Nominations online for Makybe Diva Stakes day

Brad Waters - Monday September 11

Hartnell and Black Heart Bart head the 18 nominations for Saturday's Group I Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington.

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Hartnell will have his second-up run in the Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington. Photo: Darryl Sherer

The entry list for the $750,000 contest features 14 individual Group I winners, including Foxplay, Hey Doc, I Am Star and Jon Snow.

Hartnell, Le Romain and Black Heart Bart top the ratings on 115, leaving the trio three points ahead of Australian Cup winner Humidor and four ahead of Foxplay.

Star sprinter Chautauqua is one of 16 entries for the Group II Bobbie Lewis Quality (1200m) while Hawkes Racing has also entered the multiple Group I winner for the Shorts in Sydney on Saturday.

Chautauqua's rating of 118 has him seven points ahead of Lucky Hussler while top Perth galloper Scales Of Justice (110) is also among the nominations.

Newmarket Handicap winner Redkirk Warrior is also set to begin his Everest campaign in the Bobbie Lewis Quality.

Saturday's Flemington meeting also features the Group II Danehill Stakes (1200m) in which trainers have nominated 16 three-year-olds.

Blue Diamond Stakes winner Catchy tops the ratings on 100, 10 points ahead of the Kiwi galloper Summer Passage, who was a Group I winner in his homeland in March before running second to Invader in the Group I ATC Sires' Produce Stakes (1400m).

Click here to view the nominations for Saturday's Makybe Diva Stakes meeting.

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