The barriers for the $15m TAB Everest have been revealed.
Hot favourite Nature Strip is looking for back-to-back wins but will have to overcome the outside barrier in Saturday’s elite 1200m sprint at Randwick.
While many say the defending champion shouldn’t be too bothered by wide draw, slot holder John Ingham admitted the team had “hoped for a bit better”.
Old sparring partner Eduardo – third in last year’s race – comes out of nine, while Masked Crusader, who is hoping to go one better after finishing 0.2L off Nature Strip in 2021, has drawn 10.
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FULL GUIDE TO THE 2022 SPRING CARNIVAL
2022 EVEREST FIELD (4.15pm AEDT Saturday)
Number. – Horse – Trainer – Jockey – Barrier – Weight
1 – NATURE STRIP – Chris Waller – James McDonald – 12 – 58.5kg
2 – EDUARDO – Joseph Pride – Nash Rawiller – 9 – 58.5kg
3 – LOST AND RUNNING – John O’Shea – Hugh Bowman – 7 – 58.5kg
4 – MASKED CRUSADER – Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes – William Pike – 10 – 58.5kg
5 – MAZU – Peter & Paul Snowden – Sam Clipperton – 11 – 58.5kg
6 – PRIVATE EYE – Joseph Pride – Brenton Avdulla – 3 – 58.5kg
7 – OVERPASS – Bjorn Baker – Rachel King – 6 – 58.5kg
8 – INGRATIATING – James Cummings – Glyn Schofield – 4 – 58.5kg
9 – JOYFUL FORTUNE – Mark Newnham – Tom Sherry – 1 – 58.5kg
10 – SHADES OF ROSE – Bjorn Baker – Kerrin McEvoy – 8 – 56.5kg
11 – JACQUINOT – Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) – Damian Lane – 2 – 53kg
12 – GIGA KICK – Clayton Douglas – Craig Williams – 5 – 53kg
EMERGENCIES
13 – FORBIDDEN LOVE – Michael Freedman – 56.5kg
14 – APACHE CHASE – Desleigh Forster – 58.5kg
15 – KEMENTARI – James Cummings – 58.5kg
16 – IN THE CONGO – Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott – 58.5kg
