Omei Sword will have to overcome the outside barrier in a field of 19 for the Group One Coolmore Classic but remains the favourite.
The Chris Waller-trained filly is at $3.50 with Sportsbet.com.au for Saturday’s 1500m feature at Rosehill for fillies and mares with second favourite Dixie Blossoms ($7) drawing gate 12.
Dual Group One-winning filly Global Glamour has barrier 16, one inside topweight First Seal while Surround Stakes winner La Bella Diosa is set to jump from barrier three.
Field:
| No | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRST SEAL | John P Thompson | Blake Shinn | 17 | 58kg | |||
| 2 | DIXIE BLOSSOMS | Ron Quinton | Tim Clark | 12 | 56kg | |||
| 3 | IN HER TIME | Benjamin Smith | Joshua Parr | 10 | 56kg | |||
| 4 | GLOBAL GLAMOUR | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Kerrin McEvoy | 16 | 55.5kg | |||
| 5 | HEAVENS ABOVE | Tim Martin | Tye Angland | 4 | 55kg | |||
| 6 | SINGLE GAZE | Nick Olive | Ms Kathy O’Hara | 5 | 55kg | |||
| 7 | LA BELLA DIOSA (NZ) | Mandy & Matt Brown | Jay Ford | 3 | 54.5kg | |||
| 8 | DANISH TWIST | Kris Lees | Glyn Schofield | 1 | 54.5kg | |||
| 9 | SILENT SEDITION | Andrew Noblet | Sam Clipperton | 18 | 54.5kg | |||
| 10 | FRENCH EMOTION | Chris Waller | Chad Lever | 13 | 54kg | |||
| 11 | EURO ANGEL (NZ) | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 2 | 53kg | ||||
| 12 | THAMES COURT | David Brideoake | Daniel Moor | 6 | 53kg | |||
| 13 | ZANBAGH | John P Thompson | Christian Reith | 8 | 53kg | |||
| 14 | OMEI SWORD | Chris Waller | Brenton Avdulla | 19 | 52.5kg | |||
| 15 | ABBEY MARIE | Michael Kent | 11 | 52kg | ||||
| 16 | DENMAGIC | David Pfieffer | 9 | 52kg | ||||
| 17 | DAYSEE DOOM | Ron Quinton | Andrew Adkins (a) | 15 | 51kg | |||
| 18 | SOLD FOR SONG | Kevin Kemp | Luke Tarrant | 14 | 51kg | |||
| 19 | SHILLELAGH (NZ) | Chris Waller | Johan Victoire | 7 | 51kg |