Brazilian Pulse is the top acceptor for the Keith F Nolan but may contest the Ajax Stakes on Saturday instead
The third race on the Rosehill Guineas Day programme this Saturday March 26 is the $150,000 Group 3 Keith F Nolan Classic (1800m), the three-year-old fillies’ feature due to jump at 3:30pm (AEDST).
The 2011 Keith F Nolan Classic final field currently features 14 entrants lead by classy Group 1 winning filly Brazilian Pulse.
Last spring the Michael Moroney-trained Brazilian Pulse won the Crown Oaks before returning to the track this year with a first-up second to Do Ra Mi in the Group 2 Kewney Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on March 5.
Moroney has also accepted Brazilian Pulse for the $175,000 Group 2 Ajax Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill with a decision on which race she will tackle second-up pending.
For the Keith F Nolan Classic Brazilian Pulse is the 58kg top-weight meaning she meets her rivals four kilos worse in the weights, but she had drawn ideally with barrier five.
In the Ajax Brazilian Pulse has a more advantageous weight with just 56.5kg, but she has drawn the far outside barrier in the 11-horse field and would face open and older company.
Other noteworthy Keith F Nolan Stakes acceptors include Bart Cumming’s lightly-raced Shamardal filly Kim Heaven (barrier 14), Kembla Grange runner Lady Lonhro (barrier 12) coming off back-to-back wins at her home track and Canberra Guineas third placegetter Notjustaprettyface (barrier seven).
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2011 Keith F Nolan Classic Field, Barriers & Weights
| # | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight (kg) | Hcp. Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRAZILIAN PULSE (NZ) | Michael Moroney | Craig Williams | 5 | 58 | 105 |
| 2 | WHO’S READY | Alan Scorse | Joshua Parr | 9 | 54 | 73 |
| 3 | CHULA VISTA | Anthony Cummings | Corey Brown | 10 | 54 | 70 |
| 4 | FIBRILLATION | Tim Martin | Glyn Schofield | 2 | 54 | 68 |
| 5 | BRIDE SALAMA | Anthony Cummings | Glen Boss | 8 | 54 | 68 |
| 6 | KIM HEAVEN | Bart Cummings | Hugh Bowman | 14 | 54 | 67 |
| 7 | LADY LONHRO | Diane Poidevin-Laine | Jim Cassidy | 12 | 54 | 65 |
| 8 | TRIPLE SIX | Grahame Begg | Brenton Avdulla | 11 | 54 | 64 |
| 9 | HONOR NET (NZ) | John O’Shea | Christian Reith | 3 | 54 | 62 |
| 10 | NOTJUSTAPRETTYFACE | Matthew Dale | Brendan Ward | 7 | 54 | 62 |
| 11 | MIRACLE MAGIC | Bede Murray | - | 6 | 54 | 61 |
| 12 | DREAMWORKER | Grahame Begg | Tim Clark | - | 13 | 54 |
| 13 | AVARELLI (NZ) | Guy Walter | Nathan Berry (a) | 4 | 54 | 53 |
| 14 | BALLYKISHEEN | Guy Walter | Kathy O’Hara | 1 | 54 | 48 |
