Alice Springs Cup field for Sunday
The final field has been declared for the $110,000 Alice Springs Cup on Sunday.
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The final field has been declared for the $110,000 Alice Springs Cup on Sunday.
Last year’s winner I Am The Fox will carry topweight of 60kg.
His main danger is the in-form Trident while Blaike McDougall will make the trek north to ride the Michael Hickmott-trained Lord Bouzeron.
Other jockeys of note making the trip to Red Centre are Group 1-winning riders Zac Spain and Alysha Collett who are riding Budget King and Count of Essex respectively in the Cup.
The other big race on the card is the $100,000 Pioneer Sprint over 1200m which has a field of 12 runners with three emergencies.
ALICE SPRINGS CUP FIELD
1 I AM THE FOX Garry Lefoe Paul Shiers 60kg
2 TRIDENT (NZ) Mark Nyhan Ms Sonja Wiseman 59kg
3 DANON ROMAN (JPN) Michael Hickmott Simon Miller 56kg
4 BUDGET KING Garry Lefoe Zac Spain 54.5kg
5 LORD BOUZERON (NZ) Michael Hickmott Blaike McDougall 54kg
6 VALLEY PRINCE Terry Gillett Stan Tsaikos 54kg
7 ASH GREY Terry Gillett Ms Alysha Collet 54kg
8 COUNT OF ESSEX Gary Clarke Jarrod Todd 54kg
9 DESERT LASS Lisa Whittle Paul Denton54kg
10 LOTION Angela Forster Sairyn Fawke 54kg
11 MASARU WARRIOR Will Savage Ms Casey Hunter 54kg
Originally published as Alice Springs Cup field for Sunday
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