Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted March 8, 2023 Journalists Share Posted March 8, 2023 Roch ‘N’ Horse will look to go back-to-back in the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap at Flemington on Saturday.There will be 16 runners doing battle down the famous Flemington straight in the $1.5 million Group 1 Newmarket Handicap this Saturday, with Roch ‘N’ Horse ($31) looking to become only the second horse ever to go back-to-back in the race. The online bookmakers‘ favourite going into this year’s edition of the 1200m feature is the star Peter Moody gelding I Wish I Win ($3.90), who flashed home at the end of the Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning over 1000m last start to indicate that the six furlongs will be perfect for the 2022 Golden Eagle winner. Coolmore Stud Stakes winner In Secret ($5) will be tackling a Group 1 handicap against the older horses for the first time in her eight-start career, and along with Buenos Noches ($11) these two three-year-old fillies can give this race a fair shake with 51.5kg and 50.5kg, respectively. After winning the Group 2 Gilgai Stakes down the Flemington straight for the first time, Private Eye ($7.50) – who also ran second in The Everest – will be carrying the top weight of 58kg. Of the local hopes we have Lofty Strike ($9), who won the Group 2 Rubiton Stakes first-up before going on to finish runner-up in the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate, as well as Star Patrol ($17), although he has to show that he can match it with the Group 1 sprinters after he finished sixth in the Oakleigh last start. One of the runners that will be on notice for many punters will be the Peter & Paul Snowden-trained Mazu ($11), who will be first-up in the Newmarket coming off a strong spring campaign where he finished in the placings at his last three starts in the Group 2 Premiere Stakes, The Everest and Winners Stakes, after winning the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 in May last year. 2023 Newmarket Handicap field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Private Eye Joseph Pride Brenton Avdulla 2 58kg 2 Mazu Peter & Paul Snowden Sam Clipperton 16 57kg 3 I Wish I Win Peter Moody Luke Nolen 14 56.5kg 4 Roch ‘N’ Horse Mike Moroney Jamie Mott 3 55.5kg 5 Baller Tony Gollan Blake Shinn 13 55kg 6 Bella Nipotina Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Craig Williams 1 54.5kg 7 September Run Chris Waller Jye McNeil 11 54kg 8 The Astrologist Leon & Troy Corstens Damian Lane 15 54kg 9 Lofty Strike Julius Sandhu Craig Newitt 12 52.5kg 10 Chain Of Lightning Peter Moody Linda Meech 6 52kg 11 Front Page Geoff Duryea Patrick Moloney 7 52kg 12 Snapper Mike Moroney Michael Poy 4 52kg 13 Star Patrol Clinton McDonald Damien Thornton 10 52kg 14 Swats That Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Daniel Moor 5 52kg 15 In Secret James Cummings Jamie Kah 8 51.5kg 16 Buenos Noches Matthew Smith Ben Thompson 9 50.5kg More horse racing news View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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