Golden Rose Field and Barrier Draw

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday September 20

A near capacity field has accepted for the $1million ATC Golden Rose (1400m) on Saturday with race favourite In Secret drawing gate three for Godolphin with James McDonald to ride and Snitzel the most represented sire with three runners.

In Secret won the Group II ATC Run to the Rose - image Steve Hart

Godolphin have a great record in this race and will also be represented by quality colts Daumier and Golden Mile, whose sires Epaulette and Astern won this race respectively for Godolphin in 2012 and 2016.

Only one filly has won the Golden Rose and that was Golden Slipper winner Forensics, who was successful when the race was transferred to the autumn in 2008 when EI impacted the Australian racing and breeding industry.

Few fillies have contested the race, usually following the Darley Princess Series path, but the colts are set to be given a good run for their money on Saturday with In Secret one of four fillies to accept, the others being Group I ATC Golden Slipper winner Fireburn, Group ATC Champagne Stakes winner She’s Extreme and Group II ATC Percy Sykes Stakes winner Paris Dior

GOLDEN ROSE FIELD – Number-Horse (Sire)-Trainer-Jockey-Barrier-Weight

1 DAUMIER (Epaulette) Anthony & Sam Freedman Mark Zahra 7 56.5kg

2 BEST OF BORDEAUX (Snitzel) Kacy Fogden 1 56.5kg

3 JACQUINOT (Rubick) Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) Damian Lane 5 56.5kg

4 SEJARDAN (Sebring) Gary Portelli Jason Collett 8 56.5kg

5 POLITICAL DEBATE (So You Think) Chris Waller 13 56.5kg

6 PROMITTO (Divine Prophet) David Atkins Nash Rawiller 2 56.5kg

7 GOLDEN MILE (Astern) James Cummings Sam Clipperton 11 56.5kg

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8 BROSNAN (Snitzel) Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou Tim Clark 17 56.5kg

9 SEBONACK (Capitalist) Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes William Pike 9 56.5kg

10 BASQUIAT (Snitzel) Chris Waller 12 56.5kg

11 FAST WITNESS (Star Witness) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Regan Bayliss 10 56.5kg

12 MILLANE (Zoustar) Peter G Moody Luke Nolen 4 56.5kg

13 ZOU TIGER (Zoustar) John O‘Shea Ben Melham 15 56.5kg

14 FIREBURN (Rebel Dane) Gary Portelli Brenton Avdulla 16 54.5kg

15 SHE'S EXTREME (Extreme Choice) Anthony Cummings Tommy Berry 6 54.5kg

16 IN SECRET (I Am Invincible) James Cummings James McDonald 3 54.5kg

17 PARIS DIOR (Pierro) Peter & Paul Snowden Blake Shinn 14 54.5kg

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