David Lawlor’s in-form three-year-old Architect has suffered an early blow for their 2014 Sunshine Coast Guineas bid this Saturday coming up with a nasty wide gate for the Corbould Park showdown.

The sole Group race on the card at Caloundra, this year’s $125,000 Group 3 XXXX Sunshine Coast Guineas (1600m) has attracted a full field of 18 starters and three emergencies.

To wear the No. 1 saddlecloth is Lawlor’s Bel Esprit gelding Architect who comes off a 1200m handicap win at Eagle Farm from last Saturday.

While their lead-up form is good, Architect will have their work cut out for them having drawn barrier 17 and coming up to the mile here.

They and jockey Tim Bell will only come into 16 if all the emergencies come out too meaning they have work to do early.

Other notable hopes with wide barriers to overcome in the Guineas include the Rob Heathcote-trained Hopfgarten (barrier 16), Anymore (barrier 20) and L’Entrecote (barrier 18) for Kelly Schweida.

Mossman gelding Hopfgarten was in ace form earlier this autumn – winter season winning a string of races before their four-straight streak came to an end in the Group 3 Fred Best Classic (1350m) where they ran 14^th to Havana.

They improved on June 7 when fourth in the Listed Daybreak Lover Stakes (1600m) and do have winning form over the mile in the Group 3 Gunsynd Classic (1600m) at Eagle Farm from April.

Lacey Morrison’s Toowoomba-based All Bar One gelding Anymore meanwhile comes off a run at Ipswich from a fortnight ago where they crossed fourth to Olympic Anthem, a race Architect ran second in.

L’Entrecote then will be ridden by Jim Byrne from their widest barrier draw of the year, the Brisbane galloper having had gate three when sixth to Olympic Gold at Ipswich last start.

There are only two other confirmed starters coming off a win along with Architect meanwhile.

They are the Craig Smith-trained Performia (barrier five) who took out a Benchmark 70 over 1400m at Dalby on June 15 and the flying Len Treloar-trained Coruba Queen (barrier nine.

To be ridden by apprentice hoop Geoffrey Goold, Warhead filly Coruba Queen shoots for her fourth win from as many starts this time in.

She won two on the trot here at the Sunshine Coast over 1300m and 1400m respectively before going to Doomben on June 18 to win a fillies-and-mares’ Class 3 over 1350m by three quarters of a length.

Coruba Queen makes her Black Type debut here but the form suggests she’ll handle the class rise according to her trainer.

“She has been an interesting filly,” Treloar said this week.

“The Guineas on Saturday over a mile is a good opportunity just to see where she is at the moment, but she is certainly a filly that has come a long way in a short period of time in terms of ability and especially her mental approach to racing.”

See below for the full Sunshine Coast Guineas 2014 field, barriers and jockeys.

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2014 Sunshine Coast Guineas Final Field & Barrier Draw

Sunshine Coast Race 5 (2:30pm) – 28/06/2014\

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Br.	Wgt.	Hcp. Rating
1	8106034521	ARCHITECT	David J Lawlor	Timothy Bell	17	57kg	84
2	8×83111104	HOPFGARTEN	Robert Heathcote	Damian Browne	16	57kg	86
3	06219×0625	HOT SAGA	Gary Duncan	Eddie Wilkinson	8	57kg	72.5
4	13615×0680	BODEGA NEGRA	Bruce W Hill	–	12	57kg	72.5
5	42x16x24	ANYMORE	Lacey Morrison	–	20	57kg	64
6	61021×3076	PALMERA LAD	Roslyn Pratt	Anthony Allen (a)	11	57kg	73
7	1128×93119	ELITE ECHELON	Ray McCall	–	2	57kg	74
8	02×2527245	CASINO BENJO	John Pointon	Andrew Spinks	3	57kg	72
9	0x2121x816	L’ENTRECOTE	Kelly Schweida	Jim Byrne	18	57kg	73
10	x1135x1237	SANTOYA CAT	Bryan Guy	Ryan Wiggins	4	57kg	69
11	156×61293	SMART HUSS	John, Dan & Chris Meagher	Ric McMahon	7	57kg	69
12	1×115	COMACINA	John, Dan & Chris Meagher	Ashley Butler	1	57kg	70
13	1323×32614	MAMWAAZEL	Chris Waller	Chris Munce	6	55kg	80
14	409×170200	QUEST FOR PEACE	Toby Edmonds	Jason Taylor	10	55kg	70
15	914441×677	MISS HUSSON	Bruce W Hill	–	13	55kg	71
16	12413×1601	PERFORMIA	Craig Smith	–	5	55kg	73
17	50×111	CORUBA QUEEN	Len Treloar	Geoffrey Goold (a)	9	55kg	68
18	1x7x511609	TIRARRI	Liam Birchley	–	14	55kg	63
19e	7×511122	FAST ARROW	Mick Mair	Kelvin Wharton	15	57kg	70
20e	9×1131	ROCK OF DIAMONDS	Kent Fleming	Glen Colless	21	55kg	66
21e	144	ABADDON (NZ)	Shaune Ritchie	–	19	57kg	61