Everest Field and Barrier Draw -Sires in the Running

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday Oct 11

The field and barrier draw for the Everest were finalised tonight with two sires to have multiple runners and both of them standing in Victoria, while race favourite Nature Strip drew the outside gate.

Nature Strip will be looking to repeat his Everest win from last year and has drawn gate 12 - image Steve Hart

Widden Stud’s Nicconi will be represented by last year’s winner Nature Strip and the dark horse Joyful Fortune, who is yet to contest a stakes race.

Swettenham Stud’s Rubick has Golden Rose winner Jacquinot and super talented mare Shades of Rose, both last start winner

TAB No. – Horse (sire) – Trainer – Jockey – Barrier – Weight

1 – NATURE STRIP (Nicconi)– Chris Waller – James McDonald – 12 – 58.5kg

2 – EDUARDO (Host (Chi)– Joseph Pride – Nash Rawiller – 9 – 58.5kg

3 – LOST AND RUNNING (NZ) (Per Incanto (USA) – John O‘Shea – Hugh Bowman – 7 – 58.5kg

4 – MASKED CRUSADER (Toronado (IRE) – Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes – William Pike –10– 58.5kg

5 – MAZU (Maurice (Jpn) – Peter & Paul Snowden – Sam Clipperton – 11 – 58.5kg

6 – PRIVATE EYE (Al Maher) – Joseph Pride – Brenton Avdulla – 3 – 58.5kg

7 – OVERPASS (Vancouver) – Bjorn Baker – Rachel King – 6 – 58.5kg

8 – INGRATIATING (Frosted (USA) – James Cummings – Glyn Schofield – 4 – 58.5kg

9 – JOYFUL FORTUNE (Nicconi) – Mark Newnham – Tom Sherry – 1 – 58.5kg

10 – SHADES OF ROSE (Rubick) – Bjorn Baker – Kerrin McEvoy – 8 – 56.5kg

11 – JACQUINOT (Rubick) – Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) – Damian Lane – 2 – 53kg

12 – GIGA KICK (Scissor Kick) – Clayton Douglas – Craig Williams – 5 53kg

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