Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted October 11, 2023 Journalists Share Posted October 11, 2023 Amelia’s Jewel will contest the Group 1 Toorak Handicap at Caulfield on Saturday. The Group 1 Toorak Handicap has been moved to the final race of the Caulfield program this Saturday afternoon, where 17 runners have accepted for the $1 million contest. Star West Australian mare Amelia’s Jewel has drawn wide (12) for the third time in as many Victorian starts; however, she has still opened as the +120 favourite with online bookmakers. The Simon Miller-trained galloper remained undefeated at 1600m with her most recent win in the Group 2 Stocks Stakes at Moonee Valley, seeing her record improve to two wins from as many starts. Unlike the Miller stable, the Tony Gollan team will be very disappointed with the barrier draw, after their star gelding Antino drew gate 17 of 17 for his target race this spring. Due to the poor draw, the son of Redwood has drifted in the market from +350 to +600 on Wednesday afternoon. John Keys will bring The Inevitable down from Sydney after finishing second in the Group 2 Theo Marks Stakes first-up and eighth in the Group 1 Epsom Handicap this preparation, with online betting sites marking him as the third favourite at +900. The big winners from the barrier draw include the likes of Pride Of Jenni (5), Here To Shock (3) and Corner Pocket (4), as they are expected to sit close to the speed and get an economical run from their inside gates. The Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Pride Of Jenni was beaten by just under a length by Amelia’s Jewel at her last start and will get a 4.5kg weight swing in her favour on Saturday afternoon, which will make her current +1100 price very attractive for some punters. After failing in the Group 1 Memsie Stakes and Listed Testa Rossa Stakes at his last two starts when carrying big weights, the Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr-trained Amenable will drop to 52kg and has drawn barrier six, which has the four-year-old entire marked at +1600. 2023 Toorak Handicap Final Field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 My Oberon Annabel Neasham Mark Zahra 15 57kg 2 The Inevitable John Keys David Pires 8 56.5kg 3 Amelia’s Jewel Simon Miller Damian Lane 12 56kg 4 Pinstriped Enver Jusufovic Ben Allen 11 56kg 5 Pounding Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman Billy Egan 9 55kg 6 Antino Tony Gollan Blake Shinn 17 54.5kg 7 Attrition Mitchell Freedman Beau Mertens 10 54kg 8 Bankers Choice Mike Moroney Patrick Moloney 16 53.5kg 9 Corner Pocket Lindsey Smith Craig Newitt 4 53.5kg 10 Pride Of Jenni Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Declan Bates 5 52kg 11 Ironclad Will Clarken & Nikki O’Shea Linda Meech 1 52kg 12 Savannah Cloud Phillip Stokes Daniel Moor 14 52kg 13 See You In Heaven Richard & Chantelle Jolly Michael Dee 13 52kg 14 Here To Shock Ben, Will & JD Hayes Dean Yendall 3 52kg 15 Amenable Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) Wiremu Pinn 6 52kg 16 Charterhouse Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Jye McNeil 2 52kg 17 Beltoro Robert Hickmott Teo Nugent 7 52kg More horse racing news View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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