salute again
The 2025 Canterbury Stakes promises to be an exhilarating event in the horse racing calendar. Held as a Group 1 race, it includes renowned past winners and showcases top contenders like Magic Time—considered the favorite with a strong record on heavy ground. Sunshine In Paris presents a solid first-up record, while Celestial Legend, a strong miler, adds depth to the competition. Be prepared for thrilling performances on various track surfaces, and consider strategic betting on these prime contenders.
- The 2025 Canterbury Stakes features Magic Time as the favourite
- Sunshine In Paris showcases an impressive first-up record
- Celestial Legend could be a blowout option
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Magic Time winning the Expressway Stakes on February 15. (Getty)
Given Group 1 status in 2013, a year which saw the champion Pierro celebrate in style by denying More Joyous a hat-trick of wins in this race, the Canterbury Stakes has a fine honor roll since first being run in 1929.
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- 2025 Canterbury Stakes Field & Odds
Along with popular recent winners in Trapeze Artist and Happy Clapper, this 1300m WFA Group 1 has seen the likes of Sky High, Manikato and Placid Ark salute over its history, all elite gallopers in their time.
In a competitive market with PlayUp, Magic Time is a $4.40 favourite to win the 2025 Canterbury Stakes.
2025 Canterbury Stakes Tips
2025 Canterbury Stakes Best Bet - Magic Time
She overcame trouble to salute first-up in the Expressway Stakes and the six-time stakes winner is aiming for her third Group 1 victory in the 2025 Canterbury Stakes.
Magic Time has needed a run or two to get warm early in recent campaigns, but her lead-up work prior to her February 15 return was sharp and she looks in great touch.
The prospect of rain shouldn't hurt her chances, as the daughter of Hellbent is a two-time winner on Heavy ground and both of those victories were at Randwick.
She ate up a Heavy 10 when bringing up her second Group 1 win here in last year's All Aged Stakes, while Magic Time was unlucky second and third-up via a short spring prep.
2025 Canterbury Stakes Next Best Bet - Sunshine In Paris
The five-year-old has an excellent first-up record, with three wins from four tries and she was terrific via her only fresh loss, where the mare was runner-up in The Galaxy.
She was working home in the inferior going on last year's Golden Slipper Day card, so Sunshine In Paris could easily be undefeated fresh and she's a dual Group 1 winner.
The last of her feature victories was in the Champions Sprint and she bookended her last campaign, having recorded a slick first-up win in the Sheraco Stakes.
Sunshine In Paris doesn't want the track to be too testing, as she didn't relish a Heavy 10 in the All Aged Stakes last year, albeit she does get through soft ground.
2025 Canterbury Stakes Value Bet - Celestial Legend
He was the star three-year-old last autumn, with Celestial Legend recording a hat-trick and the last two of those were at Group 1 level (Randwick Guineas and Doncaster Mile).
While he wasn't bad in his first and second-up performances, the son of Dundeel wasn't the same horse last spring and he was tipped out after the King Charles III Stakes.
While he's likely to improve from this hit-out, both trials leading into this fresh attempt have been sound and he was good past the line in the last of those heats.
A testing 1300m brings Celestial Legend further into calculations, as he's a strong miler who is proven on all surfaces and he could be the forgotten horse in this field.
2025 Canterbury Stakes Field & Odds
| No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ceolwulf (NZ) | Joseph Pride | Adam Hyeronimus | 1 | 59kg | $8 |
| 2 | Here To Shock (NZ) | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Nash Rawiller | 2 | 59kg | $7 |
| 3 | Airman | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Tyler Schiller | 4 | 59kg | $41 |
| 4 | Militarize (NZ) | Chris Waller | Tommy Berry | 5 | 59kg | $18 |
| 5 | Pericles | James Cummings | Kerrin McEvoy | 10 | 59kg | $26 |
| 6 | Royal Patronage (FR) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 11 | 59kg | $14 |
| 7 | Celestial Legend | Les Bridge | Jason Collett | 8 | 59kg | $26 |
| 8 | Encap | Gary Portelli | Rachel King | 3 | 59kg | $71 |
| 9 | Sunshine In Paris | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | Chad Schofield | 12 | 57kg | $6 |
| 10 | Magic Time | Grahame Begg | Jordan Childs | 6 | 57kg | $4.40 |
| 11 | Stefi Magnetica | Bjorn Baker | Zac Lloyd | 7 | 57kg | $8 |
| 12 | Switzerland | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 9 | 56kg | $4.80 |
Odds courtesy of PlayUp & correct on 06/03/2025.
Verdict
Our tips for the 2025 Canterbury Stakes are:
Magic Time
To Win
$4.40 - 5 Units
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Sunshine In Paris
To Win
$6.00 - 2 Units
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Celestial Legend
Each Way
$26.00 - 1 Unit
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