I Wish I Win cops horror draw in The Everest

I Wish I Win will jump from barrier one in The Everest. Photo credit: Bruno Cannatelli

Race favourite I Wish I Win has copped a horror draw as the final field and barriers were confirmed for The Everest (1200m).

The Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman-trained star has a racing pattern that sees him settle towards the rear of the field and thunder down the heart of racetracks.

That plan copped a massive roadblock as The Everest favourite with online betting sites drawn the typically ideal barrier one.

Co-trainer Peter Moody had been on record leading into the barrier draw, emphasising that barrier one was the only barrier they wanted to avoid.

I Wish I Win drew barrier one in his only run of this campaign leading into The Everest six weeks ago in the Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m).

He would go on to finish third in the event, beaten by a half-length by Mr Brightside.

The tricky barrier draw sees I Wish I Win share favouritism at +320 with the Joe Pride-trained Think About It.

Think About It has drawn perfectly for the $20 million affair, drawn barrier five with Sam Clipperton booked to ride.

The up-and-coming sprinter will be hunting his ninth straight win on Saturday.

Bjorn Baker’s Overpass was arguably the biggest winner in Tuesday night’s barrier draw, with the natural front-runner drawn directly outside I Wish I Win in barrier two.

Once markets reopened for The Everest, Overpass went from a +1400 hope into +800

Having beaten arguably the country’s best horse in WA’s version of The Everest, The Quokka (1200m) earlier in the year, Overpass will be looking to add further sprinting success to an already impressive record.

Mazu (11) and In Secret (12) copped the two widest barriers and will need to overcome history to salute in The Everest.

Who will etch their name into Everest folklore?

The Everest 2023 Final Field

No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight
1 Silks
I Wish I Win
Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman
Luke Nolen
1
58.5kg
2 Silks
Private Eye
Joseph Pride
Nash Rawiller
9
58.5kg
3 Silks
Think About It
Joseph Pride
Sam Clipperton
5
58.5kg
4 Silks
Mazu
Peter & Paul Snowden
Tommy Berry
11
58.5kg
5 Silks
Overpass
Bjorn Baker
Joshua Parr
2
58.5kg
6 Silks
Buenos Noches
Matthew Smith
Dylan Gibbons
8
58.5kg
7 Silks
Hawaii Five Oh
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
James McDonald
10
58.5kg
8 Silks
Alcohol Free
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
Craig Williams
7
56.5kg
9 Silks
In Secret
James Cummings
Zac Purton
12
56.5kg
10 Silks
Espiona
Chris Waller
Hugh Bowman
3
56.5kg
11 Silks
Shinzo
Chris Waller
Kerrin McEvoy
6
53kg
12 Silks
Cylinder
James Cummings
Zac Lloyd
4
53kg
13 Silks
Bella Nipotina (1E)
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
TBC
TBC
56.5kg
14 Silks
Zapateo (2E)
James Cummings
TBC
TBC
56.5kg
15 Silks
King Of Sparta (3E)
Peter & Paul Snowden
TBC
TBC
58.5kg
16 Silks
Vilana (4E)
James Cummings
TBC
TBC
58.5kg

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