Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted September 6, 2023 Journalists Share Posted September 6, 2023 After last year’s success with Golden Mile, can Goldolphin go back-to-back in the Ming Dynasty on Saturday? The Group 3 Ming Dynasty Quality is expected to feature a full field of 18 three-year-olds, with only one filly competing against the boys in the $250,000 contest at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday afternoon. Unsurprisingly, Chris Waller leads the way with four runners, followed by Gary Portelli (3), James Cummings (2), and Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott (2). After a luckless run in the Up And Coming Stakes last start, Encap from the Portelli yard has opened as the race favourite with most online betting sites, even though he is one of four maidens expected to start in the race. The Cummings-trained Tom Kitten, who won the Group 3 Up And Coming Stakes, has opened as the only other runner in single figures, with many believing that the extra 200m will suit the son of Harry Angel. Tanhauser from the Waller yard has been given the top weight after he ran third in the Group 1 J.J. Atkins during the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival. Interestingly, Ashfall from the same stable has opened as the third favourite, coming through a Hawkesbury maiden victory last preparation. Group 1 Champagne Stakes placegetter Townsend and last-start winner Raf Attack will take their place in the race for the Waterhouse and Bott stable. Bjorn Baker has the lone filly in the field, with Infatuation looking to recapture the two-year-old form that led her to win the $1 million Golden Gift. The 2023 Ming Dynasty Quality is race seven on the card at Rosehill Gardens this Saturday, scheduled to jump at 3:20pm AEST. Ming Dynasty Quality 2023 field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Tannhauser Chris Waller TBC 9 58kg 2 Townsend Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Adam Hyeronimus 12 57kg 3 Tom Kitten James Cummings Nash Rawiller 12 56.5kg 4 Infatuation Bjorn Baker TBC 8 54kg 5 Encap Gary Portelli Brett Prebble 1 54kg 6 Ceolwulf Joseph Pride Sam Clipperton 6 54kg 7 Griff Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Jason Collett 14 54kg 8 Extreme Spirit Gary Portelli TBC 10 54kg 9 Vomo Island Peter & Paul Snowden TBC 5 54kg 10 Steel Blaze Brett Lazzarini TBC 2 54kg 11 Zardozi James Cummings Zac Lloyd 16 53kg 12 Congregation Chris Waller TBC 11 53kg 13 Kintyre Gary Portelli Dylan Gibbons 18 53kg 14 Cafe Millenium John O’Shea Tom Sherry 17 53kg 15 Ducasse Michael Freedman Tyler Schiller 19 53kg 16 Cap Ferrat Chris Waller TBC 3 53kg 17 Raf Attack Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Rachel King 13 53kg 18 Ashfall Chris Waller TBC 4 53kg 19 Missile Defence (1E) Anthony Cummings Chad Schofield 7 54kg More horse racing news View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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