Due to run as Caulfield Race 7 at 3:20pm (EDT), the $1 million Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) field features eight crack contenders, all with genuine claims of becoming the 2011 Caulfield Guineas winner.

Manawanui has form for an upset so back them to win in the Caulfield Guineas Odds at Luxbet now!

Currently the Peter Snowden-trained Helmet leads the Caulfield Guineas odds at Luxbet, the well-performing son of Exceed And Excel at a firm quote of $3.30 to become a triple elite level winner.

However, having studied the 2011 Caulfield Guineas form guide and betting statistics, there looks to be better value in laying the favourite and backing an upset Caulfield Guineas result.

Caulfield Race 7 Tips – Caulfield Guineas 2011 Betting

1^st: #1 Manawanui – $5.50 – Bet now at Luxbet

Manawanui shoots for their sixth on the trot this Saturday, the Golden Rose winner coming off a last-start success, drawn ideally in barrier three and boasting the best Win Rate of the Caulfield Guineas field (83.33%). They also boast a 100% Place Rate and has the advantage of being a Sydneysider, with NSW and QLD producing eight of the last 14 Caulfield Guineas winners.

2^nd: #2 Helmet

Helmet will be a close runner-up here. Favourites don’t have a brilliant record and they will continue this trend but it will be narrow as they have the second best win rate (62.50%), are vying for the same Prelude – Guineas double as Anacheeva claimed last year and are one of only two horses to have run and won over the track and distance. Their wide draw (barrier eight of eight) just might get the better of them here.

3^rd: #3 Smart Missile

Talented but luck and history says they will get rolled again, will be fighting it out in the finish and are drawn well in two, but yet to win at the track or distance and having been beaten by these guys before, just think they may be over-done.

4^th: #4 Chase The Rainbow

Add in all exotics, this untapped talent showed their form with a great win in the Group 2 Bill Stutt Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley last Friday night, will just get run out of the top three, expect a blanket finish.

It really is a case of the ratings don’t lie for this year’s Caulfield Guineas with the results looking to emulate the saddlecloth numbers on Saturday.

The Caulfield Guineas betting, however, doesn’t rank in this order meaning there is great value in locking in our selections at Luxbet.

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2011 The Age Caulfield Guineas Form Guide & Field

Saturday October 8, 2011 – Caulfield Racecourse Race 7 of 9

*Form Guide courtesy of IASbet

The best markets and betting offers for the $1 million Group 1 The Age Caulfield Guineas (1600m), scheduled to run as Caulfield Race 7 at 3:20pm (EDT) on Saturday, can be found at Luxbet with the Peter Snowden-trained Helmet the easing top elect.

Coming off an authoritative last-start win in the Caulfield Guineas Prelude, Helmet has drifted out from $2.50 to $2.70 to become a triple Group 1 winner and add the 2011 Caulfield Guineas title to their increasingly imposing record.

In one of the most open and highly-anticipated Caulfield Guineas showdowns in recent year’s three other contenders are at single-figure odds to win through Luxbet.

Update: Keep up on current events with your Melbourne Cup odds on Races.com.au.

Following Helmet in the 2011 Caulfield Guineas Odds are:

• #3 Smart Missile ($3.30 Luxbet) – Anthony Cummings’ talented but luckless colt drawn to perfection in gate two

• #1 Manawanui ($5 Luxbet) – Golden Rose winner seeking their sixth consecutive victory, sees Melbourne and the mile for the first time but should get gun run from barrier three

• #4 Chase The Rainbow ($7 out to $8 Luxbet) – Genuine grey galloper showed their class when winning the Group 2 Bill Stutt Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley last Friday night

Further down the Caulfield Guineas betting markets for 2011 are:

#7 Huegill ($19 into $18 Luxbet) – Peter Moody’s chance to score successive Caulfield Guineas following Anacheeva’s win 12 months ago, untapped colt comes off a midweek Sandown win

• #5 Specter ($18 out to $21 Luxbet) – Prelude third placegetter has defeated higher-rated Chase The Rainbow but mile may be out of their reach

• #6 Secret Hills ($21 out to $31 Luxbet) – Second to Helmet in the Prelude so Mick Price’s son of Starcraft has form, but may not be improved enough to place in this field

• #8 General Offer ($201 Luxbet) – Field filler, hasn’t seen greater than 1300m and only win from eight starts was a 1200m at Echuca as a juvenile

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Caulfield Guineas 2011 Odds

*Fixed Win Odds courtesy of Luxbet and correct at time of publication

A two-time Group 1 winning son of Exceed And Excel, Helmet shot to the top of the Caulfield Guineas odds 2011 after destroying their rivals in the Group 3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude (1400m) last Saturday.

Helmet is the new Caulfield Guineas favourite so back them now at the best price through Luxbet before next week’s field announcement!

In an ideal lead-up performance to the $1 million Group 1 The Age Caulfield Guineas (1600m) on October 8, Helmet coasted to a comprehensive three and a half length victory in the Guineas Prelude at Caulfield.

At the same meeting, former Caulfield Guineas top elect Smart Missile suffered another Group 1 loss when a horror barrier 17 of 17 draw saw the talented Fastnet Rock colt run a disappointing 10^th to Toorak Toff in the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m).

The other big Caulfield Guineas news which has affected the Luxbet markets on the upcoming feature is the withdrawal of the Peter Moody-trained Moment Of Change from the race.

Spruik three-year-old Moment Of Change was to seek a third straight career victory in this Friday night’s Group 2 Bill Stutt Stakes at Moonee Valley’s twilight Manikato Stakes meeting.

An impressive 10-length winner on debut at Murtoa, Moment Of Change hit the headlines when winning the Hyland Race Colours Handicap (1300m) at Sandown on September 14 by an authoritative margin, the same event 2007 Caulfield Guineas winner Weekend Hussler won on way to their success in the big showdown.

After working on Tuesday morning, however, Moment Of Change showed signs of needing a spell and Moody made the decision to send them straight to the paddock in preparation for a big autumn carnival next season.

Moment Of Change was the $5.50 second favourite in the Caulfield Guineas markets at Luxbet.

Another ace Caulfield Guineas 2011 contender that ran and won last weekend was Golden Slipper hero Manawanui who took on a small field and easily accounted for them in the Group 2 Stan Fox Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill.

All of the above Caulfield Guineas news has had a dramatic affect on the pre-field markets:

• Helmet has firmed in from $6 to the $2.80 top selection at Luxbet
• Former $3.40 favourite Smart Missile has drifted out to $3.60 at Luxbet
• Previous $5.50 second pick Moment Of Change has been withdrawn from markets
• Manawanui has shortened in from $6.50 to $6 and occupies the third line of betting at Luxbet
• Chase The Rainbow is now the $11 fourth favourite through Luxbet

View the complete 2011 Caulfield Guineas (All In) Fixed Win odds below, which are now available at Luxbet.

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