Two times winner Redkirk Warrior among 2019 Newmarket Handicap nominations

Two times winner Redkirk Warrior is among the sixty-five nominations for the 2019 Group 1 $1.25m Seppelt Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington on March 9.

Two times winner Redkirk Warrior, above, is among the nominations for the 2019 Newmarket Handicap at Flemington. Photo by Ultimate Racing Photos.

Redkirk Warrior in the winner of the last two runnings of the Newmarket Handicap and heads up Lindsay Park’s eight entries that also includes Vega Magic, Condor Heroes, Ellicazoom, Fuhryk, Poised To Strike, Spanish Whisper and Tony Nicconi.

Group 1 winners Brave Smash, Land Of Plenty and Voodoo Lad head up trainer Darren Weir’s eight nominations while Anthony Freedman’s multiple Group 1 winners Santa Ana Lane and Shoals are also among the entries for the 2019 Newmarket Handicap.

Dual Everest winner Redzel is among the nominations for the Newmarket Handicap and is one of four entries from the Team Snowden stable along with Dothraki, Spin and Tchaikovsky.

The Peter and Paul Snowden trained Redzel created history with wins in the first two runnings of the The Everest (1200m) at Randwick which was worth $10m in 2017 and then $13m in 2018.

Redzel had one more run after his second Everest win during the 2018 Spring Carnival for a fifth to Santa Ana Lane in the Group 1 $1m VRC Sprint Classic (1200m) at Flemington before being sent for a break.

The 2018 Golden Slipper winner Estijaab is one of four horses from the Team Hawkes Stable nominated for the Newmarket Handicap and is joined by stablemates Brutal, Desert Lord and Glenall.

All of Sydney’s leading trainer Chris Waller’s six nominations for the Newmarket Handicap are three year olds and are headed up by The Autumn Sun and Zousain along with Lean Mean Machine, The August, Performer and Charge.

Group 1 winners Sunlight, In Her Time and Le Romain are also listed among the entries for the 2019 Melbourne Autumn Carnival’s premier sprint.

The first acceptances for the 2019 Newmarket Handicap will be taken on February 19 with the final field released on March 6.

Early betting for the 2019 Newmarket Handicap at Ladbrokes.com.au: $6.50 Graf, $7 Osborne Bulls, $7.50 Sunlight, Zousain, $8 Nature Strip, Redzel, $9 Kementari, Vega Magic, $10 The Autumn Sun, $11 In Her Time, Written By, $13 Santa Ana Lane, $17 Brave Smash, Lean Mean Machine, Redkirk Warrior, Shoals, $18 Land Of Plenty, $21 Brutal, Champagne Cuddles, I’ll Have A Bit, Voodoo Lad, $26 Charge, Viddora, $34 or better the rest.

Nominations for the 2019 Newmarket Handicap (1200m)

#	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	15864x369x	ARANCINI	G	6	Kevin Corstens	–
2	1412x	BALLER	C	3	Anthony & Edward Cummings	–
3	6x1211125x	BATTLE HERO	G	7	Chris Gangemi	–
4	620x43322x	BONS AWAY	G	5	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	100
5	1474x7282x	BOOKER	M	4	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	–
6	70x332818x	BRAVE SMASH (JPN)	H	6	Darren Weir	114
7	111x	BRUTAL (NZ)	C	3	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	85
8	1330x320x3	CHAMPAGNE CUDDLES	M	4	Bjorn Baker	104
9	x42x12351x	CHARGE	C	3	Chris Waller	83
10	667x00x6x1	CHAUFFEUR	H	4	Darren Weir	92
11	2x12x8x26x	CONDOR HEROES	H	4	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	–
12	2x3x48711x	COOL PASSION	M	7	Tony McEvoy	105
13	2132x5x	DESERT LORD	G	4	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	–
14	x222274x1x	DIVINE QUALITY	M	5	Robbie Griffiths	98
15	23x0150x43	DOTHRAKI	G	8	Peter & Paul Snowden	–
16	27x01800x1	EGYPTIAN SYMBOL	M	6	Bjorn Baker	–
17	5x37x12095	ELLICAZOOM	M	5	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	–
18	166x85125x	ENCRYPTION	C	3	James Cummings	95
19	1211x	ESTIJAAB	F	3	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	106
20	00x000686x	FUHRYK	M	5	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	96
21	2x020164x2	GLENALL	H	5	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	96
22	11x1235x	GRAFF	C	3	Kris Lees	–
23	x8513x334x	I’LL HAVE A BIT	M	4	John McArdle	103
24	7x05x95156	ILLUSTRIOUS LAD	G	7	Peter Gelagotis	102
25	2x139x372x	IN HER TIME	M	6	Kris Lees	–
26	30x242439x	KEMENTARI	H	4	James Cummings	–
27	3x70x7326x	KEMONO (JPN)	H	4	Darren Weir	100
28	1117x4805x	LANCIATO (NZ)	G	6	Mark Newnham	103
29	311x21314x	LAND OF PLENTY	H	5	Darren Weir	110
30	232x17242x	LE ROMAIN	G	6	Kris Lees	115
31	13310x153x	LEAN MEAN MACHINE	C	3	Chris Waller	99
32	21x361221x	MANUEL	G	5	Tony McEvoy	95
33	23520406×5	MIHANY	G	7	Dean Saxon	–
34	3625x1351x	MILWAUKEE	G	5	Michael Moroney	90
35	7820×37094	MISSROCK	M	5	Robbie Laing	100
36	611731×221	MYSTYKO (NZ)	G	5	Trevor Rogers	68
37	1x2411118x	NATURE STRIP	G	4	Darren Weir	104
38	3121x1531x	OSBORNE BULLS	G	5	James Cummings	–
39	1x1L0x374x	PERFORMER	C	3	Chris Waller	83
40	214x1x	POISED TO STRIKE	G	3	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	71
41	0x11x00x0x	REDKIRK WARRIOR (GB)	G	8	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	–
42	2124x1515x	REDZEL	G	6	Peter & Paul Snowden	–
43	18x511303x	RUNSON	G	6	Leon & Troy Corstens	98
44	0311x5161x	SANTA ANA LANE	G	6	Anthony Freedman	–
45	22x1x2321x	SANTA MONICA (NZ)	M	5	Stephen Ralph	–
46	x81x1x320x	SHOALS	M	4	Anthony Freedman	113
47	1213x5200x	SPANISH WHISPER	F	3	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	79
48	335x17436x	SPIN	G	3	Peter & Paul Snowden	79
49	515×111	STAR FALL	C	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	–
50	3x64164x6x	STEEL FROST	G	6	Will Clarken	96
51	12120×4075	STELLAR COLLISION	G	6	Darren Weir	98
52	113x21171x	SUNLIGHT	F	3	Tony McEvoy	108
53	5310x59x	TCHAIKOVSKY	C	3	Peter & Paul Snowden	67
54	11x42059x	THE AUGUST	C	3	Chris Waller	71
55	111x311x	THE AUTUMN SUN	C	3	Chris Waller	110
56	12142670×6	THORONDOR	C	3	Robbie Laing	74
57	1103x	TONY NICCONI	C	3	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	84
58	x93186x315	USAIN BOWLER	G	4	John Sadler	–
59	257x8x140x	VEGA MAGIC	G	6	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	114
60	11	VEGADAZE	G	3	Anthony & Edward Cummings	–
61	11x20x100x	VIDDORA	M	6	Lloyd Kennewell	–
62	001212481x	VOODOO LAD	G	7	Darren Weir	–
63	0x1415x11x	WHISPERING BROOK	M	5	Darren Weir	107
64	x1114x114x	WRITTEN BY	C	3	Grahame Begg	104
65	46122x422x	ZOUSAIN	C	3	Chris Waller	106