Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted August 16, 2023 Journalists Share Posted August 16, 2023 Fawkner Park will be looking to go one better in the Premier’s Cup after finishing second in the Prelude a fortnight ago. (Photo: bradleyphotos.com.au) With a full field of 16 runners expected to go around in the Group 3 Premier’s Cup (ATC) at Randwick this Saturday, Chris Waller and Annabel Neasham dominate the field with nine of the runners hailing from the two stables. Neasham has accepted with a few of her European imports, with the progressive Fawkner Park leading the pack after finishing second in the Premier’s Cup Prelude two weeks ago at Rosehill. Fancy Man and Gear Up will return for their second Australian racing preparation after running during the Sydney Autumn Carnival earlier this year, while the top-rated runner in the race, King Frankel, will also make his return. Of the four Waller runners, Ipswich Cup and Winter Cup runner-up Desert Icon leads the contingent and will link up with top hoop James McDonald for his first-up start. Brazilian import Iene Fortune will have his third start for the Waller stable and will be looking to build on his fifth-place finish in the Premier’s Cup Prelude a fortnight ago. This year’s Sydney Cup favourite, Cleveland, will have his first run for Kris Lees after he was transferred from Joseph O’Brien. Point Nepean will have his second run for Ben, Will & JD Hayes as he looks to recapture the form that led to victory in the Andrew Ramsden in May last year. Premier’s Cup 2023 final field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 King Frankel Annabel Neasham Tyler Schiller 15 59kg 2 Cleveland Kris Lees Kerrin McEvoy 2 58.5kg 3 Gear Up Annabel Neasham TBC 14 58kg 4 Desert Icon Chris Waller James McDonald 9 57.5kg 5 Bois D’Argent Annabel Neasham TBC 11 57kg 6 Fancy Man Annabel Neasham Adam Hyeronimus 8 57kg 7 Hosier Mark Minervini Jason Collett 6 54.5kg 8 Point Nepean Ben, Will & JD Hayes Tim Clark 4 54.5kg 9 Military Mission Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Rachel King 17 54kg 10 Raging Bull David Payne TBC 1 54kg 11 Athabascan John O’Shea Tom Sherry 10 53.5kg 12 Bonny Ezra Chris Waller TBC 7 53kg 13 Iene Fortune Chris Waller Jay Ford 5 53kg 14 Fawkner Park Annabel Neasham Dylan Gibbons 16 53kg 15 Born A King Chris Waller TBC 12 53kg 16 Mach Schnell Joseph Pride Reece Jones 3 53kg 17 Wild Chap (1E) Brett Lazzarini TBC 13 54kg More horse racing news View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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