2026 G1 Tatts Tiara – Barrier Draw

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday Jun 24

Worth $700,000, the Group I Tatts Tiara (1400m) for fillies and mares is the last Australian G1 race of the season with a full field of 17 set to line up at Eagle Farm on Saturday and the lone Group I winner in the field Manaal has drawn gate nine.

Can Manaal find winning form for the first time this year - image Bradleyphotos.com.au

Grahame Begg’s imported mare Splash Back (Fr) has been racing well in G1 company and looks well placed from gate six, while So You Think mare Tuileries has won two of her last three starts and has gate three.

Tuileries needs to go to a new level, but might get the race to suit - image Bradleyphotos.com.au

See below the final field and barrier draw for Saturday's Tattersall's Tiara.

TATTERSALL'S TIARA FINAL FIELD AND BARRIER DRAW

No | Horse (Sire) | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight

1 – Splash Back (Fr) (Le Havre) (Grahame Begg, TBD) (6) 57kg

2 – Abounding (Rich Enuff) (Rob Heathcote, Tim Clark) (17) 57kg

3 – Manaal (Tassort) (Michael Freedman, Ben Melham) (9) 57kg

4 – Tuileries (So You Think) (Peter Snowden, Chad Schofield) (3) 57kg

5 – Midnight in Tokyo ( Kobayashi) (Todd Pollard, Ryan Maloney) (18) 57kg

6 – Gerrringong (Blue Point (IRE) (Chris & Corey Munce, Nash Rawiller) (13) 57kg

7 – Super Smink (Super One) (Dan Morton, Lucy Fiore) (14) 57kg

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8 – Infancy (Wandjina) (Kris Lees, Dylan Gibbons) (12) 57kg

9 – Melody Again (Your Song) (Liam Ruddy, Ash Morgan) (11) 57kg

10 – Firestorm (NZ) (Satono Aladdin Jpn) (Chris Waller, Ben Thompson) (7) 57kg

11 Ahha Ahha(Starspangledbanner) (Chris Waller, Michael Rodd) (2) 57kg

12 – Savagery Vibe (Brutal) (Tony Gollan, Daniel Moor) (4) 57kg

13 – Poster Girl (Alabama Express) (Chris & Corey Munce, Martin Harley) (15) 57kg

14 – Blindedbythelight (Shamus Award) (Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman, Billy Egan) (16) 57kg

15 – Paradise City (Deep Field) (Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman, Luke Nolen (16) 57kg

16 – Soft Love (Pierata) ( (Matt Laurie, Dan Stackhouse) (8) 57kg

17 – Within the Law (Lucky Vega (IRE) (Bjorn Baker, Tommy Berry) (10) 55.5kg

18e – Bengal Diamond ((Flying Artie) (Adam Campton, TBD) (5) 57kg

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