The $700,000 Group I Tatts Tiara (1400m) at Eagle Farm this Saturday is the last G1 of the Australian racing season with a full field of 16 plus emergencies set to provide an intriguing contest with the obvious favourite Bella Nipotina set a task in gate 17 and C'Est Magique will be carrying new rider Blake Shinn following the illness of James McDonald.
A multiple Group I winner with $10million in earnings, the Ciaron Maher trained daughter of Pride of Dubai has been in rare form since travelling to Brisbane and could easily close out her season with another big win.
She is the only G1 winner engaged but there are plenty of progressive girls looking to take that next step including C’Est Magique, who was bought by Tom Magnier for $1.7million at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale and won her first start for new trainer Chris Waller in the Group II BRC Dane Ripper Stakes. A replacement rider for James McDonald will be finalised today.
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Horse (Sire) |
Trainer |
Gate |
Weight |
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1 |
BELLA NIPOTINA (Pride of Dubai) |
Ciaron Maher |
17 |
57kg |
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2 |
SEMANA (Winning Rupert) |
Ciaron Maher |
6 |
57kg |
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3 |
ROOTS (Press Statement) |
Chris Waller |
8 |
57kg |
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4 |
OPAL RIDGE (Rubick) |
Luke Pepper |
5 |
57kg |
|
5 |
COMRADE ROSA (Capitalist) |
Tony Gollan |
19 |
57kg |
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6 |
BUBBLE ROCK (USA) (More Than Ready) |
Tony Gollan |
15 |
57kg |
|
7 |
VIENNA PRINCESS (Snitzel) |
Chris Waller |
1 |
57kg |
|
8 |
C'EST MAGIQUE (Zoustar) |
Chris Waller |
9 |
57kg |
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9 |
LEKVARTE (NZ) (Reliable Man (GB) |
Joseph Pride |
7 |
57kg |
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10 |
AUSBRED FLIRT (Maurice (Jpn) |
Brad Widdup |
12 |
57kg |
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11 |
MORE SECRETS (More Than Ready (USA) |
Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes |
11 |
57kg |
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12 |
ZOE'S PROMISE (Swear) |
Kris Lees |
13 |
57kg |
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13 |
COCO JAMBOO (IRE) (Massaat) |
Peter & Paul Snowden |
3 |
57kg |
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15 |
ROLL ON HIGH (Shamus Award) |
Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman |
4 |
55.5kg |
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16 |
ABOUNDING (Rich Enuff) |
Robert Heathcote |
18 |
55.5kg |
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17 |
MISS JOELENE (Russian Revolution) |
Kelly Schweida |
10 |
55.5kg |
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18e |
BANANA QUEEN (So You Think) |
Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou |
2 |
57kg |
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19e |
WILLINGA BEAST (Snitzel) |
Kris Lees |
14 |
57kg |
Coeur Volante has been scratched bringing Banana Queen into the field and she has a gear change with the removal of her nose roll and visors. She was a $1million purchase for Hilldene Farm at the Inglis Chairman's Sale.
