Dual Everest winner Redzel is among the sixty-five nominations for the 2019 Group 1 $1.25m Seppelt Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington on March 9.

Redzel, above, is among the nominations for the 2019 Newmarket Handicap at Flemington. Photo by Steve Hart.

Redzel, above, is among the nominations for the 2019 Newmarket Handicap at Flemington. Photo by Steve Hart.

The Peter and Paul Snowden trained Redzel created history with wins in the first two runnings of the The Everest (1200m) at Randwick which was worth $10m in 2017 and then $13m in 2018.

Redzel had one more run after his second Everest win during the 2018 Spring Carnival for a fifth to Santa Ana Lane in the Group 1 $1m VRC Sprint Classic (1200m) at Flemington before being sent for a break.

Team Snowden has also entered Dothraki, Spin and Tchaikovsky for the Newmarket Handicap.

The 2018 Golden Slipper winner Estijaab is one of four horses from the Team Hawkes Stable nominated for the Newmarket Handicap and is joined by stablemates Brutal, Desert Lord and Glenall.

All of Sydney’s leading trainer Chris Waller’s six nominations for the Newmarket Handicap  are three year olds and are headed up by The Autumn Sun and Zousain along with Lean Mean Machine, The August, Performer and Charge.

Group 1 winners Brave Smash, Land Of Plenty and Voodoo Lad head up trainer Darren Weir’s eight nominations while the Lindsay Park Team of David and Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig have entered the same number.

Dual Newmarket Handicap winner Redkirk Warrior spear heads the Lindsay Park nominations that include Vega Magic, Condor Heroes, Ellicazoom, Fuhryk, Poised To Strike, Spanish Whisper and Tony Nicconi.

Anthony Freedman’s multiple Group 1 winners Santa Ana Lane and Shoals are also among the nominations for the 2019 Newmarket Handicap.

Group 1 winners Sunlight, In Her Time and Le Romain are also listed among the entries for the 2019 Melbourne Autumn Carnival’s premier sprint.

The first acceptances for the 2019 Newmarket Handicap will be taken on February 19 with the final field released on March 6.

Early betting for the 2019 Newmarket Handicap at Ladbrokes.com.au: $6.50 Graf, $7 Osborne Bulls, $7.50 Sunlight, Zousain, $8 Nature Strip, Redzel, $9 Kementari, Vega Magic, $10 The Autumn Sun, $11 In Her Time, Written By, $13 Santa Ana Lane, $17 Brave Smash, Lean Mean Machine, Redkirk Warrior, Shoals, $18 Land Of Plenty, $21 Brutal, Champagne Cuddles, I’ll Have A Bit, Voodoo Lad, $26 Charge, Viddora, $34 or better the rest.

Nominations for the 2019 Newmarket Handicap (1200m)

# Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Hcp Rating
1 15864x369x ARANCINI G 6 Kevin Corstens –
2 1412x BALLER C 3 Anthony & Edward Cummings –
3 6x1211125x BATTLE HERO G 7 Chris Gangemi –
4 620x43322x BONS AWAY G 5 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 100
5 1474x7282x BOOKER M 4 Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra –
6 70x332818x BRAVE SMASH (JPN) H 6 Darren Weir 114
7 111x BRUTAL (NZ) C 3 Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes 85
8 1330x320x3 CHAMPAGNE CUDDLES M 4 Bjorn Baker 104
9 x42x12351x CHARGE C 3 Chris Waller 83
10 667x00x6x1 CHAUFFEUR H 4 Darren Weir 92
11 2x12x8x26x CONDOR HEROES H 4 David & B Hayes & T Dabernig –
12 2x3x48711x COOL PASSION M 7 Tony McEvoy 105
13 2132x5x DESERT LORD G 4 Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes –
14 x222274x1x DIVINE QUALITY M 5 Robbie Griffiths 98
15 23x0150x43 DOTHRAKI G 8 Peter & Paul Snowden –
16 27x01800x1 EGYPTIAN SYMBOL M 6 Bjorn Baker –
17 5x37x12095 ELLICAZOOM M 5 David & B Hayes & T Dabernig –
18 166x85125x ENCRYPTION C 3 James Cummings 95
19 1211x ESTIJAAB F 3 Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes 106
20 00x000686x FUHRYK M 5 David & B Hayes & T Dabernig 96
21 2x020164x2 GLENALL H 5 Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes 96
22 11x1235x GRAFF C 3 Kris Lees –
23 x8513x334x I’LL HAVE A BIT M 4 John McArdle 103
24 7x05x95156 ILLUSTRIOUS LAD G 7 Peter Gelagotis 102
25 2x139x372x IN HER TIME M 6 Kris Lees –
26 30x242439x KEMENTARI H 4 James Cummings –
27 3x70x7326x KEMONO (JPN) H 4 Darren Weir 100
28 1117x4805x LANCIATO (NZ) G 6 Mark Newnham 103
29 311x21314x LAND OF PLENTY H 5 Darren Weir 110
30 232x17242x LE ROMAIN G 6 Kris Lees 115
31 13310x153x LEAN MEAN MACHINE C 3 Chris Waller 99
32 21x361221x MANUEL G 5 Tony McEvoy 95
33 23520406×5 MIHANY G 7 Dean Saxon –
34 3625x1351x MILWAUKEE G 5 Michael Moroney 90
35 7820×37094 MISSROCK M 5 Robbie Laing 100
36 611731×221 MYSTYKO (NZ) G 5 Trevor Rogers 68
37 1x2411118x NATURE STRIP G 4 Darren Weir 104
38 3121x1531x OSBORNE BULLS G 5 James Cummings –
39 1x1L0x374x PERFORMER C 3 Chris Waller 83
40 214x1x POISED TO STRIKE G 3 David & B Hayes & T Dabernig 71
41 0x11x00x0x REDKIRK WARRIOR (GB) G 8 David & B Hayes & T Dabernig –
42 2124x1515x REDZEL G 6 Peter & Paul Snowden –
43 18x511303x RUNSON G 6 Leon & Troy Corstens 98
44 0311x5161x SANTA ANA LANE G 6 Anthony Freedman –
45 22x1x2321x SANTA MONICA (NZ) M 5 Stephen Ralph –
46 x81x1x320x SHOALS M 4 Anthony Freedman 113
47 1213x5200x SPANISH WHISPER F 3 David & B Hayes & T Dabernig 79
48 335x17436x SPIN G 3 Peter & Paul Snowden 79
49 515×111 STAR FALL C 3 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace –
50 3x64164x6x STEEL FROST G 6 Will Clarken 96
51 12120×4075 STELLAR COLLISION G 6 Darren Weir 98
52 113x21171x SUNLIGHT F 3 Tony McEvoy 108
53 5310x59x TCHAIKOVSKY C 3 Peter & Paul Snowden 67
54 11x42059x THE AUGUST C 3 Chris Waller 71
55 111x311x THE AUTUMN SUN C 3 Chris Waller 110
56 12142670×6 THORONDOR C 3 Robbie Laing 74
57 1103x TONY NICCONI C 3 David & B Hayes & T Dabernig 84
58 x93186x315 USAIN BOWLER G 4 John Sadler –
59 257x8x140x VEGA MAGIC G 6 David & B Hayes & T Dabernig 114
60 11 VEGADAZE G 3 Anthony & Edward Cummings –
61 11x20x100x VIDDORA M 6 Lloyd Kennewell –
62 001212481x VOODOO LAD G 7 Darren Weir –
63 0x1415x11x WHISPERING BROOK M 5 Darren Weir 107
64 x1114x114x WRITTEN BY C 3 Grahame Begg 104
65 46122x422x ZOUSAIN C 3 Chris Waller 106

About The Author

Mark Mazzaglia

Mark is a passionate journalist with a life-time involvement in the racing industry. He spent many years as an analyst and form expert at the Courier Mail and also has hands-on experience working with some of Queensland’s top trainers.