A host of top three-year-olds eyeing a run in Melbourne’s 2017 Australian Guineas field next month will take to the track in Sydney on Saturday in the Eskimo Prince Stakes.

One of two Group status features on the Breeders Classic Day card, the $150,000 Group 3 Eskimo Prince Stakes (1200m) is set to run as Randwick Race 6 at 3:45pm (AEDT).

A final field of nine hopefuls are in the mix for the early autumn racing carnival event including all-in favourite for the $750,000 Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) at Flemington on March 4 – Omei Sword.

The Chris Waller-trained High Chaparral filly races for the first time since her second to Astern at Rosehill in the Group 1 Golden Rose Stakes (1400m) back in September.

Prior to that the promising youngster won the Group 2 Silver Shadow Stakes (1200m) at Randwick, a track and distance she returns to first-up on Saturday.

Omei Sword has trialled twice leading up to her highly-anticipated return and is sure to start near the top of betting as she also sits as the current $9 favourite in futures Australian Guineas odds at Ladbrokes.com.au.

The other key Australian Guineas nominated galloper lining-up in the Eskimo Prince Stakes field this season is the fellow Waller-trained Comin’ Through.

The colt is a beautifully-bred son of Fastnet Rock and was last seek winning the Group 3 Carbine Club Stakes (1600m) over the mile at Flemington on Derby Day.

Comin’ Through is listed as a $10 hope in pre-field Australian Guineas betting and will improve on whatever he does first-up in the Eskimo Prince as he gets out over further distance over the autumn.

The other three-year-old who won his last start is the John O’Shea-trained Bryneich.

The Godolphin-raced Lonhro colt posted a 1250m Canterbury win on January 20 in a Benchmark 70 by a runaway four and a half-lengths.

He rises notably in class on Saturday and could find the drop in distance a little sharp, but is likely to be kept safe in betting by the bookmakers.

O’Shea has also accepted for stablemate Bezel who jumps from barrier four, one on the inside of Bryneich.

James Doyle has the first-up ride on the Street Cry colt who has won three of his five career starts to date.

Yet to finish outside the money, Bezel was last seen running third beaten only a quarter-length by Comin’ Through in the Carbine Club Stakes on October 29 during the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

Check out the full Eskimo Prince Stakes 2017 field and barriers below then visit Ladbrokes.com.au for all the autumn’s best racing odds and offers including futures markets on the Australian Guineas.

2017 Eskimo Prince Stakes Final Field & Barrier Draw

Randwick Race 6 (3:45pm) – 04/02/2017

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Br.	Wgt.	Hcp. Rating
1	121x	COMIN’ THROUGH	Chris Waller	Michael Walker	6	58.5kg	82
2	6x1x14x3	GUARD OF HONOUR	Kris Lees	Tommy Berry	7	58kg	77
3	129x12x	OMEI SWORD	Chris Waller	Hugh Bowman	3	57kg	92
4	2x1113x	BEZEL	John O’Shea	James Doyle	4	56kg	78
5	21×1	BRYNEICH	John O’Shea	Brenton Avdulla	5	56kg	70
6	511501×4	GENERALISSIMO	Garry White	TBA	1	56kg	70
7	332×12	SPENDING TO WIN	Peter & Paul Snowden	TBA	8	56kg	69
8	123x	MAN FROM UNCLE	Anthony Cummings	Jason Collett	9	56kg	68
9	0124×5	ON THE SPOT	Clarry Conners	Glyn Schofield	2	56kg	67