Smart Melody draws nicely in Guineas

Richard Callander

6 years ago

Unbeaten filly Smart Melody has drawn well in barrier two for the Group One Thousand Guineas in a field of 16.

Smart Melody’s Kris Lees-trained stablemate El Dorado Dreaming will jump from barrier seven in Saturday’s $500,000 race for fillies at Caulfield while Edward Manifold Stakes winner Amphitrite has the outside gate.

Thrillster has drawn a middle barrier in gate eight with the Chris Waller-trained Fiesta in barrier three.

Race 3 – 12:00AM Schweppes Thousand Guineas (1600 METRES)Times displayed in local time of Race Meeting
Of $500,000.1st $300,000, 2nd $90,000, 3rd $45,000, 4th $22,500, 5th $12,500, 6th $10,000, 7th $10,000, 8th $10,000 Prize money contribution totalling 2% will be directed to jockey and equine welfare prior to distribution GROUP 1 Set Weights, Three-Years-Old, Fillies, Apprentices cannot claim. This race carries a SUPER VOBIS Nominators Bonus of $10,000 for qualified horses. Track Name: Main Track Type: Turf Field Limit: 16 + 4 EM

Race 3 – 12:00AM Schweppes Thousand Guineas (1600 METRES)Times displayed in local time of Race Meeting

Of $500,000.1st $300,000, 2nd $90,000, 3rd $45,000, 4th $22,500, 5th $12,500, 6th $10,000, 7th $10,000, 8th $10,000
Prize money contribution totalling 2% will be directed to jockey and equine welfare prior to distribution GROUP 1
Set Weights, Three-Years-Old, Fillies, Apprentices cannot claim.
This race carries a SUPER VOBIS Nominators Bonus of $10,000 for qualified horses.

Track Name: Main Track Type: Turf

Field Limit: 16 + 4 EM

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp Rating
1	3x4213x3	EL DORADO DREAMING	Kris Lees	Damian Lane	7	55.5kg	102
2	x1272x1222	FIESTA	Chris Waller	Michael Walker	3	55.5kg	96
3	4x31591x38	SEABROOK (NZ)	Mick Price	Dwayne Dunn	10	55.5kg	102
4	211×312	THRILLSTER	Leon & Troy Corstens	Noel Callow	8	55.5kg	85
5	11×111	SMART MELODY	Kris Lees	James McDonald	2	55.5kg	92
6	x11223x088	FUNDAMENTALIST	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Luke Nolen	4	55.5kg	78
7	422×111	AMPHITRITE	Darren Weir	Craig Williams	16	55.5kg	82
8	23123×342	KRONE	Darren Weir	Mark Zahra	14	55.5kg	77
9	26423×1577	ARISTOCRATIC MISS	Tony McEvoy	Luke Currie	11	55.5kg	70
10	14x740x485	QAFILA	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Regan Bayliss	1	55.5kg	70
11	111×694	ANJANA	Darren Weir	Ben Allen (a)	13	55.5kg	72
12	31×93	TAHITIAN DANCER	Shane Nichols	Clayton Douglas	6	55.5kg	68
13	73x221x16	PEACEFUL (NZ)	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	John Allen	12	55.5kg	76
14	12×26	MUSIC BAY	Phillip Stokes		5	55.5kg	68
15	5x22x21	MIRETTE	Archie Alexander	Jordan Childs	15	55.5kg	64
16	861×70	DUCALE	Paul Perry		9	55.5kg	61

Credit: AAP