The Bobbie Lewis Quality is a Group 3 quality handicap race held annually each September at Flemington racecourse in Melbourne. The race is run over a distance of 1200 metres and worth $200,000 in prizemoney. The 2011 Bobbie Lewis Quality was won by Lone Rock from Bel Sprinter with Danzylum third.
The Bobbie Lewis Quality is a good class sprint for this time of the year and most of the time assembles a field of more than handy sprinters. It's run down the Flemington 'Straight Six' 1200m course and typically suits horses with an affinity for the straight track.
The race has been won by some quality types over the years including Swift Alliance (2009), Titanic Jack (2003), La Zagaletta (1999), Hareeba (1994) and the brilliant Placid Ark(1988).
Horses contesting the Bobbie Lewis Quality may go on to a race like the Gr1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes over 1400m at Caulfield later in the month.
Lone Rock (2011) ran fifth in the listed Spring Preview over 1000m at Moonee Valley before flashing home late to win this race and recent Bobbie Lewis Quality winners have been Doubtful Jack (2010) and Swift Alliance (2009).
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Gold Salute (2nd in 2009) went on to place in the Gr1 Toorak Handicap and Gr1 Emirates Stakes after finishing second in this race.
Orange County (3rd in 2008) went on to win the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes two weeks later, as did Bon Hoffa (2007) before finishing second in the same race in 2008.
2011 Bobbie Lewis Quality result
1. $21.00 Lone Rock 54.5 M Zahra
2. $3.70 Bel Sprinter 55.0 B Melham
3. $151.00 Danzylum 56.0 L Currie
then followed
4. $31.00 Phelan Ready 56.0 B Rawiller
5. $17.00 Toorak Toff 57.0 C Williams
6. $14.00 Temple Of Boom 56.0 J McDonald
7. $7.00 Dubleanny 54.5 C Newitt
8. $26.00 Happy Trails 53.0 C Symons
9. $10.00 Elusive Touch 55.5 M Rodd
10. $21.00 Offenders 53.0 K McEvoy
11. $15.00 Chasm 55.5 J Benbow
12. $61.00 American Crew 53.5 D Nikolic
13. $101.00 Lord Pyrus (Nz) 55.0 D Yendall
14. $10.00 Doubtful Jack 56.0 L Nolen
15. $41.00 Yosei 56.5 Ms M Payne
16. $7.00 Aloha 56.5 G Boss
17. $71.00 Gold Salute 53.0 S Baster
18. $21.00 Eagle Falls 58.0 S Arnold
Margins: long head, 1/2 len Time: 1:08.84
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