Multiple Group 1 winner Ortensia heads a field of 14 for the Group 1 2013 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) which will take place at Caulfield on Saturday.
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Ortensia heads a 14-horse Oakleigh Plate field. Photo: Sarah Ebbett.
The globetrotting mare will carry the joint topweight of 58kg along with defending champion Woorim when she jumps from barrier four in her first-up test.
Woorim will be racing for the first time since the winter but will have to overcome a barrier 13 draw in order to produce a second straight Oakleigh Plate victory.
Unbeaten Perth sprinter Barakey is just behind the pair in the weights with 57kg and has drawn reasonably in barrier eight.
The five-year-old gelding will be chasing a 12th consecutive victory when he steps out for his east-coast debut in the $400,000 handicap sprint.
There is a strong Queensland presence in the field with Spirit Of Boom and Adebisi joining Woorim to represent the sunshine state.
Spirit Of Boom placed at Group 2 level twice during the Spring Carnival and also ran third to Barakey in the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot in November.
Desleigh Forster-trained gelding Adebisi will be chasing a third straight win after taking out the Listed Razor Sharp Quality and the Group 3 Rubiton Stakes at his past two starts.
Also bringing strong form into the race is Sea Lord who won the Group 2 Australia Stakes ahead of quality galloper Pinwheel at his last start on January 25.
There is one three-year-old in the race with unbeaten filly Shamal Wind set to jump from barrier one carrying just 50.5kg.
Shamal Wind is one of two Robert Smerdon-trained gallopers in the field, with Group 1 winner Lone Rock set to be running first-up.
Other Oakleigh Plate runners include Gerald Ryan-trained mare Mrs Onassis and 2012 third placegetter Facile Tigre.
Oakleigh Plate 2013 – Final Field and Barrier Draw
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1x1x94110x | ORTENSIA | Paul Messara | Craig Williams | 4 | 58kg | 113 | |
2 | 17x158070x | WOORIM | Robert Heathcote | Damian Browne | 13 | 58kg | 109 | |
3 | 11x11x111x | BARAKEY | Jim P Taylor | Jason Brown | 8 | 57kg | 107 | |
4 | 46x243273x | SPIRIT OF BOOM | Tony Gollan | Brett Prebble | 5 | 56kg | 105 | |
5 | 9×11441721 | SEA LORD | Stephen Brown | Luke Currie | 2 | 55.5kg | 104 | |
6 | 66040×1511 | ADEBISI | Desleigh Forster | Dwayne Dunn | 6 | 55kg | 103 | |
7 | 211x30x07x | FACILE TIGRE | Jason McLachlan | Brad Rawiller | 3 | 55kg | 103 | |
8 | x5044x700x | LONE ROCK | Robert Smerdon | Nicholas Hall | 7 | 54.5kg | 106 | |
9 | 562110361x | FREERETURN | Jason Warren | Craig Newitt | 11 | 53.5kg | 100 | |
10 | 116x12310x | MRS ONASSIS | Gerald Ryan | Chris Symons | 12 | 52.5kg | 97 | |
11 | x388412212 | RESCUE MISSION (NZ) | Anthony Freedman | Dean Yendall | 10 | 52.5kg | 94 | |
12 | 4314x923x4 | UNANIMOUSLY | Matthew Dale | TBA | 14 | 52.5kg | 95 | |
13 | 7x99x8x216 | UNDENIABLY | Mark Kavanagh | Stephen Baster | 9 | 52.5kg | 96 | |
14 | 11×1 | SHAMAL WIND | Robert Smerdon | Glen Boss | 1 | 50.5kg | 88 |