Godolphin’s Kementari has drawn barrier 12 of 14 in the Group One Manikato Stakes at Moonee Valley.
Despite the alley, the four-year-old remains favourite at $4.60 ahead of three-year-old filly Sunlight at $4.80 for trainer Tony McEvoy who won the race last year with Hey Doc.
Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien has four horses in Friday night’s 1200m-sprint with the quartet having mixed fortunes at Tuesday’s barrier draw.
U S Navy Flag has gate two and Intelligence Cross five while Fleet Review comes out of 11 and Spirit of Valor the outside gate.
The most favoured of the international sprinters is U S Navy Flag who is at $9 with the TAB after his failure in The Everest in Sydney on a rain-affected track.
Queensland mare Houtzen ($6.50) has barrier four while Malaguerra ($8.50) jumps from the inside gate.
| 5- | LADBROKES MANIKATO STAKES | 1200 M |
Of $1000000 and $15000 trophies. 1st $600000 and trophies of $10000 to owner $2500 to jockey $2500 to trainer, 2nd $180000, 3rd $90000, 4th $45000, 5th $25000, 6th $20000, 7th $20000, 8th $20000.(GROUP 1) Standard Weight for Age.No Allowances for apprentices. Field Limit: 14 + 4 EM
| 1 | BRAVE SMASH (JPN) | Darren Weir | Hugh Bowman | 9 | 58.5 |
| 2 | KEMENTARI | James Cummings | Glyn Schofield | 12 | 58.5 |
| 3 | MALAGUERRA | Peter Gelagotis | Ben Melham | 1 | 58.5 |
| 4 | VOODOO LAD | Darren Weir | Mark Zahra | 8 | 58.5 |
| 5 | JUNGLE EDGE | Mick Bell | Dylan Dunn | 6 | 58.5 |
| 6 | SPIRIT OF VALOR (USA) | Aidan O’Brien | Oisin Murphy | 14 | 58.5 |
| 7 | INTELLIGENCE CROSS (USA) | Aidan O’Brien | Emmet McNamara | 5 | 58.5 |
| 8 | U S NAVY FLAG (USA) | Aidan O’Brien | Ryan Moore | 2 | 58 |
| 9 | FLEET REVIEW (USA) | Aidan O’Brien | Kerrin McEvoy | 11 | 58 |
| 10 | HOUTZEN | Toby Edmonds | Ryan Maloney | 4 | 56.5 |
| 11 | TULIP | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Regan Bayliss | 10 | 56.5 |
| 12 | SPRIGHT | Garry Frazer | Damien Oliver | 13 | 56.5 |
| 13 | INVINCIBLE STAR | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Stephen Baster | 7 | 56.5 |
| 14 | SUNLIGHT | Tony McEvoy | Tim Clark | 3 | 51 |
Credit: AAP