Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted August 16, 2023 Journalists Share Posted August 16, 2023 Mr Brightside will return in Saturday’s Group 2 P.B. Lawrence Stakes. (Photo by Brett Holburt/Racing Photos) A capacity field of 15 runners will contest Saturday’s Group 2 P.B. Lawrence Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield Racecourse. Mr Brightside will be looking to defend his crown in Saturday’s $300,000 feature, having defeated I Am Superman and Buffalo River last year. Online bookmakers are taking no risks upon Mr Brightside’s return, with the 2022 All-Star Mile winner opening as a $2 favourite to kick off his spring campaign. Saturday’s Group 2 will be the first time the Ben, Will & JD Hayes training partnership will have a Group runner, with Will Hayes joining the partnership just days before the commencement of the 2023/24 racing season. Just one other horse is under a double-figure quote, with 2022 Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m) winner Tuvalu holding the second line of betting at $7.50. The Lawrence Stakes will be the first time the Lindsey Smith-trained runner has been back at the races since finishing ninth in the Group 2 Blamey Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on March 4 earlier this year. With a first-up record of three wins and two minor placings from six starts, punters clearly believe Tuvalu is the biggest danger to Mr Brightside. New-season four-year-old Attrition has accepted for Saturday’s Group 2 at Caulfield, despite being third emergency in the Group 1 Winx Stakes (1400m) at Randwick. This will be the first time Attrition steps up to weight-for-age class at Group level, having last been seen finishing second in the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) when narrowly beaten by Legarto. Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young duo Uncle Bryn and Forgot You are another pair set to have their first run this campaign and will be looking to hand their trainers a second win in the race, following Siera Sue’s triumph in the race back in 2021. The Group 2 P.B. Lawrence Stakes is the ninth race on Saturday’s 10-race program at Caulfield, with the race set to be run at 4:40pm AEST. 2023 P.B. Lawrence Stakes final field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Mr Brightside Ben, Will & JD Hayes Craig Williams 10 59kg 2 Regal Power John Leek (Jnr) Beau Mertens 4 59kg 3 Tuvalu Lindsey Smith Blake Shinn 16 59kg 4 Aegon Andrew Forsman Michael Dee 17 59kg 5 Western Empire John Leek (Jnr) Ethan Brown 6 59kg 6 El Bodegon Chris Waller Damian Lane 8 59kg 7 Francesco Guardi Chris Waller Damian Lane 3 59kg 8 King Magnus Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock Jamie Mott 15 59kg 9 Pounding Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman Luke Nolen 9 59kg 10 Buffalo River Mike Moroney Damien Oliver 1 59kg 11 Pinstriped Enver Jusufovic Ben Allen 5 59kg 12 Uncle Bryn Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Mark Zahra 7 59kg 13 Forgot You Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Daniel Moor 18 59kg 14 Golden Mile James Cummings TBC 14 58.5kg 15 Attrition Mitchell Freedman Ben Melham 12 58.5kg 16 Chassis (1E) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace TBC 2 57kg 17 Deny Knowledge (2E) Michael Kent TBC 13 57kg 18 Edison (3E) Nick Ryan Craig Newitt 11 59kg More horse racing news View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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