Field and barrier draw for the Sydney Cup
The field has been declared and barrier draw completed for the $2 million Group 1 Sydney Cup at Randwick on Saturday.
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The field has been declared and barrier draw completed for the $2 million Group 1 Sydney Cup at Randwick on Saturday.
A field of 20 plus three emergencies were declared for one of Australia’s biggest 3200m handicaps.
Here is the field and barrier draw for the Sydney Cup.
No. – Horse – Trainer – Jockey – Barrier – Weight
1 – DUKE DE SESSA – Ciaron Maher – Harry Coffey – 2 – 56.5kg
2 – ARAPAHO – Bjorn Baker – Rachel King – 12 – 56kg
3 – ZARIR – Chris Waller – Damian Lane – 5 – 56kg
4 – CIRCLE OF FIRE – Ciaron Maher – Jason Collett – 22 – 55kg
5 – ATHABASCAN – John O’Shea & Tom Charlton – Tommy Berry – 4 – 53.5kg
6 – ZARDOZI – James Cummings – Kerrin McEvoy – 3 – 53kg
7 – WARMONGER – Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) – Ash Morgan – 20 – 53kg
8 – ALALCANCE – Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott – Tim Clark – 15 – 52kg
9 – RIVER OF STARS – Chris Waller – TBA – 11 – 52kg
10 – CLEVELAND – Kris Lees – Jamie Melham – 18 – 51.5kg
11 – FRANCESCO GUARDI – Chris Waller – TBA – 13 – 51.5kg
12 – LASTOTCHKA – Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) – Andrew Gibbons – 23 – 50.5kg
13 – MOSTLY CLOUDY – T Busuttin & N Young – TBA – 10 – 50kg
14 – TAJANIS – Chris Waller – TBA – 19 – 50kg
15 – BIRDMAN – Chris Waller – TBA – 1 – 50kg
16 – VALIANT KING – Chris Waller – TBA – 16 – 50kg
17 – GARACHICO – Dominic Sutton – Robbie Dolan – 6 – 50kg
18 – STRATHTAY – Chris Waller – Jay Ford – 9 – 50kg
19 – AGE OF SAIL – Kris Lees – Dylan Gibbons – 17 – 50kg
20 – WALTHAM – Matthew Smith – TBA – 14 – 50kg
21 emg – HOPEFUL – A Neasham & R Archibald – Andrew Adkins- 7 – 50kg
22 emg – MR WATERVILLE – Chris Waller – TBA – 8 – 50kg
23 emg – BACIO DEL MIST – L & C Curtis – Molly Bourke (a) – 21 – 50kg
It's a matter of honour! ðŸ‘@WilliamHaggas and @TomMarquand do it again with Dubai Honour who pops another Australian G1 on his shelf with a win in the Tancred Stakes!@aus_turf_clubpic.twitter.com/QcLkKmaUdL
— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) April 1, 2025
💥 A demolition job by Alalcance, who takes the G2 Chairman's with absolute ease, making it three from three this prep, and an early Randwick double to the @GaiWaterhouse1 - @clarkyhk combination!@aus_turf_clubpic.twitter.com/MG83HcMF26
— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) April 5, 2025
The Randwick track was rated a good (4) at acceptance time. The rail will be in the 3-metre position on Saturday.
The Bureau Of Meteorology forecast for Sydney is.
Tuesday – Partly cloudy. 23.
Wednesday – Partly cloudy. 24.
Thursday – Mostly sunny. 26.
Friday – Mostly sunny. 27.
Saturday – Partly cloudy. 26.
CLICK HERE to get the fields and free formguide for the Randwick meeting on Saturday.
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