17/9/19 Randwick Races: The Shorts Nominations & Tips 2019
Everest contenders on show
AAP| 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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