Chief Stipe Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 The Everest field and barrier draw The Everest Trophy. Picture: NCA Newswire/Gaye Gerard. By Clinton Payne02:00pm • 12 October 2021 4 Comments The field has been assembled, saddlecloths allocated, and the barrier draw conducted for Saturday’s $15m TAB The Everest (1200m) at Randwick. The fifth running of Australia’s richest horserace highlights the Sydney spring carnival’s biggest race meeting on Saturday and will be run as Race 7 at 4.15pm. The two previous winning jockeys in The Everest, Classique Legend’s rider Kerrin McEvoy (Redzel 2017 & 2018, Classique Legend 2020) and Home Affairs jockey Glen Boss (Yes Yes Yes 2019) will be chasing more success in this year’s race while Jean Van Overmeire (Embracer) is the only jockey having his first ride in the race. Hall of Fame trainer Les Bridge saddles up last year’s winner and race favourite Classique Legend while Sydney’s premier trainer, and winner of The Everest in 2019, Chris Waller has two runners Nature Strip and the sole three-year-old in the race Home Affairs. The only other Everest winning trainers, Peter and Paul Snowden didn’t have a runner in the race for the first time last year but they’re back in 2021 with Wild Ruler. Classique Legend and Kerrin McEvoy winning the TAB Everest in 2020. Picture: Getty Images Two horses trained outside of NSW made the field this year – last year’s third placegetter Gytrash from the Gordon Richards and Damien Moyle stable and the Cliff Brown-trained The Inferno. Brown and John O’Shea, the trainer of Lost And Running, are the two trainers having their first runner in the race. Lost And Running is also the only runner bred outside of Australia being a Kiwi-bred son of Per Incanto. The all-important barrier draw was announced at midday on Tuesday at a function at the North Bondi Surf Club. No. – Horse – Trainer – Jockey – Barrier – Weight 1 – NATURE STRIP – Chris Waller – James McDonald – 10 – 58.5kg 2 – CLASSIQUE LEGEND – Les Bridge – Kerrin McEvoy – 5 – 58.5kg 3 – EDUARDO – Joseph Pride – Nash Rawiller – 7 – 58.5kg 4 – GYTRASH – Gordon Richards & Damien Moyle – Jason Collett – 1 – 58.5kg 5 – TREKKING – James Cummings – Josh Parr – 4 – 58.5kg 6 – MASKED CRUSADER – Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes – Tommy Berry – 9 – 58.5kg 7 – WILD RULER – Peter & Paul Snowden – Tim Clark – 11 – 58.5kg 8 – THE INFERNO – Cliff Brown – Regan Bayliss – 12 – 58.5kg 9 – EMBRACER – Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott – Jean Van Overmeire – 3 – 58.5kg 10 – LOST AND RUNNING – John O‘Shea – Hugh Bowman – 2 – 58.5kg 11 – LIBERTINI – Anthony Cummings – Sam Clipperton – 8 – 56.5kg 12 – HOME AFFAIRS – Chris Waller – Glen Boss – 6 – 53kg THE FOUR RESERVE HORSES (in alphabetical order) CHAT KEMENTARI SIGNORE FOX STANDOUT If one of the 12 runners is forced to scratch, the slot holder can choose between the four reserve horses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.