Blue Diamond Field and Barrier Draw

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday February 18

The field is out for the $1.5million Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) this weekend with the powerful Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable to saddle six of the runners.

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Hanseatic has drawn barrier one
Race favourite is undefeated Street Boss (USA) colt Hanseatic for Godolphin, while Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner Away Game is an $11 chance and will give her sire Snitzel a great chance to cement his place at the top of the leading Australoian two year old sires table.

I Am Invincible colt Rulership was a good second to Hanseatic at his first Melbourne appearance and has drawn favourably in seven.

The field and barrier draw for the 2020 Blue Diamond Stakes is:

 

No.

Horse

Trainer

Barrier

Weight

1

IDEAS MAN (Brazen Beau)

Ciaron Maher & David Eustace

16

56.5kg

2

HANSEATIC (Street Boss)

Anthony Freedman

1

56.5kg

3

RATHLIN (Fastnet Rock)

Ciaron Maher & David Eustace

11

56.5kg

4

TANKER (Pride of Dubai)

Ciaron Maher & David Eustace

12

56.5kg

5

TAGALOA (Lord Kanaloa)

Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young

4

56.5kg

6

RULERSHIP (I Am Invincible)

Peter & Paul Snowden

7

56.5kg

7

GLENFIDDICH (Fastnet Rock)

Robbie Griffiths

9

56.5kg

8

AWAY GAME (Snitzel)

Ciaron Maher & David Eustace

10

54.5kg

9

A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT (Night of Thunder)

Ciaron Maher & David Eustace

2

54.5kg

10

ARYAAF (Epaulette)

David & B Hayes & T Dabernig

8

54.5kg

11

LETZBEGLAM (Snitzel)

Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young

3

54.5kg

12

MUNTASEERA (IAm Invincible)

Ciaron Maher & David Eustace

13

54.5kg

13

PERSONAL (Fastnest Rock)

David & B Hayes & T Dabernig

5

54.5kg

14

RIVERINA STORM (Night of Thunder)

David & B Hayes & T Dabernig

6

54.5kg

15

FAYERRA (Valentia)

Anthony Cummings

14

54.5kg

16

DIFFICULT (All Hoo Hard)

John Moloney

15

54.5kg

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