Fresh off Port Lockroy’s impressive victory in the Group 1 Railway Stakes (1600m) last Saturday, Annabel Neasham and Rob Archibald are aiming for a second Group 1 triumph at the Perth Carnival.
This time, they’ll saddle up Lady Laguna in the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) this Saturday.
The connections are optimistic the five-year-old mare, to be ridden by James McDonald, can rebound after a disappointing tenth-place finish behind stablemate Sunshine In Paris in the Group 1 Champions Sprint (1200m) at Flemington.
“She’s good and has had a couple of nice pieces of work,” Archibald told TABradio.
“I can’t fault her and hopefully she can bounce back after she was disappointing down the straight in Melbourne.
“She’s going to have to be at her best, and Overpass is also in good order.
“She’ll have to be right at her top, but she should run a big race.”
2024 Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes Final Field
1. Overpass (TBC)
- T: Bjorn Baker
- J: Joshua Parr
- W: 58.5kg
- F: 81x1x
- Age: 6YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Gelding
- Sire: Vancouver
- Dam: Walkway
-232.56
2. Western Empire (TBC)
- T: Grant & Alana Williams
- J: William Pike
- W: 58.5kg
- F: 2×241
- Age: 7YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Gelding
- Sire: Iffraaj (GB)
- Dam: Western Jewel
+100
3. Red Can Man (TBC)
- T: Steve Wolfe
- J: Shaun O’Donnell
- W: 58.5kg
- F: 6×063
- Age: 8YO
- Colour: Chestnut
- Sex: Gelding
- Sire: Gingerbread Man
- Dam: Brocky’s Ace
+1250
4. Hot Zed (TBC)
- T: Lou Luciani
- J: Jason Whiting
- W: 58.5kg
- F: 0x067
- Age: 7YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Gelding
- Sire: Red Hot Choice
- Dam: Zedfire
+1250
5. Maharba (TBC)
- T: Grahame Begg
- J: Jordan Childs
- W: 58.5kg
- F: 13×31
- Age: 4YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Gelding
- Sire: Pride of Dubai
- Dam: Blizzardly
+200
6. Saloon Bar (TBC)
- T: Daniel Morton
- J: Steven Parnham
- W: 58.5kg
- F: 32218
- Age: 5YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Gelding
- Sire: Sessions
- Dam: Paris Cracker
+400
7. Man Crush (TBC)
- T: Luke Fernie
- J: Clint Johnston-Porter
- W: 58.5kg
- F: 07132
- Age: 5YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Gelding
- Sire: Manhattan Rain
- Dam: Crushed
+2500
8. Snowdome (TBC)
- T: Neville Parnham
- J: Brad Parnham
- W: 58.5kg
- F: 6x77x
- Age: 5YO
- Colour: Grey
- Sex: Gelding
- Sire: Rommel
- Dam: Snow Pixie
+1250
9. Rope Them In (TBC)
- T: Steve Wolfe
- J: Shaun McGruddy
- W: 58.5kg
- F: 1521x
- Age: 4YO
- Colour: Brown
- Sex: Gelding
- Sire: Playing God
- Dam: Lead Rope
+350
10. Boots Like Bruce (TBC)
- T: Anne King
- J: ALan Kennedy
- W: 58.5kg
- F: 74×11
- Age: 7YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Gelding
- Sire: Alfred Nobel (IRE)
- Dam: Smithfields
+2500
11. Bravo Centurion (TBC)
- T: Luke Fernie
- J: Chris Parnham
- W: 58.5kg
- F: 11111
- Age: 4YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Gelding
- Sire: National Defense (GB)
- Dam: Comme Ca
+350
12. Rockin’ Rupert (TBC)
- T: Sean & Jake Casey
- J: Lucy Fiore
- W: 58.5kg
- F: 5×115
- Age: 6YO
- Colour: Chestnut
- Sex: Gelding
- Sire: Winning Rupert
- Dam: Love the Rock (NZ)
+1250
13. Almighty Class (TBC)
- T: Mitchell Pateman
- J: Jarrad Noske
- W: 58.5kg
- F: 411×0
- Age: 4YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Gelding
- Sire: Playing God
- Dam: My Classy Lady
+375
14. Crippalenko (TBC)
- T: Greg Beauglehole
- J: TBC
- W: 58.5kg
- F: 0311x
- Age: 5YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Gelding
- Sire: Maschino
- Dam: Brookesmebaby
+5000
15. Lady Laguna (TBC)
- T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald
- J: James McDonald
- W: 56.5kg
- F: 036×7
- Age: 5YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Mare
- Sire: Overshare
- Dam: Catalina de Lago (NZ)
+125
16. Laced Up Heels (TBC)
- T: Luke Fernie
- J: Joseph Azzopardi
- W: 56.5kg
- F: 6860x
- Age: 5YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Mare
- Sire: Toronado (IRE)
- Dam: A City Girl
+1250
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