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17/9/19 Randwick Races: The Shorts Nominations & Tips 2019

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Everest contenders on show

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Distance 1100m
Grade Group 2
Track  Rosehill
Prizemoney $500,000
2018 winner

Ball of Muscle ($5.00)

The Shorts is a key lead-up race to Sydney's feature Spring event, the Everest.  

Run over 1100m on George Main Stakes day, The Shorts is a Group Two race under set weights conditions with runners competing for a cool $500K.

The main lead-up race is the Group Three Concorde Stakes. This year's edition of the Concorde was won by multiple Everest winner, Redzel, with Pierata finishing 0.2-lengths behind.  

Pierata leads the charge of runners from the Concorde looking to turn the tables on Redzel, along with Graff, Nature Strip and Sunlight. 

Santa Ana Lane, Osborne Bulls, Classique Legend and Enticing Star will open their Everest campaigns and add some real intrigue to what sets up to be the most captivating race we've seen in quite some time. 

With up to 40mm of rain forecast to fall in the lead-up to Saturday, punters should expect the Randwick track to be rated in the Heavy range. 

Runners with race fitness and proven Heavy form are likely to shorten in the market. 

 

All-in market  

Best Bet: Redzel $6: He had the run to suit in the Concorde Stakes and given the predicted Heavy track on Saturday, it's likely we'll see a muddling tempo once again.

He's a genuine swimmer with a heavy track record of 8:3-2-1. His two Everest wins both came on heavy tracks.

There is no doubting he'll improve off the back of his last start win and given the predicted conditions, he looks very hard to beat. 

 

Nominations for the 2019 The Shorts are below: 

Horse  Weight (kg) Trainer Odds
PIERATA 58 Gregory Hickman $ 4.50
CLASSIQUE LEGEND 57 Les Bridge $ 5.00
SANTA ANA LANE 58 Anthony Freedman $ 6.00
REDZEL 58 Peter & Paul Snowden $ 6.00
OSBORNE BULLS 57 James Cummings $ 6.00
IN HER TIME 56 Kris Lees $ 8.00
NATURE STRIP 58 Chris Waller $ 11.00
GRAFF 56 Kris Lees $ 11.00
SUNLIGHT 56 Tony & Calvin McEvoy $ 12.00
ENTICING STAR 53 Chris Waller $ 15.00
VIRIDINE 57 James Cummings $ 26.00
JONKER 55 David Atkins $ 26.00
IMPROVEMENT (NZ) 53 Gary Portelli $ 51.00
SHE KNOWS 53 Danny Williams $ 101.00
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Sep 17, 2019 02:45 PM
by Mick Gannon
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