A field of 12 will line up in the $750,000 Group I The Metropolitan (2400m) at Randwick on Saturday.
Joe Pride’s tough stayer Destiny’s Kiss is the sole locally-bred galloper with five hailing from the Shaky Iles and the other six acceptors behind European-bred stayers.
Sydney's premier trainer Chris Waller has four runners – Libran, Who Shot Thebarman, Antonio Giuseppe and Life Less Ordinary while Victoria’s top trainer Darren Weir has two starters – Big Duke and Loresho.
Two-time Melbourne Cup winning trainer Robert Hickmott also has a pair of acceptances – Amralah and Foundry.
The final field and barrier draw for The Metropolitan is.
|
No |
Horse |
Trainer |
Jockey |
Barrier |
Weight |
|
1 |
LIBRAN |
Chris Waller |
Glyn Schofield |
3 |
57kg |
|
2 |
WHO SHOT THEBARMAN |
Chris Waller |
Hugh Bowman |
2 |
57kg |
|
3 |
DESTINY'S KISS |
Joseph Pride |
Jason Collett |
7 |
55.5kg |
|
4 |
AMRALAH |
Robert Hickmott |
Ben Melham |
12 |
55kg |
|
5 |
BIG DUKE |
Darren Weir |
Brenton Avdulla |
6 |
55kg |
|
6 |
ANTONIO GIUSEPPE |
Chris Waller |
Joao Moreira |
4 |
54.5kg |
|
7 |
CHOCANTE |
Stephen Marsh |
Corey Brown |
1 |
54.5kg |
|
8 |
BROADSIDE |
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
Tim Clark |
9 |
52kg |
|
9 |
LIFE LESS ORDINARY |
Chris Waller |
Kerrin McEvoy |
11 |
51kg |
|
10 |
FOUNDRY |
Robert Hickmott |
Michael Dee |
8 |
50.5kg |
|
11 |
LORESHO |
Darren Weir |
TBA |
10 |
50kg |
|
12 |
MY DIAMANTINE |
Brian Smith |
Andrew Spinks |
5 |
50kg |
