CHALLENGE STAKES - 1000M [Group 2] 13 Mar 05 - Warwick Farm
 

1 CHARGE FORWARD John O'Shea
2 GREEN FELLAS Gary Portelli
3 HOT SANDS Wal Bowditch
4 IMPALER David Atkins
5 SNIPPETSON Guy Walter
6 STAR OF FLORIDA Pat Duff
7 TAIKUN Bart Cummings
8 WAGER Gai Waterhouse

Weights
 

No Horse Trainer Weight

1 STAR OF FLORIDA Pat Duff 57.5
2 TAIKUN Bart Cummings 57.5
3 IMPALER David Atkins 57.5
4 GREEN FELLAS Gary Portelli 57.5
5 CHARGE FORWARD John O'Shea 55
6 SNIPPETSON Guy Walter 55
7 HOT SANDS Wal Bowditch 55
8 WAGER Gai Waterhouse 52.5

Final Field
 

No. Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight

1 STAR OF FLORIDA Pat Duff H Bowman 3 57.5
2 TAIKUN Bart Cummings D Beadman 7 57.5
3 IMPALER David Atkins Dale Spriggs 6 57.5
4 GREEN FELLAS Gary Portelli 8 57.5
5 CHARGE FORWARD John O'Shea C Brown 5 55
6 SNIPPETSON Guy Walter G Boss 1 55
7 HOT SANDS Wal Bowditch 2 55
8 WAGER Gai Waterhouse C Munce 4 52.5

You'd go the Star all day here, 1000 is his go in life from (3) he should cross and win. He'll be around e/w odds to IMO.

With you Mr ed!
& chuck in TAIKUN, CHARGE FORWARD & WAGER to make up the multiples.

I'm with you both.

Star
Charge Forward

= Exacta

5 CHARGE FORWARD
1 STAR OF FLORIDA
8 WAGER
6 SNIPPETSON

(1) Star Of Florida
(5) Charge Forward
(2) Taikun
(8) Wager

I am going to wager on Wager.
Star is the obvious leader with his blistering speed,think Taikun and Wager wil be possied up nicely behind him.As long as he doesnt have too big a break on them at the furlong mark,and IF he starts to shorten stride,just feel he may get nailed.Wager is getting 5kgs weight ad also,and C. Munce is a very good big race rider.Just hope Gai has got her primed.

There's a couple of nags that could take STAR OF FLORIDA on early, if they do the race could made to order for CHARGE FORWARD. If they don't, doubt SOF will be run down, given the race distance is only 1000M. So I'll make them a bracket selection.

WAGER makes a habit of running 2nd so will include as the danger, whichever way the race is run.