Three-year-old Champagne Cuddles is the outright favourite for the Stradbroke Handicap at Doomben after drawing barrier one for Brisbane’s premier sprint.
The Bjorn Baker-trained filly is at $4.60 for Saturday’s 1350m-race with last year’s winner and former equal favourite Impending at $5 after coming up with gate nine.
The Darren Weir-trained Danon Liberty, an $8 chance, is the first emergency and has drawn barrier six.
The second emergency, Impending’s Godolphin stablemate Osborne Bulls, came up with gate four and is at $9.
| 5-02.15 | UBET STRADBROKE HANDICAP | 1350 M |
Of $1500000 and $32891 trophies. 1st $915000 and trophies of $18975 to owner $6958 to jockey $6958 to trainer, 2nd $307500, 3rd $157500, 4th $75000, 5th $45000.(GROUP 1) No Allowances for apprentices. Field Limit: 16 + 5 EM
| No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barr | Wgt | Pen | RTG |
| 1 | IMPENDING | James Cummings | Damian Browne | 9 | 57.5 | ||
| 2 | SANTA ANA LANE | Anthony Freedman | Ben Melham | 3 | 55.5 | ||
| 3 | CRACK ME UP (NZ) | Liam Birchley | Jim Byrne | 5 | 53.5 | ||
| 4 | ENDLESS DRAMA (IRE) | Chris Waller | Glyn Schofield | 20 | 53.5 | ||
| 5 | VOODOO LAD | Darren Weir | Chris Parnham | 7 | 53.5 | ||
| 6 | SPIETH (NZ) | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Craig Williams | 21 | 53.5 | ||
| 7 | FOXPLAY | Chris Waller | Michael Walker | 19 | 53 | ||
| 8 | MOST IMPORTANT | Tony Gollan | Mark Du Plessis | 2 | 53 | ||
| 9 | THE MONSTAR | Brett Cavanough | Skye Bogenhuber | 8 | 52.5 | ||
| 10 | SHILLELAGH (NZ) | Chris Waller | Michael Dee | 10 | 52.5 | ||
| 11 | CARE TO THINK | Matthew Dunn | Tim Clark | 16 | 52.5 | ||
| 12 | BURNING PASSION | Mark Newnham | Michael Cahill | 15 | 52 | ||
| 13 | SUPER CASH | Andrew Noblet | Jamie Kah | 13 | 51.5 | ||
| 14 | INVINCIBLE GEM | Kris Lees | Brenton Avdulla | 17 | 51.5 | ||
| 15 | PERAST | Paul Perry | Jeff Lloyd | 12 | 50 | ||
| 16 | CHAMPAGNE CUDDLES | Bjorn Baker | Corey Brown | 1 | 50 | ||
| 17e | DANON LIBERTY (JPN) | Darren Weir | 6 | 51.5 | |||
| 18e | OSBORNE BULLS | James Cummings | Kerrin McEvoy | 4 | 51.5 | ||
| 19e | MOSS ‘N’ DALE (NZ) | Peter Gelagotis | Anthony Darmanin | 11 | 51 | (102) | |
| 20e | PECANS | Joseph Pride | 18 | 51 | (101) | ||
| 21e | I’M A RIPPA | Tony Gollan | 14 | 51 | (97) |
Credit: AAP