Little Brose to return in Group 3 Vain Stakes

Little Brose
Little Brose, ridden by Michael Dee, winning the 2022 Blue Diamond Stakes. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Racing Photos)

Saturday’s Group 3 Vain Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield Racecourse will mark the return of Blue Diamond Stakes winner Little Brose.

Now a three-year-old, the colt has not been seen at the races since finishing eighth in the Group 1 Golden Slipper (1200m) on March 18.

Little Brose is set to be part of a two-horse war over the sprint trip at Caulfield, with Godolphin’s Cylinder opening as an odds-on chance to return a winner first-up.

Trainer James Cummings said during the week that Cylinder would prove hard to beat, but those chances may have taken a slight blow with the colt drawn in the widest barrier in the field of seven.

The pair will be joined by fellow Stakes winners Krakarib and I Am Unstoppable, who both look set for fruitful spring campaigns.

The Vain Stakes was the launching point for an incredible spring campaign in 2022 for Giga Kick, who won the race just two starts before saluting in The Everest (1200m).

Saturday’s Group 3 Vain Stakes is the eighth race in Caulfield’s Saturday meeting, which is headlined by the Group 2 P.B. Lawrence Stakes (1400m).


Vain Stakes 2023 final field

No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight
1 Silks
Little Brose
Ben, Will & JD Hayes
Michael Dee
6
59kg
2 Silks
Cylinder
James Cummings
Blake Shinn
7
58kg
3 Silks
Krakarib
Simon Zahra
Mark Zahra
1
58kg
4 Silks
I Am Unstoppable
Lloyd Kennewell & Lucy Yeomans
Zac Spain
4
57kg
5 Silks
Scheelite
Ken & Kasey Keys
Daniel Stackhouse
2
56kg
6 Silks
Ouroboros
Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)
Craig Newitt
5
56kg
7 Silks
Veecee
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
Ethan Brown
3
56kg

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