This Saturday Ascot racecourse in WA will host the year?s next feature race, the $500 000 Group 1 Kingstown Town Classic (1800m).

Currently heading the betting markets is Daniel Morton?s Scenic Shot at $3.60 having drawn close to the inside with barrier two. Scenic Shot is coming off sensational performances in both the Brisbane Winter Carnival and the Victorian Spring Carnival including victories in the Group 1 Doomben Cup, Group 2 Brisbane Cup and the Group 1 Mackinnon Stakes.

Second favourite at $5.50, the Tracey Bartley-trained Sniper?s Bullet has drawn poorly on the far outside with gate 18. The six-year-old ran third in the race last year and will be hoping to show his improved form since then with a win.

Trainer David Hayes is attempting his fourth Kingston Town Classic win with his runner Largo Lad ($16) due to jump from barrier 14 with Glen Boss aboard. Largo Lad had a dismal run in the Group 1 Railway stakes (1600m) at the same track but Hayes is hoping by adding blinkers to the five-year-olds? gear this Saturday he will perform better. Hayes took out the race last year with Niconero.

The Group 1 Go For 2&5-Kingston Town Classic is scheduled as race six at Ascot this Saturday.

2009 Kingston Town Classic Final Field & Barrier Draw:

#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
1	SCENIC SHOT	Daniel Morton	Jason Brown	2	59
2	SNIPER’S BULLET	Tracey Bartley	Damien Oliver	18	59
3	TARZI	Neville Parnham	Paul Harvey	15	59
4	MEGATIC	Albie Beckett	Patrick Carbery	3	59
5	LARGO LAD	David Hayes	Glen Boss	14	59
6	FAMOUS ROMAN	Ken Williamson	Peter Hall	12	59
7	FRIAR’S TOUCH	Peter Giadresco	Shaun O’Donnell	17	59
8	DANTE’S BANQUET	Owen Cocking	Danny Miller	16	59
9	STREETFIGHTER	L Smith	Shaun Mc Gruddy	8	59
10	LORDS RANSOM	Peter Morgan	Alan Kennedy	4	59
11	GRAND NIRVANA	Fred Kersley	Daniel Staeck	11	58.5
12	STAR ENCOUNTER	Adam Durrant	Brad Parnham	10	57
13	CASSANDARA SHADOW (NZ)	Shane A Edwards	Peter Knuckey	6	56.5
14	DELTA GEE	Michael Grant	Jason Whiting	9	56.5
15	GOD HAS SPOKEN	Neville Parnham	Steven Parnham	7	52
16	THORN DANCER (NZ)	Frank Maynard	Troy Turner	5	52
Emergencies:
17	SENTENZA	Ivan Haggerty	Jessica Hill	1	59
18	COCONUT GROVE	Tony Noonan	–	13	59