A capacity field of 18 plus two emergencies has been declared for the Group One Oakleigh Plate, with weights raised 1.5kg after champion sprinter Chautauqua was not an acceptor.
Flamberge, the 2016 winner, is the topweight for Saturday’s 1100m handicap at Caulfield on 57kg and has barrier eight.
Flamberge is one of four runners for co-trainers Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra along with Sword Of Light (barrier seven), Rock ‘N’ Gold (14) and three-year-old filly Booker (16).
Star filly She Will Reign has drawn wide in 17 with Ben Melham booked to ride at 53kg.
The filly will come in to gate 15 if the two emergencies, Quilista (barrier 4) and Olivier (1), don’t gain a start.
| 8-04.45 | LADBROKES OAKLEIGH PLATE | 1100 M |
$500000 and $2000 trophies. 1st $300000 and trophies of $2000 to owner, 2nd $90000, 3rd $45000, 4th $22500, 5th $12500, 6th $10000, 7th $10000, 8th $10000
GROUP 1
No Allowances for apprentices
| 1 | FLAMBERGE | Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra | Damian Lane | 8 | 57 |
| 2 | RUSSIAN REVOLUTION | Peter & Paul Snowden | Mark Zahra | 11 | 56.5 |
| 3 | SHEIDEL | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Damien Oliver | 12 | 55 |
| 4 | HELLBENT | Darren Weir | Damian Lane | 10 | 54.5 |
| 5 | ILLUSTRIOUS LAD | Peter Gelagotis | Anthony Darmanin | 3 | 54 |
| 6 | FUHRYK | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Stephen Baster | 6 | 53.5 |
| 7 | SAVANNA AMOUR | Chris Meagher | Ron Stewart | 20 | 53.5 |
| 8 | SNITTY KITTY | Henry Dwyer | Beau Mertens | 18 | 53.5 |
| 9 | PRUSSIAN VIXEN | Michael Mehegan | Dean Yendall | 13 | 53.5 |
| 10 | SWORD OF LIGHT | Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra | Katelyn Mallyon | 7 | 53.5 |
| 11 | BONS AWAY | Aaron Purcell | Linda Meech | 15 | 53.5 |
| 12 | LADY ESPRIT | Aaron Purcell | Regan Bayliss | 19 | 53.5 |
| 13 | ROCK ‘N’ GOLD | Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra | Damien Thornton | 14 | 53.5 |
| 14 | PALAZZO PUBBLICO | Matthew Smith | Michael Dee | 2 | 53.5 |
| 15 | GLENALL | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Dwayne Dunn | 5 | 53.5 |
| 16 | SHE WILL REIGN | Gary Portelli | Ben Melham | 17 | 53 |
| 17 | CATCHY | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Craig Williams | 9 | 51.5 |
| 18 | BOOKER | Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra | Ben Thompson (a0) | 16 | 51.5 |
| 19e | QUILISTA | Darren Weir | 4 | 53.5 | |
| 20e | OLIVIER | Darren Weir | 1 | 53.5 |
Credit: AAP