Think It Over draws perfectly in Chelmsford Stakes

Think it Over has drawn perfectly for the Group 2 Chelmsford Stakes. (Scott Barbour/Racing Photos)

Race favourite Think It Over has drawn perfectly as he chases a second win in the Group 2 Chelmsford Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday.

The Kerry Parker-trained runner returned from a long injury layoff when finishing sixth in the Group 1 Winx Stakes (1400m) on August 19 in a bunched finish.

Following that run, online bookmakers have installed the two-time Group 1 winners as a $2.25 favourite for Saturday’s $300,000 race.

The biggest danger to Think It Over’s chances is the Chris Waller-trained Hinged ($4.60), who finished fourth in the Winx Stakes.

Hinged has drawn barrier 11 under regular jockey Kerrin McEvoy and is desperately hoping to break a drought that stretches over 18 months.

Montefilia ($6) is another who comes through the Winx Stakes, and she caught the eye when hitting the line vigorously in her first run for new trainer Chris Waller.

The ever-consistent Duais ($10) finished on the heels of Think It Over and managed to beat home Montefilia in the Winx Stakes, a distance well short of her best trip.

Derby winners Major BeelManzoice ($61) are both set to step out for the first time in weight-for-age company as four-year-olds, with a crack at the Group 1 Metropolitan (2400m) firmly on the agenda.

Knights Order is back to defend his crown as he looks to strike first-up from a spell again this year.

The Chelmsford Stakes is race eight on Randwick’s 10-race program on Saturday afternoon.


2023 Chelmsford Stakes Final Field

No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight
1 Silks
Think It Over
Kerry Parker
Nash Rawiller
4
59kg
2 Silks
Mo’unga
Annabel Neasham
Tyler Schiller
2
59kg
3 Silks
Knights Order
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
Rachel King
6
59kg
4 Silks
Bold Mac
Chris Waller
Brett Prebble
1
59kg
5 Silks
Hoo Ya Mal
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
Adam Hyeronimus
12
59kg
6 Silks
Navajo Peak
David Payne
Chad Schofield
8
59kg
7 Silks
Lindermann
Chris Waller
Dylan Gibbons
7
58.5kg
8 Silks
Major Beel
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
Regan Bayliss
10
58.5kg
9 Silks
Manzoice
Chris Waller
Jay Ford
5
58.5kg
10 Silks
Duais
Edward Cummings
Jason Collett
9
57kg
11 Silks
Montefilia
Chris Waller
James McDonald
3
57kg
12 Silks
Hinged
Chris Waller
Kerrin McEvoy
11
57kg

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