| Race 8 – 5:45PM Sportingbet Oakleigh Plate (1100 METRES) |
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| Of $400,000.1st $240,000, 2nd $72,000, 3rd $36,000, 4th $18,000, 5th $10,000, 6th $8,000, 7th $8,000, 8th $8,000 GROUP 1 Handicap, Minimum Weight 50kg, Maidens at time of entry are ineligible, Apprentices cannot claim.Field Limit: 18 + 4 EM |
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| No | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | |||
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| 1 | BEL SPRINTER | Jason Warren | Michael Rodd | 10 | 58kg | |||
| 2 | SPIRIT OF BOOM | Tony Gollan | Damien Oliver | 12 | 56.5kg | |||
| 3 | LANKAN RUPEE | Mick Price | Craig Newitt | 8 | 56kg | |||
| 4 | GENERAL TRUCE | Ricky Maund | Andrew Mallyon | 16 | 55kg | |||
| 5 | FIRST COMMAND | Anthony Freedman | Damian Browne | 13 | 54.5kg | |||
| 6 | RICHIE’S VIBE | Tony Vasil | 9 | 54kg | ||||
| 7 | DYSTOPIA | Chris Waller | Glen Boss | 3 | 53.5kg | |||
| 8 | HAPPY GALAXY | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Stephen Baster | 1 | 53kg | |||
| 9 | KNOYDART | Peter Snowden | James McDonald | 5 | 53kg | |||
| 10 | VATICAN | Byron Cozamanis | Billy Egan | 14 | 53kg | |||
| 11 | SHAMAL WIND | Robert Smerdon | Ryan Maloney | 2 | 52.5kg | |||
| 12 | FLAMBERGE | Peter G Moody | Vlad Duric | 18 | 52kg | |||
| 13 | KARACATIS | Richard Jolly | Damian Lane | 4 | 52kg | |||
| 14 | MAGNUS REIGN | Rick Hore-Lacy | Patrick Moloney (a) | 17 | 52kg | |||
| 15 | KUROSHIO | Peter Snowden | Dean Holland | 15 | 51kg | |||
| 16 | GREGERS | David Hayes | Craig Williams | 11 | 50kg | |||
| 17 | ICONIC | Tony McEvoy | Chad Schofield | 19 | 50kg | |||
| 18 | MINAJ (NZ) | Anthony Freedman | Dean Yendall | 7 | 50kg | |||
| 19e | BRILLIANT BISC | Peter G Moody | 6 | 50kg |
In the news:
A capacity field of 18 plus one emergency has been declared for Saturday’s Group One Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield with a number of leading contenders faring well in the barrier draw.
Dominant Rubiton Stakes winner Lankan Rupee has gate eight but will come in one spot if emergency Brilliant Bisc (barrier six) doesn’t gain a start.
Impressive Hareeba Stakes winner Knoydart has drawn five, classy mare Shamal Wind has barrier two while Group One winner and topweight Bel Sprinter came up with gate 10 for jockey Michael Rodd.
The Tony McEvoy-trained three-year-old Iconic will have to contend with the outside barrier while the Hawkes Racing-trained Happy Galaxy has the rails.
Meanwhile, last-start C F Orr Stakes winner Moment Of Change headlines a field of nine for Saturday’s Futurity Stakes.
He has drawn barrier six with Luke Nolen to ride.
Chris Waller has accepted with Sizzling, who has gate two, while three-year-olds Bull Point (barrier five) and Polanski (gate seven) are also set to tackle the Group One.
Connections of three-year-old Eurozone did not pay up, electing to bypass the Futurity and go straight into Saturday week’s Australian Guineas without another run.
