2011 Nudgee Fillies & Mares Handicap top-weight Funtantes has drawn barrier 3
Sixteen fillies and mares have been accepted for the 2011 Nudgee Fillies & Mares Handicap field lead by 58kg top-weight Funtantes drawn in barrier three.
The Robert Heathcote-trained Easy Rocking mare is looking to break her losing streak of 14 races, Funtantes not having won since she took out the Group 2 Champagne Classic (1200m) at Doomben back in May of 2009.
Heathcote will also be represented on Saturday by six-year-old Acquired, first-up since running a gallant third to Beyonce’s Star in the Listed Just Now Quality (1300m) at Eagle Farm on December 11.
The three last-start winners and early favourites in this year’s Nudgee Quality Handicap have all drawn poorly with Sunshine Coast-based mare Bevagna (barrier 15), local Shovhog four-year-old Startling Pleasure (barrier 14) and consistent Sequalo mare Cariad (barrier 12), opening the field up.
Other notable horses in this season’s Nudgee Fillies & Mares Handicap include the Gillian Heinrich-trained Chilly Ruler who is coming off a disappointing 10th in the Magic Millions Sprint but who will appreciate the drop back in class here and Chris Waller’s Choisir five-year-old Miss Independent drawn ideally in barrier one.
The 2011 Sky Racing Nudgee Quality is scheduled as Doomben Race 6 on Saturday, due to jump at 4:40pm (AEDST).
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2011 Nudgee Fillies & Mares Quality Handicap Field, Barriers & Weights
| # | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight (kg) | H. Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FUNTANTES | Robert Heathcote | Jim Byrne | 3 | 58 | 92 |
| 2 | ACQUIRED (NZ) | Robert Heathcote | Bobby El-Issa | 9 | 57.5 | 91 |
| 3 | MISS INDEPENDENT | Chris Waller | Glen Colless | 1 | 55 | 85 |
| 4 | BEVAGNA | Mick Mair | Michael Hughes | 15 | 54.5 | 84 |
| 5 | GENERAL SECRETARY | Brett Baker | Brad Stewart | 6 | 54 | 83 |
| 6 | INANNA | Laurie Richardson | Eddie Wilkinson | 11 | 54 | 83 |
| 7 | SAINT MINERVA | Alan Bailey | Scott Seamer | 16 | 53.5 | 82 |
| 8 | WARRIOR GIRL | Kelly Purdy | Daniel Griffin | 5 | 53 | 81 |
| 9 | ZIPPY LOU | John Petersen | Jason Taylor | 13 | 53 | 80 |
| 10 | CHASTE | Kelly Schweida | Chris Munce | 2 | 53 | 79 |
| 11 | SPANISH FLING | Pat Duff | Mandy Radecker | 7 | 53 | 79 |
| 12 | STARTLING PLEASURE | Peter Strong | Jason Holder | 14 | 53 | 78 |
| 13 | CHILLY RULER | Gillian Heinrich | Joe Bowditch | 8 | 53 | 77 |
| 14 | CARIAD | Steele Ryan | Justin Wood (a) | 12 | 53 | 74 |
| 15 | LADY SELENE | Bryan Guy | Scott Galloway | 10 | 53 | 73 |
| 16 | WELCOME SITE | Reg Mackay | Katrina Ashton (a) | 4 | 53 | 70 |
Photo courtesy (c) Taron Clarke Photography
