The $700,000 Group I BRC Queensland Oaks (2200m) at Eagle Farm this Saturday is the last G1 race of the season for three year-olds and has attracted a full field of 18, plus emergencies with last start G1 Australasian Oaks winner Panova drawing favourably in gate six.
She is one of three runners in the race for champion trainer Chris Waller, who will also saddle the up and comers Soverato (NZ) and Chispa (NZ), who are drawn in gates eight and 20.
With champion jockey James McDonald suspended, Ben Melham will ride Panova with riders to be declared for Soverato and Chispa, who was super impressive with her last start win at Randwick.
Panova will be looking emulate the achievement of Chris Waller trained filly Egg Tart, who the Australsian Oaks in 2017 and then added the Queensland Oaks to her resume.
See below the final field and barrier draw for Saturday’s Queensland Oaks.
GROUP 1 QUEENSLAND OAKS
No – Horse (Sire) – Trainer – Jockey – Barrier – Weight
1 – PANOVA (Trapeze Artist) – Chris Waller – Ben Melham – 6 – 56.5kg
2 – SINGLE RED (NZ) (Vanbrugh) – Andrew Forsman – Jason Collett – 21 – 56.5kg
3 – FIREBALL MISS (Bivouac) – Ciaron Maher – Declan Bates – 18 – 56.5kg
4 – PALTROW MISS (NZ) (Circus Maximus (IRE) – Ciaron Maher – Craig Williams – 22 – 56.5kg
5 – SILVASISTA (Toronado (IRE) – Tony & Calvin McEvoy – Billy Egan – 10 – 56.5kg
6 – SOVERATO (NZ) (Vadamos (Fr) – Chris Waller – TBD – 8 56.5kg
7 – GRAND OMAHA (Omaha Beach (USA) – Matt Laurie – Mark Zahra – 17 – 56.5kg
8 – CHISPA (NZ) (Savabeel)– Chris Waller – TBD – 20 – 56.5kg
9 – FRINGES (NZ) (Niagara) – Michael Hickmott – Tim Clark – 16 – 56.5kg
10 – SOLID GOLD (NZ) (Savabeel) – Roger James & Robert Wellwood – Tommy Berry – 4 – 56.5kg
11 – PARVENU (NZ) (Ardrossan) – Grahame Begg – Daniel Stackhouse – 7 – 56.5kg
12 – ZULEIKA (North Pacific) – Henry Dwyer – Ben Thompson – 9 – 56.5kg
13 – NORTY FORTY (Prince Fawaz) – Kevin Kemp – Kenji Yoshida – 14 – 56.5kg
14 – PANDA’S SPECTRUM (Fiorente (IRE) – Ben, Will & JD Hayes – Luke Nolen – 23 – 56.5kg
15 – HIGHGROVE ROSE (King’s Legacy) – Jack Bruce – Rachel King – 19 – 56.5kg
16 – TARNTANYA (Adelaide (IRE) – Chris Calthorpe – TBD – 12 – 56.5kg
17 – SHEEZA DIVA (Pierro) – Mitchell & Desiree Kearney – 5 – 56.5kg
18 – CRATHIE KIRK – (Ole Kirk) Kris Lees – Michael Rodd – 11 – 56.5kg
19e – KICKUPHIGH (Better Than Ready ) – Desleigh Forster – Daniel Moor – 15 – 56.5kg
20e – POLO (Cool Aza Beel) – Gary Portelli – Martin Harley – 1 – 56.5kg
21e – PINK VIXEN (Brave Smash (Jpn)– Kevin Kemp – Chelsea Baker (a) – 2 – 56.5kg
22e – SUNSPRITE (The Autumn Sun) – Annabel & Rob Archibald – Tom Sherry – 13 – 56.5kg
23e – ANGEL CITY – Matthew Smith – Pierre Boudvillain – 3 – 56.5kg