The Rough Habit Plate is a Group 3 distance race for three-year-olds held annually each May at Doomben racecourse in Brisbane, Queensland. The race is run over a distance of 2020 metres under set weight conditions and worth $125,000 in prizemoney. The 2011 Rough Habit Plate was won by Fillydelphia from Hour of Peril with Chateau Fort third.
Held on the same day as the Group 1 BTC Cup and Gr3 Chairman's Handicap, the Rough Habit Plate is the first middle distance group race of the carnival for three-year-old gallopers.
The Rough Habit Plate is raced under set weight conditions over 2020m and provides the ideal lead up to the Gr1 Queensland Derby over 2400m later in the carnival at Eagle Farm in June. Empires Choice (2007), De Gaulle Lane (2001), Dodge (1998) & Tenor (1994) all managed to go on and win the Derby after winning this event.
In recent times Moatize (2nd in 2008) and Larry's Never Late (3rd in 2009) both went on to place third in the Queensland Derby after running placings in the Rough Habit Plate.
The Gr3 Gunsynd Classic held two weeks earlier over 1600m at Eagle Farm has been a good guide to this race in previous years with Belmonte (2006), Bob's Boy (2003), and Marble Halls (1997) all managing to take out both races. Sanderson (3rd in 2010) won the Gunsynd Classic before finishing thid in the Rough Habit Plate at his next start.
Fillydelphia (2011) finished down the track in the Gunsynd Classic at Eagle Fram prior to winning this event and recent Rough Habit Plate winners include The Hombre (2010) and Rockdale (2009).
2011 Rough Habit Plate result
1. $9.50 Fillydelphia 54.0 L Nolen
2. $8.00 Hour of Peril 56.0 J Byrne
3. $3.30 Chateau Fort 56.0 D J Browne
Then followed
4. $21.00 Playaction 56.0 J Holder
5. $18.00 Equissential 56.0 C Munce
6. $9.00 Alma's Fury 56.0 G Boss
7. $81.00 Andre's Choice 56.0 R Wiggins
8. $71.00 Underthebonnet 56.0 S Scriven
9. $15.00 Satch 56 P Hammersley
10. $61.00 Kiss Me Deadly 56.0 B Stewart
11. $4.80 Quarterbar 56.0 L Cassidy
12. $14.00 Levi's Choice 56.0 D Dunn
13. $101.00 I'llbetricked 56.0 G Colless
14. $151.00 Testa Renaya 54.0 M Palmer
15. $51.00 From London 56.0 S Galloway
Margins: 2 3/4 len, neck Time: 2:05.41
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