Waging War and Grand Chancellor are among the thirty-five nominations for Group 1 $600,000 South Australian Derby (2500m) at Morphettville on May 13 and look likely to clash again after running the quinella in the Chairman’s Stakes.
The Leon Macdonald and Andrew Gluyas trained Waging War was able to hold out Phillip Stokes’ promising stayer Grand Chancellor when the pair finished first and second in the Group 3 $120,000 Chairman’s Stakes (2030m) at Morphettville last Saturday.
Waging War made it a hat trick of wins in the Chairman’s Stakes while Grand Chancellor was in the winner’s stall two starts back when he scored a solid victory in the Listed $110,000 Port Adelaide Guineas (1800m) at Morphettville on April 8.
Caulfield trainer Ciaron Maher has nominated Ruthven who is coming off a last start second to Toffee Nose in the $250,000 VOBIS Gold Heath (2000m) at Caulfield on April 22.
Toffee Nose from the Danny O’Brien stables is an acceptor in Saturday’s Group 1 $400,000 Schweppes Oaks (registered as Australasian Oaks) (2000m) at Morphettville and one of several fillies nominated for the South Australian Derby.
The other fillies entered to take on the boys in the South Australian Derby are Harlow Gold, Miss Strathallan, Pretty Punk, Savvy Dreams, Sebring Dream, Sedanzer and Wheal Leisure.
Early market order for the South Australian Derby at Ladbrokes.com.au: $4.20 Odeon, $7 Rockstar Rebel, $8 Ruthven, $11 Grand Chancellor, Waging War, $13 Netherfield, $17 Harlow Gold, $21 Anaheim, Lycurgus, $26 or better the rest.
Nominations for the 2017 South Australian Derby (2500m)
# | Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 43451×4936 | ADATTO (NZ) | G | 3 | Lee & Anthony Freedman | 63 |
2 | 3211×35496 | ANAHEIM | C | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 79 |
3 | 989×69520 | BARSHONTI | G | 3 | John Hyam | 53 |
4 | 76×24182 | BEDFORD (NZ) | G | 3 | Lee & Anthony Freedman | 62 |
5 | x5216x6877 | BILLET DOUX | G | 3 | Gordon Richards | 57 |
6 | 61275×8021 | CASTA | G | 3 | Tony McEvoy | 68 |
7 | 525×4221 | CHARLTON | C | 3 | Robbie Griffiths | 60 |
8 | 9×42213 | DODGE CITY | G | 3 | Michael Moroney | 62 |
9 | 718×085631 | DORNIER | G | 3 | John Moloney | 73 |
10 | 5312×51372 | FONTEIN LAD | G | 3 | Greg Eurell | 64 |
11 | 5×171212 | GRAND CHANCELLOR (NZ) | C | 3 | Phillip Stokes | 80 |
12 | 98511×0702 | GUN GURU | G | 3 | Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas | 64 |
13 | 11562×3434 | HARLOW GOLD (NZ) | F | 3 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | 94 |
14 | 2×3331 | HE EKSCELS (NZ) | G | 3 | Richard Laming | 66 |
15 | 4×37451610 | LYCURGUS | G | 3 | Danny O’Brien | 72 |
16 | 936×14625 | MISS STRATHALLAN | F | 3 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | 67 |
17 | 2×1224 | NETHERFIELD (NZ) | G | 3 | Mick Price | 63 |
18 | 71546×1121 | ODEON (NZ) | G | 3 | Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra | 79 |
19 | 2100×205 | POSITIVE CARRY (NZ) | G | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 62 |
20 | 21135×7347 | PRETTY PUNK | F | 3 | Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas | 73 |
21 | 5x123x4454 | ROCKSTAR REBEL | C | 3 | Darren Weir | 65 |
22 | 7x025x8316 | ROSS’S POINT (NZ) | G | 3 | Aaron Purcell | 60 |
23 | 112×52242 | RUTHVEN | C | 3 | Ciaron Maher | 82 |
24 | 154230 | SAVVY DREAMS (NZ) | F | 3 | Guy Lowry & Grant Cullen | 77 |
25 | 5651618×83 | SCRAPS | G | 3 | Heath Conners | 61 |
26 | 6520×18343 | SEBRING DREAM | F | 3 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | 76 |
27 | 6x911x714 | SEDANZER | F | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 73 |
28 | 52316×5776 | SMART AS YOU THINK | F | 3 | John McArdle | 79 |
29 | 675x08x371 | THE BIG CHEESE | G | 3 | Claudette Rose | 61 |
30 | 9444×13231 | TOFFEE NOSE | F | 3 | Danny O’Brien | 75 |
31 | 65640×9431 | TUMULTUOUS | G | 3 | Chris Waller | 69 |
32 | 2215×5174 | VOLATILE MIX (NZ) | C | 3 | Darren Weir | 66 |
33 | 3341×97111 | WAGING WAR | G | 3 | Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas | 81 |
34 | 151305 | WHEAL LEISURE | F | 3 | Archie Alexander | 70 |
35 | x846242115 | WU GOK | G | 3 | Chris Waller | 71 |