The Shorts field set to showcase major Everest contenders

In Secret
In Secret is the one to beat in The Shorts at Randwick this Saturday. (Picture: Pat Scala/Racing Photos)

The Everest market will become a lot clearer when the running of The Shorts (1100m) takes place at Randwick this Saturday afternoon.

There are chances all over the page with 12 runners engaged for the Group 2 event – including Mazu, who has already secured his place in The Everest on October 14, making his return from a 124-day spell as a +1200 chance.

Online bookmakers want to trust the Group 3 Concorde Stakes (1000m) as the best betting guide for Saturday, as the James Cummings-trained mare In Secret has opened as a clear +220 favourite with top bookmakers after running second behind Remarque (+650), who has also seen plenty of early support.

Buenos Noches is a +550 hope after a magnificent win in the Group 3 Show County Quality (1200m), while Overpass holds the second line of betting at +450 as he returns after winning the inaugural edition of The Quokka (1200m) on April 15.

The winner of the Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m), Ruthless Dame (+1500), makes her return as a four-year-old, as does Hawaii Five Oh (+1000), with both mares being ultra-competitive in the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) at Eagle farm on June 10.

Meanwhile, previous Everest slot-holders Lost And Running (+1100) and Private Eye (+800) are looking to reclaim their spots in the $20 million feature.

The Shorts is the second leg of the Randwick quaddie on Saturday and is scheduled to get underway at 4pm AEST.


The Shorts 2023 field

No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight
1 Silks
Private Eye
Joseph Pride
Nash Rawiller
9
58kg
2 Silks
Mazu
Peter & Paul Snowden
Regan Bayliss
10
58kg
3 Silks
Lost And Running
John O’Shea
Chad Schofield
8
57kg
4 Silks
Overpass
Bjorn Baker
Joshua Parr
1
57kg
5 Silks
In Secret
James Cummings
Zac Lloyd
4
56kg
6 Silks
Buenos Noches
Matthew Smith
Dylan Gibbons
3
56kg
7 Silks
Remarque
Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes
Tyler Schiller
2
56kg
8 Silks
Ruthless Dame
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
Jason Collett
7
56kg
9 Silks
Hawaii Five Oh
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
Adam Hyeronimus
5
56kg
10 Silks
Rocketing By
David Pfieffer
Rachel King
6
56kg
11 Silks
Athelric
James Cummings
Jean Van Overmeire
12
55kg
12 Silks
Casino Lord
Cody Morgan
Tom Sherry
11
55kg

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