2026 G1 Oakleigh Plate Field and Barrier Draw

Breednet - Wednesday Feb 18

The Group One Oakleigh Plate (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday is the second of the major autumn sprints in Melbourne and race favourite Point Barrow did not get the ideal barrier, drawing 10 in the final field of 14.

Point Barrow. Photo: Grant Courtney

Yet to compete at Group I level, the Blue Point filly has created a big impression winning four of her six starts, placed in the other two and will carry only 50kg under the handicap conditions with Jamie Melham to take the ride.

Melham was aboard the filly when she looked impressive finishing third in her latest jump out at Balnarring on January 28.

Sportsbet Oakleigh Plate (Group 1) - 1100m

1. Hedged (AUS) (Capitalist) Gavin Bedggood / Harry Coffey (5) 59kg

2. Jedibeel (NZ) (Savabeel) Brad Widdup / Damian Lane (13) 58.5kg

3. Tropicus (AUS) (Too Darn Hot) Anthony and Sam Freedman / Craig Williams (9) 58.5kg

4. Way To The Stars (AUS) (Reward For Effort) Matthew Smith / Ethan Brown (14) 58kg

5. Oak Hill (NZ) (Per Incanto) Ben, Will and JD Hayes / Beau Mertens (11) 57kg

6. She's Bulletproof (AUS) (Shooting To Win) Charlotte Littlefield / Celine Gaudray (4) 56.5kg

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7. Bridal Waltz (AUS) (Snitzel) Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman / Ben Melham (12) 56kg

8. Persian Spirit (AUS) (Cable Bay) Symon Wilde / Daniel Stackhouse (8) 56kg

9. Spywire (AUS) (Trapeze Artist) Ciaron Maher / Jye McNeil (6) 56kg

10. Geegees Mistruth (AUS) (Wordsmith) Mark Walker / Michael Dee (1) 54kg

11. Don't Hope Do (AUS) (So You Think) Simon Zahra / Teodore Nugent (7) 52.5kg

12. De Bergerac (AUS) (Zoustar) Grahame Begg / Logan Bates (2) 52kg

13. Gallant Son (AUS) (Written Tycoon) Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman / Luke Cartwright (3) 52kg

14. Point Barrow (AUS) (Blue Point) Anthony and Sam Freedman / Jamie Melham (10) 50kg

Go here for all the Caulfield fields.

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