Favourite Scarlet Oak draws out in Queensland Oaks

The Chris Waller-trained Scarlet Oak will have to overcome a wide draw if she is to win the Queensland Oaks at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

Favourite Scarlet Oak has a tricky draw to overcome if she’s to win the Queensland Oaks. Picture: Grant Peters/Trackside Photography.

The Chris Waller-trained Scarlet Oak will have to overcome a wide draw if she is to win the $700,000 Group 1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

On Tuesday, a field of 18 plus five emergencies was declared for the last three-year-old Group 1 race of the 2023/24 season.

Prior to final declarations, Scarlet Oak was the $3 favourite for the fillies’ classic and when barriers were allocated she draw 15.

Waller, who’s chasing his fourth win in the race, has a third of the runners in the field with another two of the five emergencies.

Tutta La Vita drew barrier 16, Ahuriri drew 21, Mare Of Mt Buller drew 2, Concello drew 7, Firestorm drew 12, Kenyada the third emergency drew 3 and Ring Me Up the last of the five emergencies drew 9.

Meanwhile, pre-field second favourite, Kiwi filly Molly Bloom for Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott drew barrier 10 while Queensland Derby runner-up, another Kiwi filly Moonlight Magic, trained by Andrew Forsman, will jump from barrier 6.

The field and barrier draw for the Queensland Oaks is;

TAB No. – Horse – Trainer – Jockey – Barrier – Weight

1 – Molly Bloom – L O’Sullivan & A Scott – TBA – 10 – 56.5kg

2 – Tutta La Vita – Chris Waller – TBA – 16 – 56.5kg

3 – Amazonian Lass – G Waterhouse & A Bott – A Hyeronimus – 18 – 56.5kg

4 – Scarlet Oak – Chris Waller – TBA – 15 – 56.5kg

5 – Moonlight Magic – Andrew Forsman – TBA – 6 – 56.5kg

6 – Mollynickers – PG Moody & K Coleman – Ms C Hefel – 8 – 56.5kg

7 – Socks Nation – Ciaron Maher – R Maloney – 11 – 56.5kg

8 – Miss Joelene – Kelly Schweida – J M Orman – 22 – 56.5kg

9 – Ahuriri – Chris Waller – TBA – 21 – 56.5kg

10 – Good Banter – John O’Shea – Ms J Kah – 5 – 56.5kg

11 – Mare Of Mt Buller – Chris Waller – TBA – 2 – 56.5kg

12 – Our Gold Hope – Robert & Luke Price – C Williams – 13 – 56.5kg

13 – Oceans Of Energy – Matthew Dunn – TBA – 1 – 56.5kg

14 – Kind Words – Kris Lees – M Zahra – 23 – 56.5kg

15 – Gentileschi – P Messara & L Gavranich – Z Lloyd (a) – 4 – 56.5kg

16 – Unique Ambition – John Sargent – M Rodd – 20 – 56.5kg

17 – Concello – Chris Waller – TBA – 7 – 56.5kg

18 – Firestorm – Chris Waller – TBA – 12 – 56.5kg

19e – Callistemon – Kerry Parker – TBA – 17 – 56.5kg

20e – Grey Ice – Bevan Laming – M Harley – 19 – 56.5kg

21e – Kenyada – Chris Waller – TBA – 3 – 56.5kg

22e – Ala Moana – Danny O’Brien – TBA – M J Dee – 14 – 56.5kg

23e – Ring Me Up – Chris Waller – TBA – 9 – 56.5kg

The Eagle Farm track was rated a soft (6) at acceptance time. The rail will be in the 2.5-metre position on Saturday.

The Bureau Of Meteorology forecast for Brisbane is.

Tuesday – Mostly sunny. 21.

Wednesday – Partly cloudy. 21.

Thursday – Partly cloudy. 21.

Friday – Mostly sunny. 20.

Saturday – Mostly sunny. 23.

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Originally published as Favourite Scarlet Oak draws out in Queensland Oaks