Inglis Premier nominations – 2016

View the nominations for the 2016 Inglis Premier. The Inglis Premier will be run on Saturday 6th February at Caulfield racecourse.

Las 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer
1 2 CURVATURE C 2 Lee & Anthony Freedman
2 117×7 DALRADIAN C 2 Darren Weir
3 FUSE C 2 Mick Price
4 GRETNA F 2 Chris Waller
5 11 HELL OF AN EFFORT C 2 Peter G Moody
6 12 HEY DOC C 2 Tony McEvoy
7 HUSSOR G 2 Robbie Griffiths
8 LAUNCHED F 2 Brent Stanley
9 321 LESSYD G 2 Tony McEvoy
10 8x LITERATE F 2 Brent Stanley
11 MANDEE F 2 Peter G Moody
12 MISS DOMINANCE F 2 Brent Stanley
13 NASDEX G 2 Peter G Moody
14 PERFECTLY SAFE F 2 David Hayes & Tom Dabernig
15 REVOLVING DOOR C 2 Clinton McDonald
16 SEGOVIA C 2 Robbie Griffiths
17 SHAQ (NZ) C 2 Brent Stanley
18 520 SHE’S GOING OFF F 2 Jason Hunter
19 4 SOLO LANE C 2 Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes
20 10x SWEET SHERRY F 2 Brent Stanley
21 325x VALLIANO G 2 David Hayes & Tom Dabernig
22 WATCH MY SHADOW C 2 Sam Pritchard-Gordon

News:

Jason Warren is still getting a handle on what Puritan’s best distance will be but he has high hopes for the three-year-old during the autumn.

Saturday’s Group Three Manfred Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield is the planned return race for Puritan who won a barrier trial is easy fashion at Geelong on Monday.

“Our hopes are pretty high (for the autumn),” Warren said.

“I think he’s a high-level horse and we don’t really know what his pet distance is going to be yet.

“We’ll kick off in the Manfred and he’ll probably run two or three weeks later in a 1400-metre race if he runs well on Saturday.

“Then we’ll make a better plan from there.”

Puritan is nominated for the Australian Guineas (1600m) and also the Newmarket Handicap (1200m).

“He’ll have to run very well on Saturday to think either of those are an option, but I can’t see why at this stage we could rule out either of those races,” Warren said.

“I don’t really know what his right trip is going to be.”

The Manfred Stakes has attracted 20 nominations with a field limit of 16 plus emergencies and with Puritan 19th in the order of entry, he will need some defections.

Lizard Island and Ready For Victory, who finished second and third respectively to Press Statement in the Caulfield Guineas last preparation, are among the entries as are Caulfield Guineas Prelude winner Bon Aurum, Bill Stutt Stakes winner Sovereign Nation and the Darren Weir-trained Listed winner Palentino.

Warren said he would have preferred to have trialled Puritan last week instead of five days before the Manfred, but was impressed by the the way he ran.

“It was more about the way the horse pulled up and his recovery was excellent,” Warren said.

“He was only there for a soft trial and Nick Hall, who will ride him on Saturday, got to get a feel for the horse.”

Puritan started his racing career with a last-to-first win at Pakenham on the synthetic track in a maiden on August 30 before finishing fourth in the Danehill Stakes at Flemington at his second start.

He finished 10th at his only other start in the Caulfield Guineas Prelude.

“He’s got a brilliant turn of foot,” Warren said.

“He’s got a bit of the X-factor.”

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