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The G1 1600-metre classics of the Caulfield and Thousand Guineas are a little more than a month away but that hasn\u2019t dulled the dream for a number of owners who on Tuesday paid the nomination fees for their still unraced hopefuls.<\/p>\n
The $3 million Caulfield Guineas (1600m) on October 11 attracted 119 nominations by the noon deadline on Tuesday with 10 of those entries for horses yet to make their debuts.<\/p>\n
In the $1.5 million Thousand Guineas (1600m) on October 18, there were 106 nominations with 17 of those yet to have their first start.<\/p>\n
The clock is certainly ticking for these horses to be ready to run at 1600 metres in four or five weeks\u2019 time, so expect to see a flood of them kicking off shortly.<\/p>\n
Among those entries for unraced horses are seven from star Cranbourne and New Zealand trainer Mark Walker. You\u2019d expect most of these will start their careers in the next two weeks, so let\u2019s take a closer look at them.<\/p>\n
MARK WALKER\u2019S UNRACED THOUSAND GUINEAS ENTRIES<\/p>\n
Sattva (Savabeel \u2013 Mawzoona):\u00a0Been placed in two of her three trials to date. Bred to run as has Black Caviar\u2019s granddam Scandinavia in her pedigree.<\/p>\n
Merrow (Ancient Spirit \u2013 Erin\u2019s Babe):\u00a0Has not been placed in any of her four trials to date but in her pedigree is Patrick Erin, who won the 2018 G1 Metropolitan (2400m) for Chris Waller.<\/p>\n
May Be Bubbles (Lonhro \u2013 Tracy May):\u00a0Unplaced in both her trials, she is the first foal of mare Tracy May, who\u2019s granddam Tracey\u2019s Element produced the Australian Horse Of The Year in Typhoon Tracy.<\/p>\n
Lyrics \u2018N\u2019 Song (Written Tycoon \u2013 Melody Belle): Has been placed in both her trials so far and will generate any amount of interest as she is the first foal of the 14-time G1 winning mare Melody Belle.<\/p>\n
Girt By Sea (Ocean Park \u2013 Baggy Green):\u00a0Managed to be placed once in her four trials but is out of a great producing mare who has already had the likes of stakes winners Tofane, No Compromise, Benaud and Bradman.<\/p>\n
Get Honor (Savabeel \u2013 Honor):\u00a0Unplaced in all three trials, she is bred to get some ground being out of the family of the likes of handy staying type Ecuador.<\/p>\n
MARK WALKER\u2019S UNRACED CAULFIELD GUINEAS ENTRY<\/p>\n
Hostility (I Am Invincible \u2013 Shillelagh):\u00a0Hasn\u2019t even been to the trials as yet but bred to be a star as by Australia\u2019s champion sire out of the former Chris Waller-trained mare Shillelagh, who won the G1 Cantala Stakes (1600m) in 2017 and the G1 Empire Rose Stakes over the same course at Flemington 12 months later.<\/p>\n
First acceptances for both G1 Guineas races are taken on September 23.<\/p>\n
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