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The barrier draw for The Everest 2024: Joliestar firms after drawingperfect gate, but Bella Nipotina drifts with horror alley

Bella Nipotina was the big drifter after the barriers allocated under the Big Top on Tuesday night for the $20 million The Everest at Royal Randwick.

Clinton Payne
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October 16, 2024 - 4:58AM
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Bella Nipotina was the big drifter after the barriers were allocated under the Big Top on Tuesday night for the $20 million The Everest at Royal Randwick.

Bella Nipotina eased from $6 to $8 while the only firmer after the barrier draw was Joliestar, in from $7 to $6. The full betting market is listed below.

This year will be the first time The Everest has been run as a Group 1 race after it was recently granted black-type status.

As usual, there were winners and losers from the barrier draw, with Godolphin trainer James Cummings on the right side of the ledger.

Speaking to News Corp post the barrier draw, James Cummings, trainer of three-year-old Traffic Warden, was more than happy.

“It’s a perfect draw,” Cummings said after drawing barrier two.

“We were hoping to draw inside four and we’re just hoping that we can capitalise on it now.”

Giga Kick, an $11 chance, won The Everest two years ago as a three-year-old but missed last year’s main event after suffering an injury in the lead up to the $20m showpiece.

The Clayton Douglas-trained gelding didn’t race in the autumn but Australian Turf Club (ATC) saw enough in two spring runs to lock him in for The Everest.

His chances were enhanced with a perfect draw in barrier three.

“We are on the comeback trial and have been really happy with how he is going,” Douglas declared.

“I am really happy with the barrier draw, it gives us options.”

I Wish I Win, runner-up last year, maintained favouritism at $5 after drawing barrier nine.

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This year will be the eighth running of the race after Redzel claimed the inaugural victory in 2017 before going back-to-back 12 months later.

The 2022 winner Giga Kick is the only runner in this year’s race that can emulate the deeds of Redzel on Saturday, last year’s winner Think About It is one of the four emergencies.

In 2024 the field is made up of three older geldings, five mares and four three-year-olds making this renewal a unique edition of the race.

Three four-year-old plus geldings is the lowest number to have ever contested the race. That record was previously held last year when there were seven meeting that age and sex category.

This year will also showcase the most mares and three-year-olds to have run in an edition of The Everest.

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There are five mares, which eclipses 2019 when there were four while four three-year-olds outdoes the inaugural year when three fillies’ ran in the race.

A total of 10 three-year-olds have previously run in The Everest for two wins, Yes Yes Yes in 2019 and Giga Kick in 2022.

Previous winning trainers that have runners this year are Chris Waller, Joe Pride and Clayton Douglas while Kerrin McEvoy, Craig Williams and James McDonald have been the successful jockeys in the race.

The Premiere Stakes has produced three winners in the race, The Shorts two and the Golden Rose one.

Barrier 5 is the only starting gate to have won the race multiple times while the other successful barriers have been 1, 4, 6, 9 and 10.

Only three saddlecloths have tasted victory in The Everest – 3 on three occasions, 1 and 12 twice each.

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2024 THE EVEREST FIELD
No. – Horse – Trainer – Jockey – Barrier – Weight
1 – I WISH I WIN – Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman – Luke Nolen – 9 – 58.5kg
2 – GIGA KICK – Clayton Douglas – Mark Zahra – 3 – 58.5kg
3 – PRIVATE EYE – Joseph Pride – Jay Ford – 10 – 58.5kg
4 – BELLA NIPOTINA – Ciaron Maher – Craig Williams – 12 – 56.5kg
5 – I AM ME – Ciaron Maher – Nash Rawiller – 1 – 56.5kg
6 – STEFI MAGNETICA – Bjorn Baker – Zac Lloyd (a) – 6 – 56.5kg
7 – SUNSHINE IN PARIS – Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald – Tommy Berry – 8 – 56.5kg
8 – JOLIESTAR – Chris Waller – James McDonald – 4 – 56.5kg
9 – GROWING EMPIRE – Ciaron Maher – Kerrin McEvoy – 7 – 53kg
10 – TRAFFIC WARDEN – James Cummings – Jamie Kah – 2 – 53kg
11 – STORM BOY – Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott – Brenton Avdulla – 5 – 53kg
12 – LADY OF CAMELOT – Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott – Rachel King – 11 – 51kg
Emergencies
13 emg – OVERPASS – Bjorn Baker – 58.5kg
14 emg – THINK ABOUT IT – Joseph Pride – 58.5kg
15 emg – SOUTHPORT TYCOON – Ciaron Maher – 58.5kg
16 emg – MAZU – Joseph Pride – 58.5kg

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The post barrier draw market for The Everest is.

1 – I WISH I WIN – $5
2 – GIGA KICK – $11
3 – PRIVATE EYE – $26 (out from $21)
4 – BELLA NIPOTINA – $8 (out from $6)
5 – I AM ME – $17 (out from $15)
6 – STEFI MAGNETICA – $15
7 – SUNSHINE IN PARIS – $11
8 – JOLIESTAR – $6 (in from $7)
9 – GROWING EMPIRE – $6
10 – TRAFFIC WARDEN – $9
11 – STORM BOY – $15
12 – LADY OF CAMELOT – $51 (out from $34)
13 emg – OVERPASS – N/A
14 emg – THINK ABOUT IT – N/A
15 emg – SOUTHPORT TYCOON – N/A
16 emg – MAZU – N/A

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Originally published as The barrier draw for The Everest 2024: Joliestar firms after drawingperfect gate, but Bella Nipotina drifts with horror alley

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