The Group One Newmarket Handicap at Flemington has attracted 13 runners with favourite Spieth and three-year-old Extreme Choice drawn on opposite sides of the field.
Spieth, runner-up in his past two Group One starts at Flemington, has the inside barrier in Saturday’s time-honoured handicap down the 1200m-straight course while Extreme Choice has gate 13 with Joao Moreira to ride.
Last year’s winner The Quarterback has barrier seven while last-start Lightning Stakes winner Terravista has gate 12 and carries topweight of 57kg, with weights raised 0.5kg after Chautauqua’s defection from the race.
Spieth heads markets at $3.40 from Extreme Choice at $5.00 and Star Turn at $6.50.
Field:
| No |
|
Horse |
Trainer |
Jockey |
Barrier |
Weight |
|
|
| 1 |
|
TERRAVISTA |
Joseph Pride |
Corey Brown |
12 |
57kg |
|
|
| 2 |
|
SPIETH (NZ) |
Bryce Heys |
Hugh Bowman |
1 |
55.5kg |
|
|
| 3 |
|
THE QUARTERBACK |
Robbie Griffiths |
Craig Newitt |
7 |
55kg |
|
|
| 4 |
|
SHEIDEL |
David & B Hayes & T Dabernig |
Damien Oliver |
3 |
54kg |
|
|
| 5 |
|
VOODOO LAD |
Darren Weir |
Damian Lane |
2 |
54kg |
|
|
| 6 |
|
EXTREME CHOICE |
Mick Price |
Joao Moreira |
13 |
53kg |
|
|
| 7 |
|
ILLUSTRIOUS LAD |
Peter Gelagotis |
Anthony Darmanin |
5 |
53kg |
|
|
| 8 |
|
TIVACI |
Michael Moroney |
Patrick Moloney |
6 |
53kg |
|
|
| 9 |
|
STAR TURN |
Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes |
Glen Boss |
11 |
52.5kg |
|
|
| 10 |
|
SUPER CASH |
Andrew Noblet |
Ben Allen (a) |
9 |
52.5kg |
|
|
| 11 |
|
COUNTERATTACK |
Chris Waller |
Stephen Baster |
10 |
52.5kg |
|
|
| 12 |
|
REDKIRK WARRIOR (GB) |
David & B Hayes & T Dabernig |
Regan Bayliss |
4 |
52.5kg |
|
|
| 13 |
|
INSPECTOR |
Peter White |
Dean Yendall |
8 |
52.5kg |
