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.
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 |
