Black Heart Bart heads a field of 15 for 2017 Kingston Town Classic

December 4, 2017

Black Heart Bart heads a field of 15 for 2017 Kingston Town Classic

Five times Group 1 winner Black Heart Bart heads a field of fifteen for the running of the 2017 Group 1 $1m Magic Millions-Kingston Town Classic (1800m) at Ascot in Perth on Saturday.

Black Heart Bart., above, heads up a field of 15 for the Kingston Town Classic at Ascot. Photo by Ultimate Racing Photos.

Black Heart Bart., above, heads up a field of 15 for the Kingston Town Classic at Ascot. Photo by Ultimate Racing Photos.

Black Heart Bart returned to the West were he began his career for a nose second to local Great Shot in the Group 1 $1m James Boag’s Premium Railway Stakes (1600m) at Ascot on November 25 and heads the betting for the Kingston Town Classic at $3.50 with Ladbrokes.com.au.

Prior to heading back to Perth for the Summer Carnival, the Darren Weir trained Black Heart Bart had raced consistently over the 2017 Melbourne Spring Carnival without finding the winner’s stall.

The Blackfriars seven year old was placed twice at Group 1 level from four Spring Carnival starts with a second to Vega Magic in the Group 1 $1m New Zealand Bloodstock Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on September 2 followed by a third to stablemate Humidor in the Group 1 $750,000 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on September 16.

Regular rider Brad Rawiller will be free to ride Black Heart Bart in the Kingston Town Classic after he completes a careless riding suspension he received at The Valley last Friday night at midnight on December 8.

Weir was on hand to watch Black Heart Bart gallop on Saturday morning and is happy with the way the big bay gelding has progressed since the Railway Stakes.

“Bart’s good,” Weir told The West Australian.

“His work was good and Ulmann worked well, too.

“We’re fortunate enough to have Lindsey let us use his place.”

“Bart has settled in to the routine there and it’s just what he needed.”

“All thing’s being well, he’s heading into the race in good shape.”

Railway Stakes winner Great Shot will line up in the Kingston Town Classic while Sydney’s leading trainer Chris Waller will saddle up three runners, Tom Melbourne, All Our Roads and Life Less Ordinary.

The James Cummings trained It’s Somewhat will carry the Godolphin royal blue colours and has won a 1200m barrier trial at Belmont since running third behind Tosen Stardom and Happy Clapper in the Group 1 $2m Emirates Stakes (2000m) at Flemington on the last day of the four day Melbourne Cup Carnival.

The barrier draw for the 2017 Kingston Town Classic will be conducted on Tuesday December 5.

For all the latest and the best odds for the Kingston Town Classic go to Ladbrokes.com.au.

Early betting for the 2017 Kingston Classic at Ladbrokes.com.au: $3.50 Black Heart Bart, $4.80 It’s Somewhat, $5.50 Perfect Jewel, $8.50 Tom Melbourne, $11 Achernar’s Star, Life Less Ordinary, $17 All Our Roads, $21 Material Man, Great Shot, $26 Pounamu, $34 Money Maher, $41 Royal Star, $51 Silverstream, Gatting, $101 Cosmic Storm.

Field for 2017 Group 1 Kingston Town Classic (1800m)

# Horse Wgt Rtg Rider Trainer
1 BLACK HEART BART 59 m116 BRAD RAWILLER DARREN WEIR
2 IT’S SOMEWHAT (USA) 59 m113 JAMES CUMMINGS
3 GREAT SHOT 59 m108 CRAIG STAPLES RHYS RADFORD
4 TOM MELBOURNE (IRE) 59 m106 DAMIEN OLIVER CHRIS WALLER
5 POUNAMU 59 m96 PATRICK CARBERY ALAN MATHEWS
6 MATERIAL MAN 59 m96 MITCHELL PATEMAN JUSTIN WARWICK
7 ALL OUR ROADS (NZ) 59 m98 MICHAEL WALKER CHRIS WALLER
8 LIFE LESS ORDINARY (IRE) 59 m97 DOUGLAS WHYTE CHRIS WALLER
9 GATTING 58.5 m94 LEE NEWMAN DARREN MC AULIFFE
10 SILVERSTREAM 57 m103 BRAD PARNHAM ADAM DURRANT
11 COSMIC STORM 57 m93 JARRAD NOSKE GRANT & ALANA WILLIAMS
12 ROYAL STAR 56.5 m83 GRANT & ALANA WILLIAMS
13 ACHERNAR STAR 52 m83 CHRIS PARNHAM SIMON A. MILLER
14 MONEY MAHER 52 m75 JOSEPH AZZOPARDI DANIEL & BEN PEARCE
15 PERFECT JEWEL 50 m83 WILLIAM PIKE GRANT & ALANA WILLIAMS

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