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2024 The Everest Field Confirmed

Lucy Henderson October 15, 2024

2024 The Everest Field Confirmed

The field is set for the eighth edition of the world’s richest turf race with our 12 The Everest 2024 horses vying for glory in the $20 million Randwick showcase sprint now locked in.

Heading the latest The Everest betting markets on the 1200m feature, which officially runs as a Group 1 race for the first time this year, through Ladbrokes.com.au is the Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman-trained I Wish I Win to be ridden by Luke Nolen.

2024 The Everest Field at a Glance

  • I Wish I Win is the narrow favourite
  • Bella Nipotina is one of five mares in the line-up
  • Ciaron Maher is the best represented trainer with three runners
  • Private Eye and Bella Nipotina are the oldest runners at seven-years-old
  • Private Eye races in his third The Everest after running 2nd in 2022 and 3rd in 2023
  • Growing Empire for Maher is one of four three-year-olds in the field
  • Lady Of Camelot is the sole filly in the mix
  • Kerrin McEvoy chases his fourth win aboard Growing Empire
  • Giga Kick (2022) is the only past The Everest winner racing again this year

Savabeel six-year-old, I Wish I Win, presents fit third-up after back-to-back Group 1 runs at The Valley including a third in the Ladbrokes Manikato.

The 2023 TJ Smith Stakes champ at the track and distance is after his first win since Brisbane’s Kingsford Smith Cup in the winter and there’s money for him to go one better than his narrow second to Think About It in the race last year.

Reigning The Everest hero Think About It is absent from this year’s The Everest field but Joe Pride‘s dually placed Private Eye is in the mix having run third in the trifecta in 2023.

Jay Ford takes the ride on the now seven-year-old son of Al Maher who comes off a sixth in the Group 2 The Shorts (1100m) from September 21.

The Shorts winner, I Am Me, has Nash Rawiller riding this weekend with Ciaron Maher‘s mare racing for The Star & Arrowfield.

To date no mare has claimed The Everest title but that could change with a strong contingent of female gallopers in the mix on Saturday.

Five mares led in betting by Bella Nipotina are out to become the first to win The Everest in 2024

The other mares in The Everest field this year are the fellow Maher-trained Bella Nipotina, Chris Waller‘s Thousand Guineas winner Joliestar, the Bjorn Baker-trained Stradbroke champion Stefi Magnetica coming off a second in The Shorts, and last start Group 2 Sheraco Stakes winner Sunshine In Paris from the Neasham/Archibald stable.

Of those, Bella Nipotina is the one most likely according to The Everest odds with the talented Pride Of Dubai seven-year-old third-up after placings in the Group 3 Concorde Stakes (2nd) and Group 2 Premiere Stakes (3rd).

Three Maher sprinters have secured a slot in The Everest 2024 with Bella Nipotina and I Am Me joined in the starting line-up by the well-supported Growing Empire.

Two three-year-olds have beaten home the older horses in The Everest results to date with Yes Yes Yes (2019) and Giga Kick (2022).

Growing Empire is being kept safe in the markets to be the next with the in-form Zoustar colt having won four of his six starts to date.

He was far from disgraced beaten a nostril-flare in the Manikato last time out and will relish the WFA conditions here.

The other three-year-olds are Godolphin‘s Golden Rose runner-up Traffic Warden, Storm Boy who was the final confirmed The Everest contender, and the sole filly in the line-up Lady Of Camelot who won the Golden Slipper as a two-year-old in the autumn.

Lady Of Camelot will be ridden by Rachel King, while Jamie Kah has the Traffic Warden mount with both jockeys looking to be the first female hoop to ride a The Everest champion.

Adding further depth and intrigue to what is sure to be another stellar edition of the popular slot race is the inclusion of the 2022 champion Giga Kick.

Mark Zahra partners the now five-year-old son of Scissor Kick whose lead-up run had him cross under a length fourth behind shock winner Airman in the $1 million Premiere Stakes.

The official 2024 The Everest barrier draw was revealed on Tuesday evening with Traffic Warden firming into top spot in betting after drawing barrier two.

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The Everest 2024 Odds & Results

The Everest (G1)
FinalRace time: 1729315236
Runner DetailsWinPlace
1st
4. Bella Nipotina (12) J: Craig Williams 56.5kg
T: Ciaron Maher
2nd
2. Giga Kick (3) J: Mark Zahra 58.5kg
T: Clayton Douglas
3rd
9. Growing Empire (7) J: Kerrin McEvoy 53kg
T: Ciaron Maher
4th
12. Lady Of Camelot (11) J: Rachel King 51kg
T: G Waterhouse & A Bott
5th
7. Sunshine In Paris (8) J: Tommy Berry 56.5kg
T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald
6th
3. Private Eye (10) J: Jay Ford 58.5kg
T: Joseph Pride
7th
8. Joliestar (4) J: James McDonald 56.5kg
T: Chris Waller
8th
11. Storm Boy (5) J: Brenton Avdulla 53kg
T: G Waterhouse & A Bott
9th
6. Stefi Magnetica (6) J: Zac Lloyd 56.5kg
T: Bjorn Baker
10th
5. I Am Me (1) J: Nash Rawiller 56.5kg
T: Ciaron Maher
11th
1. I Wish I Win (9) J: Luke Nolen 58.5kg
T: Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman
Odds are subject to fluctuation. For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit ladbrokes.com.au/racing.
Data retrieved: 14/11/2024 04:44:38 AM (Australia/Brisbane)

Race comments

BELLA NIPOTINA (4) tough mare who gets better with age. Conditions suit and like the way she attacked the line in the Concorde first up and when third over this track and trip in the G2 Premiere Stakes at latest. Craig Williams has a great record on her and she just needs luck early from the draw. GIGA KICK (2) won this race in 2022 and looks set to explode third up. Strong late in the Premiere and has trained on sharply since. Adept in all conditions and will relish the good tempo. JOLIESTAR (8) exciting mare who returned slick sectional times first up when winning the G3 Show County over this track in good style. Disappointed when third over this trip in the G2 Sheraco Stakes at Rosehill and since kept up to the mark with a 1000m tick over trial. J Mac rides and she ticks plenty of boxes from the draw. I AM ME (5) has gone to a new level this prep and is undefeated in two attempts over this track and trip. Maps to get every chance with Rawiller up and stays in the mix.

2024 The Everest Final Field & Barrier Draw

NoLast 10HorseTrainerJockeyBarrierWeightProbable WeightPenaltyHcp Rating
1x32x321x53I WISH I WIN (NZ)Peter G Moody & Katherine ColemanLuke Nolen958.5kg118
2x3211x3x54GIGA KICKClayton DouglasMark Zahra358.5kg116
32x26034x46PRIVATE EYEJoseph PrideJay Ford1058.5kg112
44241221×23BELLA NIPOTINACiaron MaherCraig Williams1256.5kg118
5122x344x11I AM MECiaron MaherNash Rawiller156.5kg115
62342x531x2STEFI MAGNETICABjorn BakerZac Lloyd (a)656.5kg114
721x1x254x1SUNSHINE IN PARISAnnabel Neasham & Rob ArchibaldTommy Berry856.5kg114
8x2221x1x13JOLIESTARChris WallerJames McDonald456.5kg110
9211×112GROWING EMPIRECiaron MaherKerrin McEvoy753kg109
102138142×12TRAFFIC WARDENJames CummingsMs Jamie Kah253kg101
11111134×134STORM BOYGai Waterhouse & Adrian BottBrenton Avdulla553kg98
124x1212x37LADY OF CAMELOTGai Waterhouse & Adrian BottMs Rachel King1151kg107
13ex12x201x1xOVERPASSBjorn Baker058.5kg115
14e113x2505x6THINK ABOUT ITJoseph Pride058.5kg115
15e29x2219x51SOUTHPORT TYCOONCiaron Maher058.5kg113
16e4x50172x32MAZUJoseph Pride058.5kg111

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

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