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Australia Stakes 2025 Betting Tips - Class to shine with Southport

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2025
Alex Marsh 22 Jan 2025
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  • 2025 Australia Stakes to be held at Moonee Valley, main event this Friday
  • Southport Tycoon leads with odds of $1.95, showing strong form in Victoria
  • Poison Chalice offers value at $19.00, could surprise with a top three finish
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Southport Tycoon winning the 2024 Manikato Stakes. (Getty)

The Australia Stakes will be run at Moonee Valley on January 24 and this Group 2 headlines Friday night's meeting.
  • 2025 Australia Stakes Tips
  • 2025 Australia Stakes Field & Odds

This 1200m event is a great weight-for-age option for those starting their campaigns, while the 2025 edition has many race-fit contenders in the field.

At $1.95 with Picklebet, Southport Tycoon heads the market for the 2025 Australia Stakes.

2025 Australia Stakes Tips


2025 Australia Stakes Best Bet - Southport Tycoon

He's not as effective when racing in the clockwise direction, which was evident via his four Sydney appearances last year, where his only top three finish came via the Sydney Stakes and he was still well held in that event.

Aside from an end of first prep ninth in the 2023 Caulfield Guineas, Southport Tycoon's has only been out of the top two once in Victoria and that was a fourth in last year's Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes.

The Ciaron Maher-trained entire saluted over this track/trip in September when taking out a much stronger race (Manikato Stakes) and on resumption last year, he was runner-up behind Veight in the Australia Stakes.

Southport Tycoon will need the breaks, having drawn gate two for Friday's fresh assignment and with even luck under Mark Zahra, he's clearly the one to beat as the class runner under WFA conditions.
2025 Australia Stakes Value Bet - Poison Chalice

Six furlongs could be on the short side for him, however, 1400m-1600m might prove to be the sweet spot for Poison Chalice, who was luckless in The Ingham on December 14 before a freshen-up.

Two starts back, the son of Savabeel had every chance in the Listed Ballarat Cup, where he was well backed late and perhaps the five-year-old is too brilliant to run a strong 2000m.

Poison Chalice opened his campaign with a brilliant fresh victory at Caulfield and despite lookin up against it on ratings under set weights and penalties, he arguably should've won the Crystal Mile here second-up.

While the five-year-old has completed 17 starts, there's still upside with a galloper who took a lot of time to mature and of those at double figure quotes, he's the one with X-factor who could finish top three/four without surprising.

2025 Australia Stakes Field & Odds

No
Horse
Trainer
Jockey
Barrier
WeightOdds
1Southport Tycoon Ciaron MaherMark Zahra258.5kg$1.95
2StepartyPaul PreuskerBlaike McDougall 858.5kg $7
3It'sourtimeDanny O'BrienBilly Egan558.5kg $6.50
4SemillionMichael, Wayne & Joihn HawkesJye McNeil458.5kg $26
5SchwarzJohn O'Shea & Tom CharltonBlake Shinn958.5kg $4.50
6Poison Chalice (NZ)Paul Preusker Daniel Moor158.5kg$19
7Title FighterClayton DouglasJamie Mott358.5kg $26
8Along The RiverMichael & Luke CerchiJordan Childs 758.5kg $67
9Apache SongMichael TrotterDamian Lane656.5kg $16
Odds courtesy of Picklebet & correct on 22/01/2025.

Verdict

Our tips for the 2025 Australia Stakes are:

Best Bet1: Southport Tycoon To Win $1.95 at picklebet - 5 Units
Best Bet2: Poison Chalice Each Way $19.00 at picklebet - 1 Unit
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