The 46th running of the Group 1 Surround Stakes (1400m) shares top billing as the first of two Group 1 features at Randwick on Saturday afternoon, with a field of 15 fillies set to do battle for the $750,000 prize.
The Chris Waller-trained Lady Shenandoah has been the long-standing $1.85 favourite with horse racing bookmakers for the event, and the confidence for punters will only grow after the star filly drew barrier three on Thursday morning.
James McDonald gets legged aboard in place of the suspended Zac Lloyd and must be considered the one to beat after storming clear of her rivals in the Group 2 Light Fingers Stakes (1200m) on February 15.
Eight of the 15 runners engaged come through that form-line, including the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Lady Of Camelot, whose the only other runner in single digits, with $4.00 available on Neds after finishing off the best of the beaten brigade.
Lilac ($12.00) was a big winner post-barrier draw after securing gate four and could be one of the major speed influences in the race, while the likes of Manaal and Lazzura represent good each-way value with Dabble to turn the tables stepping out to 1400m.
The 2025 Surround Stakes is the first leg of the Randwick quaddie and is set to jump at 4pm AEDT.
2025 Surround Stakes Final Field
1. Lady Shenandoah (3)
- T: Chris Waller
- J: James McDonald
- W: 56kg
- Age: 3YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Filly
- Sire: Snitzel
- Dam: Star Pupil
-625
2. Lady of Camelot (5)
- T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
- J: Tim Clark
- W: 56kg
- Age: 3YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Filly
- Sire: Written Tycoon
- Dam: Miss Debutante
-153.85
3. Manaal (13)
- T: Michael Freedman
- J: Jason Collett
- W: 56kg
- Age: 3YO
- Colour: Bay or Brown
- Sex: Filly
- Sire: Tassort
- Dam: Red Lodge (USA)
+230
4. Movin Out (7)
- T: Chris Waller
- J: TBA
- W: 56kg
- Age: 3YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Filly
- Sire: Staphanos (JPN)
- Dam: Wahaha (NZ)
+800
5. Powers of Opal (15)
- T: John Sargent
- J: Kerrin McEvoy
- W: 56kg
- Age: 3YO
- Colour: Brown
- Sex: Filly
- Sire: Ocean Park (NZ)
- Dam: Strada Cavallo (NZ)
+800
6. Lilac (4)
- T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald
- J: Tyler Schiller
- W: 56kg
- Age: 3YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Filly
- Sire: Justify (USA)
- Dam: Paulownia
+170
7. Lazzura (1)
- T: Chris Waller
- J: Tommy Berry
- W: 56kg
- Age: 3YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Filly
- Sire: Snitzel
- Dam: Laguna Azzurra (JPN)
+230
8. More Territories (2)
- T: John O’Shea & Tom Charlton
- J: Ronan Whelan
- W: 56kg
- Age: 3YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Filly
- Sire: Territories (IRE)
- Dam: More Than Faith
+800
9. Amelita (11)
- T: Chris Waller
- J: TBC
- W: 56kg
- Age: 3YO
- Colour: Bay/Brown
- Sex: Filly
- Sire: Zousain
- Dam: Miss Amelia
+400
10. Castanya (6)
- T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald
- J: Joshua Parr
- W: 56kg
- Age: 3YO
- Colour: Chestnut
- Sex: Filly
- Sire: Capitalist
- Dam: Ganda
+800
11. Declichy Boulevard (8)
- T: Chris Waller
- J: TBC
- W: 56kg
- Age: 3YO
- Colour: Chestnut
- Sex: Filly
- Sire: Snitzel
- Dam: Red Velvet Swing
+400
12. Husk (9)
- T: Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes
- J: TBC
- W: 56kg
- Age: 3YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Filly
- Sire: Calyx (GB)
- Dam: Tikal
+800
13. Dominetta (12)
- T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
- J: Adam Hyeronimus
- W: 56kg
- Age: 3YO
- Colour: Chestnut
- Sex: Filly
- Sire: Zoustar
- Dam: Debonnaire (GB)
+400
14. Idle Flyer (10)
- T: Matthew Smith
- J: Ashley Morgan
- W: 56kg
- Age: 3YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Filly
- Sire: Dundeel (NZ)
- Dam: Progressive
+1500
15. Island Dec (14)
- T: Robert & Luke Price
- J: Regan Bayliss
- W: 56kg
- Age: 3YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Filly
- Sire: Kermadec (NZ)
- Dam: Lis de Lune (NZ)
+1500
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