Coach Chris Waller seems to be so as to add one other Brisbane Group 1 trophy to the cupboard this weekend at Eagle Farm Racecourse saddling-up the favorite Tannhauser in Group 1 $1 million Ladbrokes J.J. Atkins (1600m).

Tannhauser is without doubt one of the greatest in JJ Atkins 2023 betting in Brisbane on Saturday. Photograph: Steve Hart.

Stradbroke Handicap Day brings the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival motion to its peak on Saturday with two elite stage races for punters to get pleasure from.

The help act to the principle course sees a 17-horse area of juveniles face off within the J.J. Atkins over the mile.

It’s Waller’s progressive Dundeel colt Tannhauser main markets on the ultimate acceptances at $4.20 by race sponsor Ladbrokes.

The teenager loved his first turf triumph at his fourth begin final outing at Randwick when posting a slim upset over 1400m on Could 27.

He now rises in grade for the J.J. Atkins the place he’s drawn to get the run of the race with J-Mac within the saddle.

Waller received his third J.J. Atkins again in 2018 with The Autumn Solar.

Together with this 12 months’s prime elect he additionally chases his fourth with the widely-drawn Chryasor ($13) who comes off a 3rd within the Group 2 BRC Sires’ on the monitor and the well-backed Congregation ($8).

Kerrin McEvoy companions undefeated Snitzel colt Congregation from gate 5 having ridden the gifted two-year-old for his opening two profession wins in New South Wales.

The horse’s final begin was a photo-finish overcome 1300m at Rosehill on June 3.

He’s now on the short back-up going as much as a mile for the primary time, however he stays secure in betting dropping from 58kg final begin to 57kg for the Group 1.

Peter & Paul Snowden ready the filly Sheeza Belter to victory in final 12 months’s J.J. Atkins, and this 12 months the father-son partnership saddle-up two real probabilities in Make A Name ($7) and Snapback ($10) drawn in obstacles 13 and 10 respectively.

Make A Name is without doubt one of the best-tried horses within the race having his 10^th begin on Saturday.

The Excessive Selection colt stays a maiden and is seeking to enhance on his final begin sixth when beneath two lengths off the winner within the Sires’ right here at an enormous value.

He’s already Group 1 carried out over the 1600m when fifth at Randwick within the Champagne Stakes in mid-April and shapes-up as a real likelihood right here.

Stablemate Snapback can be a maiden with the son of Snitzel having run second or third in all 4 of his begins together with the eye-catching Sires’ second final begin.

The BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes winner Cifrado dons the No. 1 saddlecloth within the J.J. Atkins area this 12 months for Toowoomba coach Rex Lip.

Sheeza Belter did the BRC Sires’ – J.J. Atkins double final winter, and the markets have Cifrado at a beneficiant $13 to be the subsequent.

The Encryption colt is having fun with a purple patch of type in Brisbane having additionally received the Group 2 Champagne Basic (1200m) at Doomben at 25/1 two begins again.

The opposite greatest in J.J. Atkins betting this season equal with Make A Name at $7 is Azula.

She is the perfect fancied of the fillies seeking to go back-to-back for the ladies within the function and jumps from gate 11 with Tim Clark using.

The Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott steady received the J.J. Atkins two years in the past with Converge.

Their in-form Maurice filly Azula seems to be a successful hope this winter after her Listed Phoenix Stakes (1500m) triumph right here final weekend.

The J.J. Atkins joins the Group 1 $3 million Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) on Saturday’s profitable Eagle Farm race card.

2023 J.J. Atkins Subject & Limitations

Desk Credit score: Racing Australia.