Champion mare Via Sistina will face five rivals for her second-up assignment in Saturday’s Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington.
The 10-time Group 1 winner has drawn gate two and she’s one of two from the Chris Waller stable with Aeliana also in the field.
Four of her five rivals have won at Group 1 level with Mr Brightside, Antino and Tom Kitten all in the field.
Tom Kitten has drawn the outside in six while Mr Brightside steps from gate one.
GROUP 1 MAKYBE DIVA STAKES FIELD AND BARRIER DRAW
1 – MR BRIGHTSIDE – Ben, Will & JD Hayes – Craig Williams – 1 – 59kg
2 – TOM KITTEN Anthony & Sam Freedman Ben Melham 6 59kg
3 – ANTINO – Tony Gollan – Blake Shinn – 4 – 59kg
4 – MARK TWAIN – Roger James & Robert Wellwood – Jamie Mott – 3 – 59kg
5 – VIA SISTINA – Chris Waller – James McDonald – 2 – 57kg
6 – AELIANA – Chris Waller – Damian Lane – 5 – 56.5kg
The Flemington track was rated a good (4) at acceptance time. The rail will be in the true position on Saturday.
Saturday’s 10-race program commences at 11.40am with the final event to be run at 5.10pm.
The Bureau Of Meteorology forecast for Melbourne is.
Wednesday – Mostly cloudy. 14.
Thursday – Mostly cloudy (80% chance of 0-4mm of rain). 15.
Friday – Mostly cloudy (80% chance of 0-2mm of rain). 17.
Saturday – Mostly cloudy. 18.
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