G1 Stradbroke Field and Draw

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday June 7

The $3million Group I BRC Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) at Eagle Farm has drawn a full field plus emergencies with the favourite Think About It drawing midfield in gate 12, while his main opposition is expected to come from his three year-old rivals.

So You Think has three runners in the Stradbroke.

Think About It’s sire So You Think has three runners in the rich sprint with Victorian raider Gentleman Roy drawn to give a great sight from gate 2 with Craig Williams to ride, while the Chris Munce trained mare Palaisipan is coming off a complete forgive run last start and could easily fill a place at her best.

A good case can be made for the three year-olds with the Maher and Eustace trained fillies Ruthless Dame and Royal Merchant both Group I winners coming out of Adelaide, while Aft Cabin looked sensational in his final trial before leaving Sydney and has been fourth in two previous attempts at Group I level.

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Hawaii Five Oh has much to gain and nothing to lose! - image Grant Courtney

The horse with the x factor is Hawaii Five Oh and as a blueblood colt by champion sire I Am Invincible, he’s the horse in this field for whom a win will mean the most.

His full sister Libertini was undoubtedly Group I class, but died before she could put an elite win on the board and his mum Aloha won the Group I ATC Coolmore Classic, so Hawaii Five Oh is bred to do the job and with 49.5kg and gate 3 will never get a better opportunity in a G1 race.

No – Horse (Sire) – Trainer – Jockey – Barrier – Weight
1 – ROTHFIRE (Rothesday)– Robert Heathcote – Nash Rawiller – 23 – 57kg
2 – SUPERSTORM (Sebring) – Lauren Abbott – James Orman – 16 – 56.5kg
3 – VILANA (Hallowed Crown) – James Cummings – James McDonald – 15 – 56kg
4 – SCALLOPINI (Snitzel) – Steve O'Dea & Matt Hoysted – Boris Thornton – 8 – 55.5kg
5 – CONVERGE (Frankel) – Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott – Tim Clark – 17 – 55.5kg
6 – SURF DANCER (Lope de Vega)– Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott – Ryan Maloney – 7 – 54.5kg
7 – GENTLEMAN ROY (So You Think) – Ben & JD Hayes – Craig Williams – 2 – 54.5kg
8 – ELEVEN ELEVEN (Fastnet Rock) – Greg Hickman – Jason Collett – 20 – 54.5kg
9 – THINK ABOUT IT (So You Think) – Joe Pride – Sam Clipperton – 12 – 54kg
10 – CARDINAL GEM (Choisir)– Grahame Begg – Jordan Childs – 6 – 54kg
11 – HOLYFIELD ( I Am Invincible)– Annabel Neasham – Damien Thornton – 21 – 53.5kg
12 – AFT CABIN (Astern) – James Cummings – Kerrin McEvoy – 19 – 53kg
13 – ROYAL MERCHANT (Merchant Navy) – Ciaron Maher & David Eustace – Ben Thompson – 14 – 52.5kg
14 – RUTHLESS DAME (Tavistock) – Ciaron Maher & David Eustace – Michael Dee – 13 – 52.5kg
15 – CHAIN OF LIGHTNING (Fighting Sun) – Peter Moody – Linda Meech – 18 – 52kg
16 – PALAISIPAN (So You Think) – Chris Munce – Kyle Wilson-Taylor – 11 – 52kg
17 – TICK TOCK QUEEN (Bel Espri) – Tony Gollan – Angela Jones – 4 – 51kg
18 – HAWAII FIVE OH (I Am Invincible) – Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott – Rachel King – 3 – 49.5kg
19e – ALPINE EDGE (Better Than Ready)– Toby & Trent Edmonds – Martin Harley – 5 – 53kg
20e – OPAL RIDGE (Rubick) – Luke Pepper – Tyler Schiller – 10 – 49.5kg
21e – DRAGON LEAP (Pierro) – Lance O'Sullivan & Andrew Scott – TBA – 1 – 53kg
22e – SINAWANN (Kingman)– Anthony & Sam Freedman – TBA – 9 – 53kg
23e – YELLOW BRICK (The Mission) – Tony & Maddysen Sears – TBA – 22 – 51kg

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