Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted February 26 Journalists Share Posted February 26 Lady Shenandoah winning the Group 2 Light Fingers Stakes. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au The 46th running of the Group 1 Surround Stakes (1400m) shares top billing as the first of two Group 1 features at Randwick on Saturday afternoon, with a field of 15 fillies set to do battle for the $750,000 prize. The Chris Waller-trained Lady Shenandoah has been the long-standing $1.85 favourite with horse racing bookmakers for the event, and the confidence for punters will only grow after the star filly drew barrier three on Thursday morning. James McDonald gets legged aboard in place of the suspended Zac Lloyd and must be considered the one to beat after storming clear of her rivals in the Group 2 Light Fingers Stakes (1200m) on February 15. Eight of the 15 runners engaged come through that form-line, including the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Lady Of Camelot, whose the only other runner in single digits, with $4.00 available on Neds after finishing off the best of the beaten brigade. Lilac ($12.00) was a big winner post-barrier draw after securing gate four and could be one of the major speed influences in the race, while the likes of Manaal and Lazzura represent good each-way value with Dabble to turn the tables stepping out to 1400m. The 2025 Surround Stakes is the first leg of the Randwick quaddie and is set to jump at 4pm AEDT. 2025 Surround Stakes Final Field 1. Lady Shenandoah (3) T: Chris Waller J: James McDonald W: 56kg Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Filly Sire: Snitzel Dam: Star Pupil -142.86 -625 2. Lady of Camelot (5) T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott J: Tim Clark W: 56kg Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Filly Sire: Written Tycoon Dam: Miss Debutante +360 -153.85 3. Manaal (13) T: Michael Freedman J: Jason Collett W: 56kg Age: 3YO Colour: Bay or Brown Sex: Filly Sire: Tassort Dam: Red Lodge (USA) +1400 +230 4. Movin Out (7) T: Chris Waller J: TBA W: 56kg Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Filly Sire: Staphanos (JPN) Dam: Wahaha (NZ) +5000 +800 5. Powers of Opal (15) T: John Sargent J: Kerrin McEvoy W: 56kg Age: 3YO Colour: Brown Sex: Filly Sire: Ocean Park (NZ) Dam: Strada Cavallo (NZ) +5000 +800 6. Lilac (4) T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald J: Tyler Schiller W: 56kg Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Filly Sire: Justify (USA) Dam: Paulownia +1000 +170 7. Lazzura (1) T: Chris Waller J: Tommy Berry W: 56kg Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Filly Sire: Snitzel Dam: Laguna Azzurra (JPN) +1400 +230 8. More Territories (2) T: John O’Shea & Tom Charlton J: Ronan Whelan W: 56kg Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Filly Sire: Territories (IRE) Dam: More Than Faith +5000 +800 9. Amelita (11) T: Chris Waller J: TBC W: 56kg Age: 3YO Colour: Bay/Brown Sex: Filly Sire: Zousain Dam: Miss Amelia +2500 +400 10. Castanya (6) T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald J: Joshua Parr W: 56kg Age: 3YO Colour: Chestnut Sex: Filly Sire: Capitalist Dam: Ganda +5000 +800 11. Declichy Boulevard (8) T: Chris Waller J: TBC W: 56kg Age: 3YO Colour: Chestnut Sex: Filly Sire: Snitzel Dam: Red Velvet Swing +2500 +400 12. Husk (9) T: Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes J: TBC W: 56kg Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Filly Sire: Calyx (GB) Dam: Tikal +5000 +800 13. Dominetta (12) T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott J: Adam Hyeronimus W: 56kg Age: 3YO Colour: Chestnut Sex: Filly Sire: Zoustar Dam: Debonnaire (GB) +2500 +400 14. Idle Flyer (10) T: Matthew Smith J: Ashley Morgan W: 56kg Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Filly Sire: Dundeel (NZ) Dam: Progressive +10000 +1500 15. Island Dec (14) T: Robert & Luke Price J: Regan Bayliss W: 56kg Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Filly Sire: Kermadec (NZ) Dam: Lis de Lune (NZ) +10000 +1500 Horse racing news View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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