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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