Think About It Faces Stiff Competition in 2024 George Ryder Stakes Field

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Rosehill Gardens gears up for a thrilling day of racing on Saturday, featuring five Group 1 contests, including the $1 million George Ryder Stakes (1500m).

Think About It is one of the best in George Ryder Stakes 2024 betting at Rosehill on Saturday. Photo: Steve Hart.

A capacity field of 19 runners will line up for the prestigious weight-for-age feature.

The star attraction is undoubtedly The Everest hero Think About It, trained by Joe Pride.

However, despite his impressive record (11 wins from 14 starts), Think About It has drawn a wide barrier (17) and faces stiff competition.

Ridden by Sam Clipperton, the So You Think gelding boasts earnings exceeding $12 million.

While his longest win to date has been over 1400m, he remains the early favourite at $5 at Ladbrokes.

He will be looking to bounce back from a runner-up finish to Lady Laguna in the Canterbury Stakes and will need to overcome the wide draw.

Chris Waller‘s colt Militarize has emerged as a serious contender, sharing favoritism with Think About It at $5.

With James McDonald in the saddle, the talented Dundeel colt is coming off a string of close finishes in Group 1 races.

Dropping back to 1500m could suit him well, and a good barrier position (7) gives him an advantage.

The race is wide open with several other runners boasting strong credentials.

Veight ($9) and Encap ($9) are well-regarded three-year-olds with impressive recent form.

The Annabel Neasham-trained four-year-old Overshare mare Lady Laguna ($10), who defeated Think About It last start, also presents a significant threat.

See below for the complete 2024 George Ryder Stakes final field and barrier draw.

2024 George Ryder Stakes Field

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	x111x113x2	THINK ABOUT IT	Joseph Pride	Sam Clipperton	17	59kg			115
2	42151120×0	CEPHEUS (GB)	Matthew Dunn	Adam Hyeronimus	14	59kg			109
3	2x1132x625	PERICLES	James Cummings	Hugh Bowman	15	59kg			109
4	131x9250x4	KOVALICA (NZ)	Chris Waller	Nash Rawiller	19	59kg			108
5	x901393x78	GOLDEN MILE	James Cummings	Tommy Berry	5	59kg			107
6	22x0180x47	NAVAJO PEAK	David Payne	Kerrin McEvoy	10	59kg			105
7	924x1111x8	UNSPOKEN (IRE)	Peter & Paul Snowden	Tom Sherry	1	59kg			105
8	4x765824x7	BANDERSNATCH	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Jordan Childs	11	59kg			103
9	0x99312186	LOCH EAGLE	Kris Lees	Dylan Gibbons (a)	9	59kg			103
10	12515x516x	MIGHTY ULYSSES (GB)	Annabel Neasham	Tom Marquand	3	59kg			103
11	87x26x43x2	NEW ENERGY (IRE)	Ciaron Maher	Jason Collett	16	59kg			102
12	254x1564x2	AMENABLE	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Mark Zahra	4	59kg			99
13	3x429602x5	WILLIAMSBURG	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Joshua Parr	13	59kg			96
14	x031x5357x	COSMIC VEGA (IRE)	Ciaron Maher	Ms Jamie Kah	18	59kg			95
15	123×211121	LADY LAGUNA	Annabel Neasham	Tyler Schiller	12	57kg			110
16	11x5158x22	MILITARIZE (NZ)	Chris Waller	James McDonald	7	56kg			110
17	4x1525x142	VEIGHT	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Damian Lane	8	56kg			106
18	223125×325	ENCAP	Gary Portelli	Blake Shinn	2	56kg			95
19	2x11169x68	TIZ INVINCIBLE	Ciaron Maher	Zac Lloyd (a)	6	54kg			92

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

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