Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted August 30, 2023 Journalists Share Posted August 30, 2023 Think it Over has drawn perfectly for the Group 2 Chelmsford Stakes. (Scott Barbour/Racing Photos) Race favourite Think It Over has drawn perfectly as he chases a second win in the Group 2 Chelmsford Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday. The Kerry Parker-trained runner returned from a long injury layoff when finishing sixth in the Group 1 Winx Stakes (1400m) on August 19 in a bunched finish. Following that run, online bookmakers have installed the two-time Group 1 winners as a $2.25 favourite for Saturday’s $300,000 race. The biggest danger to Think It Over’s chances is the Chris Waller-trained Hinged ($4.60), who finished fourth in the Winx Stakes. Hinged has drawn barrier 11 under regular jockey Kerrin McEvoy and is desperately hoping to break a drought that stretches over 18 months. Montefilia ($6) is another who comes through the Winx Stakes, and she caught the eye when hitting the line vigorously in her first run for new trainer Chris Waller. The ever-consistent Duais ($10) finished on the heels of Think It Over and managed to beat home Montefilia in the Winx Stakes, a distance well short of her best trip. Derby winners Major BeelManzoice ($61) are both set to step out for the first time in weight-for-age company as four-year-olds, with a crack at the Group 1 Metropolitan (2400m) firmly on the agenda. Knights Order is back to defend his crown as he looks to strike first-up from a spell again this year. The Chelmsford Stakes is race eight on Randwick’s 10-race program on Saturday afternoon. 2023 Chelmsford Stakes Final Field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Think It Over Kerry Parker Nash Rawiller 4 59kg 2 Mo’unga Annabel Neasham Tyler Schiller 2 59kg 3 Knights Order Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Rachel King 6 59kg 4 Bold Mac Chris Waller Brett Prebble 1 59kg 5 Hoo Ya Mal Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Adam Hyeronimus 12 59kg 6 Navajo Peak David Payne Chad Schofield 8 59kg 7 Lindermann Chris Waller Dylan Gibbons 7 58.5kg 8 Major Beel Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Regan Bayliss 10 58.5kg 9 Manzoice Chris Waller Jay Ford 5 58.5kg 10 Duais Edward Cummings Jason Collett 9 57kg 11 Montefilia Chris Waller James McDonald 3 57kg 12 Hinged Chris Waller Kerrin McEvoy 11 57kg More horse racing news View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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