Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted November 28, 2023 Journalists Share Posted November 28, 2023 Joshua Parr will travel to Perth to link up with Overpass in the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes on Saturday. (Reg Ryan/Racing Photos) The Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes will headline the third day of The Pinnacles at Ascot Racecourse this Saturday afternoon. With 18 runners accepting for the $1.5 million feature, a full field of 16 is expected to compete in the 1200m contest. Overpass heads the field and will return to Ascot for the first time since his success in the $4 million The Quokka in April. The Bjorn Baker-trained gelding will carry the number one saddlecloth and will go into the race as the highest-rated runner, opening at the short quote of +160 with online bookmakers. Damien Oliver will jump aboard the Lindsey Smith-trained Triple Missile (+400) in what is set to be one of the last Group 1 rides of his career. The son of Smart Missile performed well down the straight at Flemington during the Melbourne Cup Carnival, running only a length behind Spacewalk in the Group 3 Rising Fast Stakes. The only three-year-olds in this year’s Winterbottom Stakes will be the top two from the Placid Ark Stakes, with Ripcord (+600) and Oscar’s Fortune (+800) set to take on Group 1 level for the first time in their young careers. Ripcord unleashed a finish that could rival the mighty Chautauqua in his prime as he launched from the back of the field to run over the top of Oscar’s Fortune when taking out the Placid Ark. If one of the top four runners in the market doesn’t win, there is plenty of value to be found, with the likes of Snowdome (+1200), Hot Zed (+1200) and Red Can Man (+1600) coming through strong lead-up races such as the Prince Of Wales Stakes and Colonel Reeves Stakes. 2023 Winterbottom Stakes Final Field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Overpass Bjorn Baker Joshua Parr 11 58.5kg 2 Red Can Man Steve Wolfe Paul Harvey 10 58.5kg 3 Savatoxl Will Savage Holly Watson 8 58.5kg 4 Hot Zed Lou Luciani Jason Whiting 2 58.5kg 5 Resortman Michael Lane Brad Rawiller 9 58.5kg 6 Laverrod Sean & Jake Casey Jordan Turner 15 58.5kg 7 Snowdome Neville Parnham Chris Parnham 18 58.5kg 8 Triple Missile Lindsey Smith Damien Oliver 1 58.5kg 9 Phanta Chris & Michael Gangemi Brad Parnham 17 58.5kg 10 Clemenceau Chris & Michael Gangemi Jarrad Noske 14 58.5kg 11 Man Crush Luke Fernie Michael Poy 12 58.5kg 12 Go Forward Chris & Michael Gangemi Laqdar Ramoly 6 58.5kg 13 My Bella Mae Dion Luciani Patrick Carbery 5 56.5kg 14 Flying Missile Neville Parnham Steven Parnham 3 56.5kg 15 Ripcord Luke Fernie Clint Johnston-Porter 7 54.5kg 16 Oscar’s Fortune Dion Luciani William Pike 13 54.5kg 17 Corn Cob (1E) Julia Martin Austin Galati 16 58.5kg 18 Valency (2E) Robyn Lockwood TBC 4 56.5kg More horse racing news View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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