Overpass headlines Winterbottom Stakes 2023 field

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Joshua Parr will travel to Perth to link up with Overpass in the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes on Saturday. (Reg Ryan/Racing Photos)

The Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes will headline the third day of The Pinnacles at Ascot Racecourse this Saturday afternoon.

With 18 runners accepting for the $1.5 million feature, a full field of 16 is expected to compete in the 1200m contest.

Overpass heads the field and will return to Ascot for the first time since his success in the $4 million The Quokka in April.

The Bjorn Baker-trained gelding will carry the number one saddlecloth and will go into the race as the highest-rated runner, opening at the short quote of +160 with online bookmakers.

Damien Oliver will jump aboard the Lindsey Smith-trained Triple Missile (+400) in what is set to be one of the last Group 1 rides of his career.

The son of Smart Missile performed well down the straight at Flemington during the Melbourne Cup Carnival, running only a length behind Spacewalk in the Group 3 Rising Fast Stakes.

The only three-year-olds in this year’s Winterbottom Stakes will be the top two from the Placid Ark Stakes, with Ripcord (+600) and Oscar’s Fortune (+800) set to take on Group 1 level for the first time in their young careers.

Ripcord unleashed a finish that could rival the mighty Chautauqua in his prime as he launched from the back of the field to run over the top of Oscar’s Fortune when taking out the Placid Ark.

If one of the top four runners in the market doesn’t win, there is plenty of value to be found, with the likes of Snowdome (+1200), Hot Zed (+1200) and Red Can Man (+1600) coming through strong lead-up races such as the Prince Of Wales Stakes and Colonel Reeves Stakes.


2023 Winterbottom Stakes Final Field

No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight
1 Silks
Overpass
Bjorn Baker
Joshua Parr
11
58.5kg
2 Silks
Red Can Man
Steve Wolfe
Paul Harvey
10
58.5kg
3 Silks
Savatoxl
Will Savage
Holly Watson
8
58.5kg
4 Silks
Hot Zed
Lou Luciani
Jason Whiting
2
58.5kg
5 Silks
Resortman
Michael Lane
Brad Rawiller
9
58.5kg
6 Silks
Laverrod
Sean & Jake Casey
Jordan Turner
15
58.5kg
7 Silks
Snowdome
Neville Parnham
Chris Parnham
18
58.5kg
8 Silks
Triple Missile
Lindsey Smith
Damien Oliver
1
58.5kg
9 Silks
Phanta
Chris & Michael Gangemi
Brad Parnham
17
58.5kg
10 Silks
Clemenceau
Chris & Michael Gangemi
Jarrad Noske
14
58.5kg
11 Silks
Man Crush
Luke Fernie
Michael Poy
12
58.5kg
12 Silks
Go Forward
Chris & Michael Gangemi
Laqdar Ramoly
6
58.5kg
13 Silks
My Bella Mae
Dion Luciani
Patrick Carbery
5
56.5kg
14 Silks
Flying Missile
Neville Parnham
Steven Parnham
3
56.5kg
15 Silks
Ripcord
Luke Fernie
Clint Johnston-Porter
7
54.5kg
16 Silks
Oscar’s Fortune
Dion Luciani
William Pike
13
54.5kg
17 Silks
Corn Cob (1E)
Julia Martin
Austin Galati
16
58.5kg
18 Silks
Valency (2E)
Robyn Lockwood
TBC
4
56.5kg

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