By Ray Hickson
A detailed look at the chances of every runner in group 1, the $ 5 million, Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000 m) in Royal Randwick (2000 m) on Saturday.
1. Dubai Honor (William Haggas): Winner of this race in 2023 and with a good lead and he liked his Tancred Stakes victory for Sydney to Sydney last Tuesday week. He enjoyed a nice run around the midfield and proved too powerful at the end of the 2400 m. Six of his last seven starts were on this trip and he has a low turn into this race and dropped 400 m. That is really the only question. I can't see that you are something other than positive from the broad gate and search for a place that should be available in the second or third couple. If he can end, we have seen what he can do and he is a massive threat.
2. Rousham Park (Hiroyasu Tanaka): Looks a high -quality galoper from Japan – most of them are not – and he was a little hit and miss since he reached Group 1. Has not won since September 2023, where he brought three victories together before he went to Hong Kong and didn't really measure. The six -year -old then drove six times and was placed twice in group 1 against 2000 m last March and another second second in the Breeder's' Cup Turf over 2414 m over 2414 m in November in November. Suggestions are a broad draw, because it is not always the best to start, but of course it is a chance.
Ceolwulf (Bradley Photos)
3 .. Featherlight infantry man (Ciaron Maher): It took a while to start in Australia, but he has now won three of his last six, including this dominant performance in the Australian Cup two weeks ago. Where he will get in the course of the course, he will be far in Perth, he raced at the speed and there doesn't seem to be much to give when he has snatched back on this line -up. He arrives at the right time in this race and ready to reach quarters, and although he is probably a chance in view of the depths that he can go well.
4. Ceolwulf (Joe Pride): It was not the ideal preparation in one degree to miss his planned second run, but he arrives with four runs and one last start winner to his goal, albeit in much easier company. This means that he worked early and had to admit his rival weight, so that his efforts were still deserved. What he wants is a solid race that enables him to get from the outer gate without having to return. We saw him in the best side in the really running Mile and if he can relax behind a good pace, he has his best chance to unleash this foot. So it cannot be underestimated.
5. Tom Kitten (James Cummings): Gallant in a ceiling finish of the last week for the Doncaster, where he was forced by Barrier One, to take his run inside where nobody really wanted to go. In order to be beaten below one length, it is a run with earnings. This is his first attempt of 2000 m since he was a gelding, and his out of the way of control of the spring champion in three according to the Three, the trip is no problem. He also finished fourth in the derby last year. Draws well, so it should be able to be in front of the midfield and it is one of the every-way chances.
6. Vauban (Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott): A little hard to assess in a way that was given before entering the Tulloch Lodge, he had never started around 2000 m, and the majority of his starts were at 3200 m and more, including a number of hurdles. The sprint, which he showed when he was winning the Sky High First-up, was excellent and he supported him in Tancred, who ran third after he had spent a immense part of the straight sideways before taking a good floor behind Dubai Honor. He will return to a certain extent here and try to attack them slow, and it is not outside the finish.
7. Buckaroo (Chris Waller): He drove an acceptable race in the first beaten George Ryder with a little more than two lengths, but he only passed one horse in the run. With a ticket test and 2000 m, it is much more suitable for him. After the last preparation, he won the Chelmsford, albeit just over hinge, then with the Underwood and gave a little shock in the turn bull via Sistina. But he is 1 kg worse in the weights. Put the chance if he can rose quickly.
8. Lindermann (Chris Waller): One of the horses that keeps the key to speed and they have to say that after a few gallant appearances he deserves a victory in all four runs. He fought very challenging, but it was not a match for Via Sistina in the Ranvet, but it got pretty good and she lets you ask how he did not win the sky in her absence. We know what we'll get, he will be at a pace and it would not surprise anyone if he is in the places somewhere.
9. Fawkner Park (Annabel NeaSham & Rob Archibald): He has clearly increased one or two sprouts this autumn after he has closed his source with a narrow Rosehill Cup victory. Both runs about Sistina were excellent and he was probably not suitable for the slowly run ranvet, but he still played well to reach third place. He would appreciate a little more speed in this race and given the fact that he was not too far from the low price favorite, he has to be a chance.
10. Middle -earth (Ciaron Maher): Very touted import before he arrived, and he was expecting the expectation of winning as a favorite in Flemington, and defeated Duke de Sessa. I was last found back in the Australian Cup and worked a couple in fifth place, but defeated seven lengths there. It was generally over 2400 m and beyond the most effective and has a two -week impression into this race. He could be someone he can keep in mind if he has the chance to expand later.
11. Geoglyphe (Tetsuya Kimura): He clearly tackled a few immense group 1 with a defeat of 3.4 length from Romantic Warrior, a midfield behind Equinox. He was fourth in the Saudi Cup in 2023, but his last victory was in the Japanese 2000 Guineas three years ago. His task in the Doncaster last week was even greater after he had slowly resigned from the outer gate and decreased, they did not go quickly and only beat two at home. It will be engaging to see if he can apply barriers two, but a victory would be a turn of the eye.
Fawkner Park (Bradley Photos)
12. About Sistina (Chris Waller): The benchmark in the Australian middle class race and it almost has the perfect structure for its goal, which was all campaign. She did a great job to ward off Fangirl with the mile and then won the Ranvet as expected. Since then it has been exceeded with a process. There are much more depth in this race than what has ended up in Australia since her country, and you respect your Cox panel competitor, but she has a goal and provided that something does not go terribly wrong if she is all liked to get a lot in the first round in the first round. It is undoubtedly to hit the horse.
13. Fangirl (scratched).
14. refuse knowledge (Anthony & Sam Freedman): This mare is the one that could determine the fate of many in this breed, depending on which tactics are used. With the first of the Victoria Cup, she ran with the win of the Victoria Cup and did not make her fourth place with Pride from Jenni, who took fourth place in the Australian Cup before moving in the curve. She looked at the beginning of the straight line, but struggled well to say second place. It would be a shock if she was not revised and at the point where she is drawn as her best chance of making this a test – not quite as proud of Jenni last year – and catch the chasers unprepared.
15. Full Count Felicia (Chris Waller): If she drove in her Woodbine victory in September, this race will be very engaging. That day she opened a lead of around 20 to 30 lengths and stopped. She led the Ranvet at no great pace and was safely set up in the home curve. It is tested again, so she should be fitter, but it would be a little surprise if she could switch on the tables via Sistina.
Speed card: The denial of knowledge is crucial for the speed of the race, if you can get out and roll out and roll, we will be for a reasonable test. Lindermann and Full Count Felicia are the others who can keep or lead them to be forthright if they are not the case for any reason. Dubai Honor, Tom Kitten and Fawkner Park have options to be in the top half, and where Sistina ends, it will be the most engaging. It should jump well and you can imagine that three backs on the fence are her place. If the option is there, it can jump out of the fence. Featherlight infantry man rolled forward outside the lead when he pulled far in Perth.
Selection:
12 About Sistina
1 Dubai Honor
4 CEOLWulf
9 Fawkner Park
All fields, shape and repetitions for day 2 of the star championships in Randwick
