Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted August 9, 2024 Journalists Share Posted August 9, 2024 Steel City in full flight as she takes out the 2023 Group 3 Magic Night Stakes at Rosehill. Champion trainer Ciaron Maher has decided to equip Steel City with blinkers, hoping to boost her chances in what he views as a winnable Group 2 Missile Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday. The four-year-old daughter of Merchant Navy has only one victory from ten starts, a notable win in last year’s Group 3 Magic Night Stakes (1200m). This season, her best performance came last month when she finished fourth, just over three lengths behind the winner, in an 1100-metre handicap at Caulfield. “She’s improved every start, and I’ve put the shades on. I think she will improve again,” Maher told Racing NSW. “It’s not the strongest edition of the Missile, and we’ve got the fitness edge on our side. “With blinkers, she’ll need to find a couple of lengths, and I think she will. “A top-three chance is certainly what we’re aiming for.” 2024 Missile Stakes Final Field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Loch Eagle Kris Lees Dylan Gibbons 7 57.5kg 2 Semillion Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Tommy Berry 9 56.5kg 3 Schwarz John O’Shea & Tom Charlton James McDonald 11 56.5kg 4 Banju Lyle Chandler Reece Jones 3 56kg 5 Ka Bling Peter Snowden Tyler Schiller 5 56kg 6 Much Much Better Sara Ryan Zac Lloyd 8 56kg 7 The Face Tony Ball Jay Ford 1 56kg 8 Steel City Ciaron Maher Tim Clark 6 54.5kg 9 Arctic Glamour Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou Kerrin McEvoy 4 54kg 10 Shezanalister Bjorn Baker Jason Collett 2 54kg 11 Junqueira John O’Shea & Tom Charlton Regan Bayliss 10 54kg Horse racing news View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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