A full field of 20 plus three emergencies has been declared for the $3 million Doncaster Mile at Randwick while 13 will take their places in the Australian Derby.
The Doncaster and Derby are two of four Group One races at Randwick on Saturday for the first day of The Championships along with the ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes and TJ Smith Stakes.
The Kris Lees-trained Le Romain is the Doncaster favourite after Tuesday’s barrier draw.
The Darren Weir trained Tosen Stardom has been scratched due to the barrier with first emergency New Tipperary to get a run.
Time: 5:10PM
Distance: 1600m
Class: Group 1
Market: View the Doncaster Mile odds
| No | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAURAKI | John O’Shea | James Doyle | 16 | 57kg | 112 | ||
| 2 | LE ROMAIN | Kris Lees | Hugh Bowman | 8 | 56.5kg | 116 | ||
| 3 | PALENTINO | Darren Weir | Mark Zahra | 3 | 56.5kg | 111 | ||
| 56kg | 110 | |||||||
| 5 | HAPPY CLAPPER | Patrick Webster | Blake Shinn | 2 | 55.5kg | 1.0kg | 109 | |
| 6 | IT’S SOMEWHAT (USA) | John O’Shea | Zac Purton | 9 | 55kg | 110 | ||
| 7 | ECUADOR (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Adam Hyeronimus | 14 | 55kg | 108 | ||
| 8 | AROD (IRE) | Chris Waller | Glyn Schofield | 7 | 54kg | 106 | ||
| 9 | DIBAYANI (IRE) | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Damien Oliver | 21 | 54kg | 105 | ||
| 10 | REDKIRK WARRIOR (GB) | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Regan Bayliss | 15 | 53kg | 2.0kg | 109 | |
| 11 | MCCREERY (GB) | Chris Waller | Kerrin McEvoy | 17 | 53kg | 1.0kg | 106 | |
| 12 | ENDLESS DRAMA (IRE) | Chris Waller | Brenton Avdulla | 20 | 53kg | 104 | ||
| 13 | SENSE OF OCCASION | Kris Lees | Corey Brown | 10 | 52.5kg | 103 | ||
| 14 | I AM A STAR (NZ) | Shane Nichols | Dean Yendall | 1 | 52kg | 108 | ||
| 15 | HEY DOC | Tony McEvoy | Tim Clark | 19 | 52kg | 106 | ||
| 16 | ANTONIO GIUSEPPE (NZ) | Chris Waller | Tommy Berry | 6 | 52kg | 103 | ||
| 17 | SONS OF JOHN | Jason Attard | 5 | 51.5kg | 101 | |||
| 18 | TESTASHADOW | Gary Portelli | Ms Katelyn Mallyon | 13 | 51kg | 101 | ||
| 19 | SPECTROSCOPE (USA) | John O’Shea | Joao Moreira | 22 | 51kg | 100 | ||
| 20 | EURO ANGEL (NZ) | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Andrew Adkins (a) | 11 | 51kg | 99 | ||
| 21e | NEW TIPPERARY | Joseph Pride | Jay Ford | 18 | 51kg | 96 | ||
| 22e | NO DOUBT | Anthony & Edward Cummings | 12 | 51kg | 85 | |||
| 23e | TOP OF MY LIST | Anthony & Edward Cummings | 4 | 51kg | 81 |
Doncaster Mile News:
Craig Williams will ride Tosen Stardom in the Doncaster Mile at Randwick as long as he passes a concussion test before race day.
Williams, who was knocked unconscious when he fell from stricken horse The Gold Trail after the winning post in Saturday’s Mornington Cup, was initially thought to be ineligible with Victorian stewards requiring a seven-day stand-down before a cognitive test.
But Racing NSW chief steward Marc Van Gestel said if Williams passed a test this week, he would be able to ride in Sydney on Saturday.
“He won’t have to wait the seven days. As long as he passes the appropriate concussion test by specialists he will be able to ride,” Van Gestel said.
Melbourne’s premier jockey, Williams spent Saturday night in hospital after the fall which happened when international visitor The Gold Trail broke both sesamoids and was subsequently euthanised.
The Darren Weir-trained Australian Bloodstock-owned Tosen Stardom is a $26 chance with online bookmaker Luxbet in the Doncaster ahead of Tuesday’s declaration of the final field and barrier draw.
Tosen Stardom has finished second at both his lead-up runs over 1600m.
He was narrowly beaten by stablemate Black Heart Bart in the Group One Futurity Stakes and by another Weir-trained horse, Palentino, in the Blamey Stakes.
Williams has also been booked for another Australian Bloodstock import Big Duke in the Chairman’s Handicap (2600m).
The favourite for the Sydney Cup, Big Duke has the distinction of being premier Melbourne trainer Weir’s first Sydney winner following his victory on protest in the Manion Cup last Saturday week.
