The Anthony and Edward Cummings trained Sky Boy will be chasing his fifth win on trot when he lines up in the Group 2 $250,000 Villiers Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday.

Sky Boy is one of twenty-two horses nominated for the Villiers Stakes and the four year old gelding will be facing his toughest test to data after working his way up through the grades with four straight wins.

Sky Boy is dropping back to 1600m coming off a last start win in an 1800m BenchMark 88 Handicap at Rosehill on November 24 but Anthony Cummings can’t see as a disadvantage against his chances in the Villiers Stakes.

“The three weeks between runs suits and he will be sharp enough for the 1600 metres,” Cummings told AAP.

Cummings is also hoping for a win in Villiers Stakes which will guarantee Sky Boy a place in the Group 1 $3m The Star Doncaster Mile (1600m) at Randwick on Day One of The Championship during the 20119 Sydney Autumn Carnival.

“The plan is to win the Villiers which gets him into the Doncaster Mile,” Cummings said.

Christian Reith has been aboard Sky Boy for his last three wins and gets the ride again on the gelding who has been handicapped on the 53kg minimum.

The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott trained Fabrizio heads the weights with 59kg while the Chris Waller trained My Nordic Hero is number one in the order of entry coming off a last start win in the Group 3 $160,000 Festival Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill on December 1.

Fabrizio also had to carry the top weight of 61.5kg last start when second to Interlocuter in the $150,000 Goulburn Cup (1600m) at Goulburn on November 25 and that pair look set to clash again in the Villiers Stakes with the James Cummings trained Interlocuter handicapped with 56.5kg.

Waller has also nominated Life Less Ordinary (58.5kg), Satano Rasen (56kg), Sambro (55kg) and Alward (54kg) for the Villiers Stakes while James Cummings also has multiple entries with Duca Valentinois (57.5kg), Spectroscope (56kg) and Gaulois (53kg).

Bookies at Ladbrokes.com.au have installed Sky Boy as the $4.60 favourite for the 2018 Villiers Stakes ahead of My Nordic Hero at $6.50 and the Steven O’Dea trained Doubt Defying at $8.

Early betting for the 2018 Villiers Stakes at Ladbrokes.com.au: $4.60 Sky Boy, $6.50 My Nordic Hero, $8 Doubt Defying, $10 Interlocuter, $12 Gaulois, Goodfella, $13 Fierce Impact, Red Excitement, $14 Aloisia, $15 Fabrizio, Life Less Ordinary, $18 Pecans, Spectroscope, $21 Duca Valentinois, $26 Articus, $34 Grande Rosso, Tip Top, $51 Roman Son, $61 Alward, $81 Santo Rasen, $101 Plaisir.

Nominations for the 2018 Villiers Stakes (1600m)

#	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	True Weight	Hcp Rating
1	4221572×21	MY NORDIC HERO (GB)	G	7	Chris Waller	1	57.5kg	57.5kg	101
2	19x957x432	FABRIZIO	G	7	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	2=	59kg	59kg	104
3	121x150x15	PECANS	M	5	Joseph Pride	2=	57kg	57kg	104
4	116×543523	LIFE LESS ORDINARY (IRE)	G	7	Chris Waller	4=	58.5kg	58.5kg	103
5	240×920143	RED EXCITEMENT	G	9	Gerald Ryan	4=	58.5kg	58.5kg	103
6	03768×8300	ALOISIA (NZ)	M	4	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	4=	56.5kg	56.5kg	103
7	21×0407376	DUCA VALENTINOIS (IRE)	G	7	James Cummings	7=	57.5kg	57.5kg	101
8	x761x76457	GRANDE ROSSO	G	7	Peter & Paul Snowden	7=	57.5kg	57.5kg	101
9	68457×4041	INTERLOCUTER (USA)	G	6	James Cummings	9	56.5kg	56.5kg	99
10	8x947x009x	SATONO RASEN (JPN)	G	7	Chris Waller	10=	56kg	56kg	98
11	x49343x394	SPECTROSCOPE (USA)	G	6	James Cummings	10=	56kg	56kg	98
12	591115×116	DOUBT DEFYING	G	5	Steven O’Dea	12	55.5kg	55.5kg	97
13	6x2811x372	SAMBRO	G	4	Chris Waller	13	55kg	55kg	96
14	32267×3904	ALWARD (IRE)	G	6	Chris Waller	14	54kg	54kg	94
15	x003132032	GOODFELLA	H	4	Bjorn Baker	15	53.5kg	53.5kg	93
16	525x080x23	ARTICUS (FR)	G	7	Kris Lees	16=	53kg	53kg	91
17	413×331111	SKY BOY	G	4	Anthony & Edward Cummings	16=	53kg	53kg	91
18	x531331x32	GAULOIS	G	4	James Cummings	18	53kg	53kg	87
19	x76x2115x6	ROMAN SON	G	5	Richard Freedman	19	53kg	53kg	84
20	14×4011463	TIP TOP	G	6	Les Bridge	20	53kg	53kg	82
21	34x31x2832	FIERCE IMPACT (JPN)	H	5	Matthew Smith	21	53kg	53kg	80
22	412370×422	PLAISIR	G	5	David Atkins	22	53kg	53kg	79