Winx Dominates Chipping Norton Stakes 2017 Nominations

February 20, 2017

Winx Dominates Chipping Norton Stakes 2017 Nominations

The world’s best turf horse Winx is back shooting for her 15th win on the trot, dominating the 2017 Chipping Norton Stakes nominations for this Saturday at Royal Randwick.

Winx

Winx defends her title in the 2017 Chipping Norton Stakes this Saturday at Randwick Racecourse. Photo: Steve Hart.

First-up on February 13 the Chris Waller-trained daughter of Street Cry equalled Phar Lap with 14 consecutive victories in the Group 2 Apollo Stakes (1400m).

She now looks to add to her smart second-up record (6-4-1-0) and continue the fairy tale in the $600,000 Group 1 Chipping Norton Stakes (1600m) this weekend.

Last Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival the wonder mare won the Chipping Norton Stakes on the back of a victory in the Apollo and is out to do the same with victory in the Group 1 on Saturday.

Waller has dominated the recent Chipping Norton Stakes results with five wins in the past six years and Winx is out to go back-to-back in the weight-for-age feature emulating the Waller-trained Shoot Out (2012-13).

Winx is out to be the sixth Chipping Norton Stakes winner in the past seven years for Chris Waller

A total of 13 horses make up the early Chipping Norton Stakes nominations, which have been extended until 11:00am (AEDT) on Tuesday.

Along with the sure to be odds-on favourite in Chipping Norton Stakes betting at Ladbrokes.com.au, Waller has also entered for six of Winx’s stablemates including the Apollo Stakes third placegetter Endless Drama.

The classy import has just his third run down under in the Chipping Norton Stakes field on the weekend having run seven lengths behind his star stablemate first-up in the Apollo.

Waller’s other nominees are: Grand Marshal, Libran, Preferment, Sacred Master and Who Shot Thebarman – many heading towards the Group 1 Sydney Cup (3200m) in April during The Championships.

The other key Chipping Norton Stakes contender is perennial placegetter behind Winx, Hartnell, from the Godolphin stable.

A very good galloper in his own right, the John O’Shea-trained Authorized six-year-old would have plenty more wins on the board if he hadn’t come up against a freak on the track.

He faces Winx for a sixth time this weekend having run second to her in the Apollo Stakes first-up and will only improve the further distance he goes this campaign.

Hartnell is set to round-out his autumn in a final showdown with Winx on April 8 in the lucrative $4 million Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) where he’ll likely be racing for second at best again.

O’Shea has also nominated for Magic Hurricane coming off a fifth in the Apollo Stakes.

See below for the current Chipping Norton Stakes 2017 nominations, then head to Ladbrokes.com.au to back Winx at the best possible autumn racing odds.

2017 Chipping Norton Stakes Nominations

Royal Randwick – 25/02/2017

# Form (Last 10) Horse Sex Age Trainer Hcp. Rating
1 3x850202x0 AMBIENCE M 4 John O’Shea 100
2 2x3915x0x3 ENDLESS DRAMA (IRE) H 5 Chris Waller 104
3 33x726910x GRAND MARSHAL (GB) G 7 Chris Waller 108
4 5x211123x2 HARTNELL (GB) G 6 John O’Shea 116
5 211x1110x8 HE’S OUR ROKKII (NZ) G 4 David & B Hayes & T Dabernig 107
6 x6538241x0 LASQUETI SPIRIT F 3 Lee Curtis 100
7 6x341112x8 LIBRAN (IRE) G 6 Chris Waller 107
8 966x5340x5 MAGIC HURRICANE (IRE) G 7 John O’Shea 104
9 110x4540x6 PREFERMENT (NZ) H 5 Chris Waller 115
10 3x882140x0 SACRED MASTER (NZ) G 5 Chris Waller 102
11 113061x00x TAVAGO (NZ) G 4 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young 105
12 4x6527255x WHO SHOT THEBARMAN (NZ) G 8 Chris Waller 108
13 111x1111x1 WINX M 5 Chris Waller 132

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