Horse racing 2023: The Everest barrier draw, horses, entries, odds, favourite, who will win, when is The Everest run, race details
The 12 runners for Australian racing’s richest prize have been assembled and saddlecloth numbers allocated ahead of Saturday’s $20m The Everest (1200m) at Randwick.
This year’s field is made up of seven entires and geldings, three mares and two three-year-old colts.
TJ Smith Stakes winner I Wish I Win has the honour of carrying the number one saddlecloth while last year’s runner-up Private Eye is number two.
The Everest 2023 Field
Saddlecloth - Form - Horse - Trainer - Jockey - Barrier - Weight
1 1151x231x3 I WISH I WIN (NZ) Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman Luke Nolen 1 58.5kg
2 1217x405x1 PRIVATE EYE Joseph Pride Nash Rawiller 9 58.5kg
3 1111x111x1 THINK ABOUT IT Joseph Pride Sam Clipperton 5 58.5kg
4 232x5363x9 MAZU Peter & Paul Snowden Tommy Berry 11 58.5kg
5 26690x12x2 OVERPASS Bjorn Baker Joshua Parr 2 58.5kg
6 6123x57x13 BUENOS NOCHES Matthew Smith Dylan Gibbons (a) 8 58.5kg
7 9x22113x62 HAWAII FIVE OH Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott James McDonald 10 58.5kg
8 x34913x0x4 ALCOHOL FREE (IRE) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Craig Williams 7 56.5kg
9 21x1317x24 IN SECRET James Cummings Zac Purton 12 56.5kg
10 40x6117x21 ESPIONA Chris Waller Hugh Bowman 3 56.5kg
11 3211x9 SHINZO Chris Waller Kerrin McEvoy 6 53kg
12 2x1127x113 CYLINDER James Cummings Zac Lloyd (a) 4 53kg
13e 9x30236x33 BELLA NIPOTINA Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 0 56.5kg
14e 4x01133x35 ZAPATEO James Cummings 0 56.5kg
15e 6x114624x2 KING OF SPARTA Peter & Paul Snowden 0 58.5kg
16e 1810x1760x VILANA James Cummings 0 58.5kg
BARRIER DRAW WINNERS AND LOSERS
WINNERS
THINK ABOUT IT: Perfect draw in gate 5 to settle not too far off the speed.
OVERPASS: Shouldn’t have to work too hard to lead from barrier 2.
ESPIONA: Should be able to settle closer from gate 3.
CYLINDER: Gate 4 gives Zac Lloyd the chance to settle right on the speed.
LOSERS
I WISH I WIN: Trainer Peter Moody didn’t want gate 1 and he got it. Luke Nolen will need a lot of luck from the inside gate.
PRIVATE EYE: Connections would have preferred to draw closer in than barrier 9.
IN SECRET: The widest gate makes her task incredibly tough.
MAZU: They wanted to draw closer to the inside but gate 11 will require a herculean effort.
The Everest will be run at 4:15pm AEDT on Saturday October 14 at Royal Randwick Racecourse.
