Cox Plate Field and Barrier Draw

Breednet - Tuesday October 24

The field and barrier draw is out for Saturday’s $5 Million Group One W.S Cox Plate in a race which sees Gold Trip backing up from his Caulfield Cup placing and three-year-old Militarize attempting to emulate So You Think.

Hong Kong champ Romantic Warrior remains favourite despite his first-up Australian defeat and will jump from gate seven, while second favourite and crowd favourite Alligator Blood drew gate five.

Militarize

Triple Group One winning colt Militarize has drawn gate three and will be attempting to emulate So You Think, who, like Militarize finished 5th in the Caulfield Guineas before his first Cox Plate triumph.

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Militarize lost no admirers in his Caulfield Guineas effort a fortnight back after missing the start and coming from back and widest in a race dominated by the leaders and he is firm in the market at $7.50.

No Horse (Sire) Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight
1 ROMANTIC WARRIOR (IRE) (Acclamation (GB)) Danny Shum James McDonald 7 59kg
2 ZAAKI (GB) (Leroidesanimaux (BRZ)) Annabel Neasham Damian Lane 12 59kg
3 MR BRIGHTSIDE (NZ) (Bullbars) Ben, Will & JD Hayes Craig Williams 2 59kg
4 ALLIGATOR BLOOD (All Too Hard) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 5 59kg
5 GOLD TRIP (FR) (Outstrip (GB)) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Mark Zahra 8 59kg
6 MY OBERON (IRE) Dubawi (Ire) Annabel Neasham Jamie Mott 4 59kg
7 PINSTRIPED (Street Boss (USA) Enver Jusufovic Ben Allen 11 59kg
8 FANGIRL (Sebring) Chris Waller Zac Purton 9 57kg
9 DUAIS (Shamus Award) Edward Cummings Damien Oliver 1 57kg
10 VICTORIA ROAD (IRE) (Saxon Warrior (Jpn)) Aidan O'Brien Blake Shinn 6 56.5kg
11 MILITARIZE (NZ) (Dundeel (NZ)) Chris Waller Zac Lloyd (a) 3 49.5kg
12 KING COLORADO (Kingman (GB)) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Michael Dee 10 49.5kg
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