2014 Stradbroke Handicap Field: Wide barriers for favourites
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Srikandi has been joined by Hucklebuck at the head of markets for the Stradbroke Handicap after drawing barrier 17 of 23 for Brisbane’s signature race at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
The Ciaron Maher-trained filly will come in four spots if the emergencies drawn inside her do not gain a start.
Fellow three-year-old Hucklebuck drew the inside gate and has been promoted to $5 equal favourite by the TAB.
The former outright second favourite Rebel Dane drew gate 22 and is at $6.50 alongside Doomben 10,000 winner Spirit Of Boom who jumps from barrier six.
Maher said he would leave race tactics to jockey Glen Boss who rode the last three-year-old filly to win the race, Private Steer, in 2003.
Premier Sydney trainer Chris Waller has three entries who have all drawn poorly with Red Tracer in 16, Velrosso 21 and first emergency Masthead 15.
The $1.38 million Stradbroke (1400m) is the third of three Group One races at Eagle Farm on Saturday and is preceded by the J J Atkins for two-year-olds and the Queensland Derby.
Field:
Race 8 – 3:40PM AAMI STRADBROKE (1400 METRES)
Of $1,360,000.1st $1,000,000, 2nd $200,000, 3rd $100,000, 4th $40,000, 5th $20,000 GROUP 1
Handicap, Minimum Weight 51kg, Weight Raised 0.5kg, Apprentices cannot claim.Field Limit: 18 + 5 EM
No
Horse
Trainer
Jockey
Barrier
Weight
1
SPIRIT OF BOOM
Tony Gollan
Michael Rodd
6
58kg
2
REBEL DANE
Gary Portelli
Tommy Berry
22
56.5kg
3
FAMOUS SEAMUS (NZ)
Noel Mayfield-Smith
Ryan Wiggins
10
56kg
4
RED TRACER
Chris Waller
Nash Rawiller
16
56kg
5
TEMPLE OF BOOM
Tony Gollan
Tegan Harrison (a)
18
56kg
6
SMOKIN’ JOEY
Wez Hunter
Ben Melham
3
55.5kg
7
RIVER LAD
Natalie Mccall
Damien Oliver
19
55kg
8
CONSERVATORIUM
Gary Kennewell
Joe Bowditch
2
54kg
9
SACRED STAR
Tony Pike
Timothy Bell
20
53.5kg
10
KNOYDART
John O’Shea
Kerrin McEvoy
14
53.5kg
11
BELLTONE
Kelso Wood
Eddie Wilkinson
4
53.5kg
12
VELROSSO
Chris Waller
Larry Cassidy
21
52.5kg
13
EMBLEMS
John O’Shea
Chad Schofield
8
52.5kg
14
REPARATIONS
Anthony Freedman
Daniel Moor
13
52.5kg
15
LUCKY HUSSLER
Kent Fleming
Jason Taylor
11
52.5kg
16
SCORPIO QUEEN
Kris Lees
Jim Byrne
12
52.5kg
17
SRIKANDI
Ciaron Maher
Glen Boss
17
51kg
18
HUCKLEBUCK
Phillip Stokes
Dom Tourneur
1
51kg
19e
MASTHEAD
Chris Waller
Chris Munce
15
52.5kg
20e
INTO THE RED
Kelso Wood
5
51kg
21e
HAVANA
Paul Messara
9
51kg
22e
BELLE DE COEUR
Luke Price
7
52.5kg
23e
SCREAM MACHINE
Jason Coyle
23
52.5kg
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