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Eleven to do battle with Winx in the Chelmsford Stakes

Clinton Payne - Wednesday August 30

The Group II Chelmsford Stakes headlines a bumper card of spring carnival racing at Randwick on Saturday where superstar mare Winx will chase her 19th consecutive win and Racenet has the fields and form online.

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This popular horse returns in the Tramway Stakes at Randwick on Saturday. Photo: Steve Hart

The $250,000 weight-for-age main event has drawn together some worth opponents for Winx with Doomben Cup winner Sense Of Occasion, Brisbane Cup winner Chocante and Chris Waller's progressive imports Sarrasin and Life Less Ordinary in the field.

Supporting the Chelmsford Stakes on Saturday will be with other strong black-type contests with Happy Clapper returning against Invincible Gem in the Group II Tramway Stakes (1400m) and the Group II Furious Stakes (1200m) as well as the Group III Concorde Stakes (1000m).

Saturday's nine-race program starts at 12.10pm (AEDT). The track was rated a good (4) at acceptance time while the rail will be in the six-metre position for the entire circuit.

The Bureau of Meteorology forecast for Sydney for the rest of the week is:

Wednesday: Sunny. Max 19.
Thursday: Partly cloudy. Max 17.
Friday: Mostly sunny. Max 18.
Saturday: Sunny. Max 22.

Click here  to start doing the form via Racenet's free formguide to Saturday's Randwick meeting.

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