There have been 28 nominations for Saturday’s $1 million The Hunter (1300m) at Newcastle, which will be trimmed to a final field of 15 plus four emergencies on Wednesday.
It is the second running of the $1 million race, with last year’s inaugural winner Savatiano among the nominations.
ICYMI: Savatiano wins the $1M The Hunter.@godolphin pic.twitter.com/0hHVfgWZfI
— 7HorseRacing 🐎 (@7horseracing) November 18, 2019
Last year’s runner up Tactical Advantage is also among the nominations, as well as in-form gallopers Trumbull and Fiesta.
Find the full list of nominations below.
| Number | Name | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAILO CHOP (FR) | Matthew Williams | Brad Rawiller | 4 | 59kg | $35 |
| 2 | TRAP FOR FOOLS | Lindsey Smith | Peter Hall | 17 | 59kg | $51 |
| 3 | TAXAGANO | Fred Kersley | Mitchell Pateman | 19 | 59kg | $101 |
| 4 | TOO CLOSE THE SUN | Lindsey Smith | Joseph Azzopardi | 10 | 59kg | $8 |
| 5 | MISSILE LAUNCH | Vaughn Sigley | Troy Turner | 15 | 59kg | $151 |
| 6 | NEUFBOSC (FR) | Neville Parnham | Jason Brown | 8 | 59kg | $21 |
| 7 | PLATOON | Neville Parnham | Paul Harvey | 13 | 59kg | $31 |
| 8 | CUP NIGHT | Bernie Miller | Patrick Carbery | 1 | 59kg | $31 |
| 9 | ARCTIC STREAM | Ross Price | Jarrad Noske | 2 | 59kg | $201 |
| 10 | UNI TIME | Sharon Miller | Alan Kennedy | 12 | 59kg | $17 |
| 11 | TRULY GREAT | Grant & Alana Williams | Chris Parnham | 9 | 59kg | $17 |
| 12 | INSPIRATIONAL GIRL (NZ) | Grant & Alana Williams | William Pike | 18 | 57kg | $2.1 |
| 13 | KAY CEE | Neville Parnham | Brad Parnham | 11 | 56.5kg | $9 |
| 14 | GEMMA’S SON | David Harrison | Jason Whiting | 3 | 52kg | $26 |
| 15 | DOM TO SHOOT | Sean & Jake Casey | Peter Knuckey | 7 | 52kg | $10 |
| 16 | WATCH ME DANCE | Steve Wolfe | Shaun McGruddy | 5 | 50kg | $11 |
| 17e | SNICKERDOODLEDANDY | Daniel Morton | 14 | 50kg | $35 | |
| 18e | NAUGHTY BY NATURE | Jason Miller | Jordan Turner | 16 | 56.5kg | $101 |
| 19e | WESTERN EMPIRE (NZ) | Grant & Alana Williams | Ms Jade McNaught | 6 | 52kg | $16 |
