Heavy rainfall in Sydney has seen Royal Randwick downgraded to a heavy 9 on Saturday morning, wreaking havoc on what was supposed to be a large 14 horse field on the final race of the day.
With just seven runners remaining, Race 9 has seen the likes of Chris Waller’s Metamporphic and John P Thompson trained Let’s Party Marty withdrawn from the 1200m sprint race, while fortunately, the 2018 version of the $500,000 Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) remains relatively unchanged.
Track update @royalrandwick for Moët & Chandon Spring Champion Stakes Day:
Track – Heavy 9
Penetrometer- 6.08
Rail- 6m from 1600-WP, 4 m reminder.
Irrigation last 24hrs – Nil
Irrigation last 7 days – Nil
Rainfall last 24hrs – 15.6 mm
Rainfall last 7 days- 49mm pic.twitter.com/5jazpR9rI3— Australian Turf Club (@aus_turf_club) October 5, 2018
Out of the 13 horse field, James Cummings trained Cloak looks to be the only late withdrawal. Three runners have also withdrawn from the $300,000 Group 2 Roman Consul Stakes (1200m) including Performer, Ef Troop and Paquirri.
