Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted December 6, 2023 Journalists Share Posted December 6, 2023 Nash Rawiller and Cepheus streak clear to claim the Group 2 Shannon Stakes. (Photo: Racing NSW) The Group 2 Ingham Stakes (1600m) is the headline act this Saturday at Royal Randwick, with a capacity field of 20 set to duke it out over $2 million. Formerly known as the Villiers Stakes, the winner earns ballot exemption from the Group 1 Doncaster Handicap (1600m) in the following autumn. The Matthew Dunn-trained Cepheus leads the field as top weight, with the seven-year-old gelding yet to be seen since finishing runner-up in The Big Dance (1600m) at this course on November 7. Nash Rawiller is set to take the reins once again, but he is sure to have his hands full with the son of Sea The Stars drawing barrier 19. Detonator Jack will be searching for back-to-back wins after proving too strong in The Gong (1600m) at Kembla Grange a fortnight ago, while the Ciaron Maher & David Eustace barn will also have Cranbourne Cup winner Charterhouse in the mix. It’s no surprise to see the Chris Waller yard bring a strong contingent of six, with Hinged, Osipenko and Waterford all needing to improve from winless campaigns so far. The John O’Shea-trained pair of Kirwan’s Lane and Lion’s Roar ran into the Ingham quinella last year and will be looking to replicate that feat this weekend. The 2023 Ingham Stakes is the first leg of the Randwick quaddie and is set get underway at 4pm local time. Ingham Stakes 2023 field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Cepheus Matthew Dunn Nash Rawiller 19 60kg 2 Detonator Jack Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Jason Collett 15 58kg 3 King Magnus Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock Thomas Stockdale 20 58kg 4 Vilana James Cummings Adam Hyernonimus 6 58kg 5 New Mandate Chris Waller TBC 17 57.5kg 6 Osipenko Chris Waller Tim Clark 24 57.5kg 7 No Compromise Chris Waller TBC 21 57kg 8 Rustic Steel Kris Lees Sam Clipperton 1 56.5kg 9 Surf Dancer Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott TBC 23 56.5kg 10 Attractable Sara Ryan Regan Bayliss 3 56kg 11 Kirwan’s Lane John O’Shea Joshua Parr 2 56kg 12 Dark Destroyer John O’Shea TBC 10 55.5kg 13 Hinged Chris Waller Zac Lloyd 7 55kg 14 Charterhouse Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Tyler Schiller 7 55kg 15 Excellent Proposal Michael Freedman TBC 12 55kg 16 Communist Michael Freedman Rachel King 9 54.5kg 17 Phearson Brad Widdup TBC 11 54kg 18 Waterford Chris Waller Tommy Berry 13 54kg 19 Lion’s Roar John O’Shea Tom Sherry 5 53.5kg 20 Age Of Kings Chris Waller Kerrin McEvoy 8 53kg 21 Williamsburg (1E) Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou TBC 4 53kg 22 Military Expert (2E) Annabel Neasham Reece Jones 14 53kg 23 Loch Eagle (3E) Kris Lees Dylan Gibbons 22 53kg 24 Foxy Cleopatra (4E) Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Craig Williams 18 54kg More horse racing news View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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