17 nominated for Saturday’s Group 1 Orr Stakes

Mr Brightside headlines 17 nominations for Saturday’s Group 1 Orr Stakes at Caulfield.

Mr Brightside wins at Flemington.

Seventeen horses have been nominated for the Group 1 Orr Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday.

The Orr is the first Group 1 of the autumn racing carnival.

Multiple Group 1 winner Mr Brightside is a dominant $1.90 favourite with TAB in the all-in market.

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Here are the nominations for the Orr Stakes.

ATISHU (NZ) Chris Waller

ATTRITION Mitchell Freedman

AYRTON (NZ) Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)

BUFFALO RIVER (USA) Michael Moroney

BUSTLER Neville Parnham

FOXY CLEOPATRA Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young

MOLLYNICKERS Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman

MR BRIGHTSIDE (NZ) Ben, Will & JD Hayes

MUNHAMEK (GB) Nick Ryan

NUGGET (GB) Ciaron Maher

PERICLES James Cummings

PRIDE OF JENNI Ciaron Maher

RIFF ROCKET Chris Waller

SEMANA Ciaron Maher

SOUTHPORT TYCOON Ciaron Maher

VAGRANT Mitchell Freedman

VEIGHT Tony & Calvin McEvoy

Originally published as 17 nominated for Saturday’s Group 1 Orr Stakes