2017 Goodwood Final Field: Black Heart Bart draws barrier 2

Mark Mazzaglia May 16, 2017

2017 Goodwood Final Field: Black Heart Bart draws barrier 2

Five times Group 1 winner Black Heart Bart’s chances of making it back to back wins in the Group 1 $1m Darley Goodwood (1200m) at Morphettville on Saturday have soared after the big bay drew barrier two in the capacity field.

Black Heart Bart, above, has drawn barrier 2 in the 2017 Goodwood at Morphettville. Photo by Ultimate Racing Photos.

Black Heart Bart, above, has drawn barrier 2 in the 2017 Goodwood at Morphettville. Photo by Ultimate Racing Photos.

A final field of twenty sprinters plus three emergencies make up the 2017 Goodwood with the Darren Weir trained Black Heart Bart and Peter Gelagotis’ Malaguerra sharing the top weight of 59kg.

Regular rider Brad Rawiller will again be aboard Black Heart Bart while Malaguerra will jump from gate nine with Ben Melham in the saddle again.

Black Heart Bart scored his first Group 1 win in last year’s Goodwood and went on to collect another four Group 1 winning trophies in the last twelve months.

Following his Goodwood win, Black Heart Bart went on to win the Group 1 $500,000 Memsie Stakes (1400m) and the Group 1 $500,000 Underwood Stakes (1800m) both at Caulfield during the 2016 Melbourne Spring Carnival.

The Blackfriars six year old then continued his Group 1 winning form during the 2017 Melbourne Autumn Carnival with wins in the $500,000 Ladbrokes C.F. Orr Stakes (1400m) and in the $500,000 italktravel Futurity Stakes (1400m), both at Caulfield again.

Weir will also saddle up Rageese who drew barrier eleven with Damian Lane taking over the reins from Luke Nolen who was aboard last start for a seventh to Malibu Style in the Listed $120,000 Bel Esprit Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield on April 22.

Malaguerra has been out of the placings at his last two starts and after winning the Group 2 $200,000 Australia Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley on January 27 finished sixth to Black Heart Bart in the C.F. Orr Stakes before running seventh to Chautauqua in the Group 1 $2.5m Darley T J Smith Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on April 1.

Gelagotis’ other Goodwood runner Illustrious Lad will jump from the outside barrier with Anthony Darmanin to ride.

Three year old Hey Doc is facing a tough task after drawing barrier twenty-one in the original drew and will jump from one form the outside if all three emergencies fail to gain a start.

Luke Currie ride Hey Doc to victory in the Group 1 $750,000 Australian Guineas (1600m) at Flemington on March 4 and will be back on board replacing Tim Clark who held the reins on the three year old when ninth to It’s Somewhat in the Group 1 $3m The Star Doncaster Mile (1600m) at Randwick on April 1.

Victorian mare Secret Agenda and Damien Oliver have a great chance to win their second Morphettville Group 1 in as many starts together after they combined for an all the way win in the Group 1 $1m Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) on May 6 after drawing barrier five.

As well as Secret Agenda, Caulfield trainer Mick Price will also saddle up Bassett who was out of luck at the barrier drew, coming up with the twenty marble.

Mark Zahra takes over from Damien Oliver on Bassett who was an unlucky last start sixth to Karacatis in the Group 3 $175,000 D C McKay Stakes (1100m) at Morphettville on May 6.

The Lindsay Park Team of David and Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig will be represented with two Goodwood runners, Faatinah at barrier four with Regan Bayliss and Vega Magic at barrier 6 with Craig Williams.

Faatinah is coming off an improved last start fourth to Karacatis in the D C McKay Stakes while the well credentialed Western Australian sprinter Vega Magic will be having his first run for the Lindsay Park Team and his first run since winning the Group 3 $250,000 A.J. Scahill Stakes (1400m) at Ascot in Peth on December 10 last year.

In-form local sprinter Riziz has drawn the rails with Todd Panell to ride again.

Go to Ladbrokes.com.au to get the best odds for the The Goodwood as well as a whole range of betting options for the entire Goodwood Day meeting.

The Final Field For The 2017 Group 1 Goodwood (1200m)

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Hcp Rating
1 12129x211x BLACK HEART BART Darren Weir Brad Rawiller 2 59kg 115
2 19x215x167 MALAGUERRA Peter Gelagotis Ben Melham 9 59kg 112
3 6225×72004 FAATINAH David & B Hayes & T Dabernig Regan Bayliss 4 57.5kg 102
4 11134×3119 HEY DOC Tony McEvoy Luke Currie 21 57kg 106
5 x1212x5002 ILLUSTRIOUS LAD Peter Gelagotis Anthony Darmanin 23 57kg 104
6 24x167x511 SECRET AGENDA Mick Price Damien Oliver 5 56.5kg 110
7 1111x9171x VEGA MAGIC David & B Hayes & T Dabernig Craig Williams 6 56.5kg 103
8 10x54219x7 RAGEESE Darren Weir Damian Lane 11 56kg 102
9 2446×14131 KARACATIS Richard Jolly Noel Callow 18 56kg 98
10 393047×491 SANTA ANA LANE Lee & Anthony Freedman Mark Pegus 10 56kg 97
11 x1120743x1 FIRST AMONG EQUALS Simon A Miller Luke Nolen 16 55.5kg 105
12 599×423311 RIZIZ Ken Sweeney Todd Pannell 1 55.5kg 100
13 3x242x1116 BASSETT (NZ) Mick Price Mark Zahra 20 55.5kg 99
14 32341×1749 CASINO WIZARD Lee Creek Jason Holder 8 55.5kg 97
15 x3021x8753 KAEPERNICK Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Dwayne Dunn 12 54.5kg 101
16 x390x2x1x5 ZEBULON (NZ) Peter Morgan Ms Linda Meech 15 54.5kg 93
17 192414×217 KARLOVASI Richard Jolly Paul Gatt 19 54.5kg 92
18 276x22x212 VIDDORA Lloyd Kennewell Joe Bowditch 7 54kg 101
19 7x1310x481 SWEET SHERRY Brent Stanley 3 53.5kg 90
20 66735×1924 MISSROCK Robbie Laing Dean Yendall 13 52kg 100
21e 0x411351x3 LUCKY LIBERTY Henry Dwyer 14 54.5kg 89
22e 117x122x75 LOPE DE CAPIO Wayne Francis & Glen Kent Ms Jamie Kah 22 54.5kg 88
23e 754×211135 COUNTER PULSE Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas Clare Lindop 17 54.5kg 83

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