Two year old Group 1 winner Press Statement headlines the nominations for the 2015 Group 1 $500,000 Moet & Chandon Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) at Randwick on October 10.
The Chris Waller trained Press Statement headlines the nominations for the 2015 Spring Champion Stakes. Photo by Daniel Costello.
Press Statement is one of eleven Chris Waller trained three year olds among the one hundred and nineteen nominations for the Spring Champion Stakes.
The Waller trained Press Statement kept his unbeaten record intact and made it three from three with his win over Sagaronne in the Group 1 $600,000 BMW Australia J.J. Atkins (1600m) at Doomben during the 2015 Brisbane Winter Carnival.
The Toby Edmonds trained Sagaronne is also entered for the Spring Champion Stakes.
Press Statement was one of Waller’s fourteen Group 1 winners for the 2014- 2015 racing season and the all-conquering stable has started the new season in great form with wins by Japonisme in the Group 3 $125,000 Smithfield RSL Club San Domenico Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill on August 15, followed by a convincing first up win by Royal Descent in the Group 2 $250,000 Pro-Ride Warwick Stakes (1400m) at Randwick last Saturday.
Waller’s other Spring Champion Stakes entries are Astro Sun, Battle Of Hastings, Devil Hawk, Montauk, Mr Darcy, Multifacets, Scandal Sheet, Spiritos, Vanburgh and Wudang Mountain.
John O’Shea also has multiple entries in the Spring Champion Stakes with last Saturday’s winner Shards one of the Godolphin owned thirteen three year olds nominated.
Shards resumed from a spell to score a first up win in the Group 3 $125,000 Up and Coming Stakes (1300m) at Randwick last Saturday beating the Gary Nickson trained Voilier who is also a Spring Champion Stakes nominee.
O’Shea’s other entries are Allision, Ambience, Chachapoyas, Cul De Sac, Interlock, Iwauna, Lieder, Macavity, Montignac, Sea Grove, Tally and The Weald.
Gai Waterhouse also has a strong hand with nine nominated including the in-form filly Kimberley Star.
The Star Witness filly scored a hat trick of wins when she took out the $85,000 Structaflor Yellowtongue Plate (1400m) for the three year olds and then stepped up to Stakes company for a second to smart stablemate Speak Fondly in the Group 2 $175,000 Coolmore Silver Shadow Stakes (1200m) at Randwick last Saturday.
The rest of Waterhouse’s Spring Champion Stakes nominations are Clash Of Clans, Cyrus Rocks, Destination Tucson, Fighting Storm, Rihi’s Rocket, River Wild, Sempre Libera and Ulster.
The final field for the 2015 Spring Champion Stakes will be released on Wednesday, October 7, 2015.
2015 Spring Champion Stakes Nominations
Randwick Racecourse – 10/10/2015
| # | Form (Last 10) | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp. Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3x | ALITTLE LOOSE | F | 3 | Michael Kent | – |
| 2 | 13x | ALKAASHEF | C | 3 | David Hayes & Tom Dabernig | – |
| 3 | 543x | ALLISION | F | 3 | John O’Shea | – |
| 4 | 2x | AMBIENCE | F | 3 | John O’Shea | – |
| 5 | 4x | ANIMATOR | G | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | – |
| 6 | 69×21 | ARSONIST | C | 3 | David Vandyke | – |
| 7 | 4x | ASTRO SUN (NZ) | C | 3 | Chris Waller | – |
| 8 | 1 | BATTLE OF HASTINGS | C | 3 | Chris Waller | 64 |
| 9 | 0x | BATTLE ZONE (NZ) | C | 3 | Michael Moroney | – |
| 10 | 9x34x | BRAZEN | G | 3 | David Vandyke | – |
| 11 | – | BULLISH STOCK (NZ) | G | 3 | David Hayes & Tom Dabernig | – |
| 12 | 0 | BURHAN | G | 3 | Michael Moroney | – |
| 13 | – | CAPE LONDONDERRY (NZ) | G | 3 | Michael Moroney | – |
| 14 | 544×0 | CARDOSO | G | 3 | Leon & Troy Corstens | – |
| 15 | 44 | CASH STRAPPED | G | 3 | Gary Portelli | – |
| 16 | 2x | CELTIC TIGER (NZ) | C | 3 | Mick Price | – |
| 17 | 4521x | CHACHAPOYAS | F | 3 | John O’Shea | – |
| 18 | 88x | CLAIM THE THRONE | C | 3 | Bart & James Cummings | – |
| 19 | 32618×9 | CLASH OF CLANS | C | 3 | Gai Waterhouse | 65 |
| 20 | – | CLASSIC BRASSICA | F | 3 | David Payne | – |
| 21 | – | COLLABORATE (NZ) | C | 3 | Murray Baker | – |
| 22 | 6×5 | COLOSSEUM KING | G | 3 | John Sargent | – |
| 23 | 4 | CRYSTAL BEAR | C | 3 | Bjorn Baker | – |
| 24 | – | CUL DE SAC | C | 3 | John O’Shea | – |
| 25 | 605x | CYRUS ROCKS | G | 3 | Gai Waterhouse | – |
| 26 | 1 | DATA POINT | C | 3 | Michael Kent | – |
| 27 | – | DAUPHIN DE FRANCE (NZ) | G | 3 | John Sargent | – |
| 28 | – | DEADLY SHADOW (NZ) | C | 3 | Bryce Heys | – |
| 29 | 1x8x | DEL GRAPPA | G | 3 | David Hayes & Tom Dabernig | – |
| 30 | 6x | DESTINATION TUCSON | F | 3 | Gai Waterhouse | – |
| 31 | 783×1 | DEVIL HAWK | C | 3 | Chris Waller | 66 |
| 32 | – | ESTEBAN (NZ) | C | 3 | John Sargent | – |
| 33 | 05x1x | EXTRA CHOICE (NZ) | G | 3 | David Hayes & Tom Dabernig | – |
| 34 | – | FIFTY FLAGS (NZ) | C | 3 | Bart & James Cummings | – |
| 35 | 85 | FIGHTING STORM | C | 3 | Gai Waterhouse | 56 |
| 36 | 463 | FLYING ACHILLES | C | 3 | Gerald Ryan | 59 |
| 37 | 7 | FOUGHT FOR | G | 3 | David Hayes & Tom Dabernig | – |
| 38 | – | GLITRA (NZ) | C | 3 | Bart & James Cummings | – |
| 39 | 31×6 | GOLD AMBITION (NZ) | G | 3 | Bjorn Baker | 67 |
| 40 | 5×3 | GOLD KRONER | G | 3 | Michael Moroney | – |
| 41 | – | HIERARCHAL | C | 3 | Anthony Cummings | – |
| 42 | 8×4311 | HONESTA | F | 3 | John P Thompson | – |
| 43 | 2x | I’M BELUCCI | C | 3 | Desleigh Forster | – |
| 44 | – | INTERLOCK | G | 3 | John O’Shea | – |
| 45 | 571x | INVINCIBLE KNIGHT | C | 3 | Peter G Moody | – |
| 46 | – | IWAUNA | G | 3 | John O’Shea | – |
| 47 | 1x | JADEER | C | 3 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 63 |
| 48 | 5544 | JOUEUR | C | 3 | Bart & James Cummings | – |
| 49 | – | KARAKA LASS | F | 3 | John Sargent | – |
| 50 | 32×431112 | KIMBERLEY STAR | F | 3 | Gai Waterhouse | 84 |
| 51 | 6x | KONTIKI | G | 3 | Lee Curtis | – |
| 52 | 3x599x | LAKE JACKSON | G | 3 | David Hayes & Tom Dabernig | – |
| 53 | 156 | LAND’S END | C | 3 | Gerald Ryan | 66 |
| 54 | 02 | LAST TYPHOON | C | 3 | Peter G Moody | – |
| 55 | 6x44x | LIEDER | C | 3 | John O’Shea | – |
| 56 | 47x | LOCAL AFFAIR | G | 3 | John P Thompson | – |
| 57 | – | LORD MARMADUKE | G | 3 | David Vandyke | – |
| 58 | – | MACAVITY | G | 3 | John O’Shea | – |
| 59 | 5×137 | MAN OF CHOICE | G | 3 | Luke Price | 63 |
| 60 | 16246×7 | MANHATTAN BLUES | G | 3 | Tony McEvoy | – |
| 61 | 213x | MASSA LU (NZ) | C | 3 | Murray Baker | – |
| 62 | 4 | MAVEN WIZ | G | 3 | Anthony Cummings | – |
| 63 | 4x21x | MAWAHIBB | C | 3 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | – |
| 64 | 25 | MONTAUK | C | 3 | Chris Waller | 63 |
| 65 | 43x | MONTIGNAC | F | 3 | John O’Shea | – |
| 66 | x35326x322 | MORE THAN FABULOUS | G | 3 | David Payne | 63 |
| 67 | 6341×2 | MORE THAN MOST | C | 3 | David Hayes & Tom Dabernig | – |
| 68 | 16x | MR DARCY | C | 3 | Chris Waller | – |
| 69 | 1x | MR INDIVIDUAL | C | 3 | Leon & Troy Corstens | – |
| 70 | 51 | MULTIFACETS (NZ) | C | 3 | Chris Waller | – |
| 71 | 34x | MUZYKA | F | 3 | Gerald Ryan | – |
| 72 | 324x | OUR ROKKII (NZ) | G | 3 | David Hayes & Tom Dabernig | – |
| 73 | 7x | OUT OF THE RED | G | 3 | David Hayes & Tom Dabernig | – |
| 74 | 6×5232 | OVER THE AIR | G | 3 | David Payne | 61 |
| 75 | 6x46x3 | PALACE TYCOON | C | 3 | Peter G Moody | – |
| 76 | 5 | PENNSYLVANIA AVE | C | 3 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | – |
| 77 | – | POWERCRAFT (NZ) | G | 3 | Kris Lees | – |
| 78 | – | PREDATOR (NZ) | G | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | – |
| 79 | 111x | PRESS STATEMENT | C | 3 | Chris Waller | 92 |
| 80 | 6x22x4x | RAGEESE | C | 3 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 82 |
| 81 | 23x | RAGNAAR (NZ) | G | 3 | Lee & Anthony Freedman | – |
| 82 | 57739×3 | RECKLESS RUSSELL | C | 3 | Noel Mayfield-Smith | – |
| 83 | – | RHI’S ROCKET | C | 3 | Gai Waterhouse | – |
| 84 | 4 | RITZY | F | 3 | Anthony Cummings | – |
| 85 | 1 | RIVER WILD | C | 3 | Gai Waterhouse | 67 |
| 86 | 7x112x | SAGARONNE | F | 3 | Toby Edmonds | – |
| 87 | 8×3 | SALAMAAT | G | 3 | David Hayes & Tom Dabernig | – |
| 88 | 432x | SAN MIGUEL (NZ) | G | 3 | Murray Baker | – |
| 89 | – | SCANDAL SHEET (NZ) | G | 3 | Chris Waller | – |
| 90 | 5x | SEAGROVE | F | 3 | John O’Shea | – |
| 91 | 12111x | SEEKING ASYLUM | F | 3 | Gary Portelli | – |
| 92 | 2145x | SEMPRE LIBERA | F | 3 | Gai Waterhouse | 80 |
| 93 | 321×1 | SHARDS | C | 3 | John O’Shea | 80 |
| 94 | 503×8 | SNAPPER ROCKS | G | 3 | Bryan Guy | – |
| 95 | 1×1 | SNOOPY | C | 3 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 68 |
| 96 | 3x | SOFIA ROSA (NZ) | F | 3 | Stephen Marsh | – |
| 97 | 13 | SOHOOL | C | 3 | David Hayes & Tom Dabernig | – |
| 98 | – | SOVEREIGN NATION | C | 3 | David Hayes & Tom Dabernig | – |
| 99 | 71x | SPIRITOS | G | 3 | Chris Waller | 63 |
| 100 | – | SUDDEN SHOCK | G | 3 | Bjorn Baker | – |
| 101 | 7×162 | SUN FLASH | G | 3 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | – |
| 102 | 364x | SURF CITY | G | 3 | Paul Messara | – |
| 103 | – | SWEET SHAMROCK (NZ) | G | 3 | John Sargent | – |
| 104 | 0x | TAAJ | C | 3 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | – |
| 105 | 5 | TALLY | C | 3 | John O’Shea | – |
| 106 | 3x | TARZINO (NZ) | C | 3 | Mick Price | – |
| 107 | 5×113254 | TATOOSH | G | 3 | Paul Perry | 66 |
| 108 | 36x | THE WEALD | C | 3 | John O’Shea | – |
| 109 | 6×36 | TIME’S UP | G | 3 | Bryan Guy | – |
| 110 | – | TIVACI | C | 3 | Michael Moroney | – |
| 111 | 8x2x173 | TOO GOOD TO REFUSE | C | 3 | Desleigh Forster | – |
| 112 | 3x | TULSA | G | 3 | Michael Moroney | – |
| 113 | 57x | ULSTER | C | 3 | Gai Waterhouse | – |
| 114 | 15x246x | VANBRUGH | C | 3 | Chris Waller | 68 |
| 115 | 1x25x422 | VOILIER | G | 3 | Gary Nickson | 80 |
| 116 | 57x | WAR LEGEND (NZ) | G | 3 | Michael Moroney | – |
| 117 | 7x | WHOOP WHOOP (NZ) | G | 3 | Mick Price | – |
| 118 | 1x | WHO’S GORGEOUS | F | 3 | Bart & James Cummings | – |
| 119 | 4x14x | WUDANG MOUNTAIN | C | 3 | Chris Waller | 66 |