Golden Rose field and barrier draw

Clinton Payne - Wednesday September 20

A field of 14 of the best three-year-olds in the land have been assembled to contest the $1 million Group I Golden Rose Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill on Saturday.

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Which three-year-old will bloom in Saturday's $1 million Group I Golden Rose?

The set weights contest has quickly become one of the most prized three-year-old races in Australia since first run in 2005.

The field consists of 12 colts and geldings and two fillies, Formality and Champagne Cuddles - attempting to join Forensics as the only female winners of the race.

Pre-field favourite Menari draw awkwardly in barrier 11 while the top Victorian colt Merchant Navy fared better coming up with barrier 2.

Trainers James Cummings and Peter and Paul Snowden didn't accept with Kementari and Invader, electing to send those colts south to contest the Caulfield Guineas Prelude on Saturday week.

The field and barrier draw for the 2017 Golden Rose is.

No

Horse

Trainer

Jockey

Barrier

Weight

1

THE MISSION

Paul Perry

Corey Brown

3

56.5kg

2

MENARI

Gerald Ryan

Joshua Parr

11

56.5kg

3

PARIAH

Peter & Paul Snowden

Blake Shinn

12

56.5kg

4

GOLD STANDARD

Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott

Tommy Berry

10

56.5kg

5

TRAPEZE ARTIST

Gerald Ryan

Tye Angland

14

56.5kg

6

CHAUFFEUR

Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes

Brenton Avdulla

7

56.5kg

7

MERCHANT NAVY

Ciaron Maher

Mark Zahra

2

56.5kg

8

DIAMOND TATHAGATA

Mark Newnham

Glyn Schofield

4

56.5kg

9

DRACARYS

Peter & Paul Snowden

Tim Clark

1

56.5kg

10

ASSIMILATE

Peter & Paul Snowden

Hugh Bowman

9

56.5kg

11

SHOGUN SUN

Kelly Schweida

Christian Reith

6

56.5kg

12

PERAST

Paul Perry

Adam Hyeronimus

5

56.5kg

13

FORMALITY

David & B Hayes & T Dabernig

Kerrin McEvoy

13

54.5kg

14

CHAMPAGNE CUDDLES

Bjorn Baker

Jason Collett

8

54.5kg


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