Three Group 1-winning mares head the field for the 2024 $3 million Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
On Tuesday morning, Racing Queensland declared a field of 18 runners with five emergencies.
The live barrier draw will be held in Brisbane from 5pm Tuesday, which will be embedded into this story.
The weights were raised 0.5kg to ensure a 56kg topweight with Doomben 10,000 winner Bella Nipotina to carry the number one saddlecloth.
The other Group 1 winners in the race are All-Aged Stakes winner Magic Time, and The Goodwood winner Benedetta.
Prior to the barrier draw, local galloper Antino is equal $7 favourite with Godolphin’s Vilana.
Here is the field for the 2024 Stradbroke Handicap.
No. – Horse – Trainer – Jockey – Barrier – Weight
1 – BELLA NIPOTINA – Ciaron Maher – Craig Williams – TBA – 56kg
2 – MAGIC TIME – Grahame Begg – Michael Dee – TBA – 55.5kg
3 – ANTINO – Tony Gollan – Vlad Duric – TBA – 54.5kg
4 – BENEDETTA – Jason Warren – Daniel Stackhouse – TBA – 54kg
5 – CEPHEUS – Matthew Dunn – Tommy Berry – TBA – 54kg
6 – VILANA – James Cummings – Tim Clark – TBA – 53kg
7 – HERE TO SHOCK – Ben, Will & JD Hayes – Regan Bayliss – 1 – 53kg
8 – NUGGET – Ciaron Maher – Jason Collett – 10 – 53kg
9 – THE INEVITABLE – John Keys – Craig Newitt – 8 – 53kg
10 – AMENABLE – Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) – Chad Schofield – 16 – 53kg
11 – PRINCE OF BOOM – Robert Heathcote – Tyler Schiller – 7 – 52.5kg
12 – OSIPENKO – Chris Waller – Mark Du Plessis – 11 – 52.5kg
13 – MIGHTY ULYSSES – Annabel Neasham – Damien Thornton – TBA – 52.5kg
14 – SEMANA – Ciaron Maher – Dylan Gibbons (a) – 22 – 52kg
15 – DREAM HOUR – Kris Lees – Robbie Dolan – 3 – 51.5kg
16 – STEPARTY – Paul Preusker – Dean Yendall – TBA – 50.5kg
17 – STEFI MAGNETICA – Bjorn Baker – Zac Lloyd (a) – 19 – 50kg
18 – ROLL ON HIGH – Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman – Will Price – TBA – 50kg
EMERGENCIES
19 – FREEDOM RALLY – Tony Gollan – Tyler Schiller – TBA – 51.5kg
20 – YELLOW BRICK – Tony & Maddysen Sears – Kyle Wilson-Taylor – TBA – 51.5kg
21 – STRAIT ACER – Edward Cummings – TBA – TBA – 51.5kg
22 – AUREUS ANGEL – Chris Munce – TBA – 2 – 51.5kg
23 – CIFRADO – Rex Lipp – TBA – 12 – 50kg
The Eagle Farm track was rated a soft (5) at acceptance time. The rail will be in the 4.5-metre position on Saturday.
The Bureau Of Meteorology forecast for Brisbane is.
Tuesday – Mostly sunny. 23.
Wednesday – Mostly sunny. 24.
Thursday – Mostly sunny. 21.
Friday – Mostly sunny. 21.
Saturday – Mostly sunny. 21.
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