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Last year’s champion, Celestial Legend, has been scratched from today’s Doncaster Mile 2025 field on vet’s advice paving the way for Rise At Dawn to run in the $4 million Randwick feature.
The Les Bridge trained son of Dundeel was officially withdrawn from this afternoon’s Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) on race morning.
The horse won last year’s race on a Heavy (8) track over Pericles and Militarize but will not get the chance to defend his title leaving Mr Brightside (2022-23) as the last dual Doncaster Mile champion for another season.
Ben, Will & JD Hayes‘ first emergency, Rise At Dawn, takes his place in the starting line-up from barrier two with Tyler Schiller to ride.
Ben & JD Hayes chase their third Doncaster win in four years having prepared Mr B for his back-to-back wins, while Schiller attempts his second victory in as many years after riding Celestial Legend to victory last autumn.
A four-year-old son of Almanzor, Rise At Dawn carries 51kg and is installed at current Doncaster Mile odds of $31 through Ladbrokes.com.au.
An eight-time winner from 14 career starts, the gelding has a brilliant 1600m strike rate (7:4-2-0) but sees Randwick for the first time in Race 8 this afternoon.
At his latest he crossed over four lengths back sixth to Tom Kitten in Flemington’s Group 1 All-Star Mile (1600m) when beating home just one other runner on March 8.
He could be set for a sharp improvement on that WFA run with 59kg however dropping notably in weight.
The latest Doncaster Mile betting markets have the Ciaron Maher trained Gringotts as the $6 favourite in gate six with Tommy Berry riding the last start Group 1 George Ryder Stakes champ.
Randwick Guineas winner at the track and trip, Linebacker, is next best at $7 for John O’Shea & Tom Charlton.
The Doncaster Mile scheduled start time is for 4:35pm (AEDT).
| 8. Stefi Magnetica (5) J: Jason Collett54.5kg 54x86T: Bjorn Baker | ||
| 7. Royal Patronage (16) J: Tim Clark54.5kg 37x14T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | ||
| 18. Encap (3) J: Reece Jones51kg 53x74T: Gary Portelli | ||
| 21. Rise At Dawn (2) J: Tyler Schiller51kg 11x16T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes | ||
| 5. Pericles (13) J: Blake Shinn55kg 91x84T: James Cummings | ||
| 1. Another Wil (15) J: Jamie Melham56.5kg 12x14T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 3. Tom Kitten (1) J: Ben Melham55.5kg 3x215T: James Cummings | ||
| 20. Linebacker (11) J: Zac Lloyd49kg 6x261T: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton | ||
| 14. Port Lockroy (10) J: Craig Williams53.5kg 610x8T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | ||
| 6. Militarize (7) J: Chad Schofield55kg 33x00T: Chris Waller | ||
| 2. Gringotts (6) J: Tommy Berry55.5kg 10x31T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 19. Firestorm (8) J: Jay Ford50kg 56x12T: Chris Waller | ||
| 15. Al Mubhir (4) J: Andrea Atzeni53kg 383x6T: William Haggas | ||
| 10. Moira (18) J: Zac Purton54kg 2121xT: Chris Waller | ||
| 17. Iowna Merc (12) J: Ashley Morgan52kg 42211T: Bjorn Baker | ||
| 13. Kovalica (14) J: Kerrin McEvoy53.5kg 260x7T: Chris Waller | ||
| 11. Just Folk (9) J: Daniel Moor54kg x4381T: Gavin Bedggood | ||
| 4. Geoglyph (20) J: Damian Lane55kg 2x5x0T: Tetsuya Kimura | ||
| 16. New Energy (19) J: Dylan Gibbons52.5kg 610x0T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 9. Anisette (17) J: Michael Dee54kg x139xT: Chris Waller |
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