Russian Camelot is the obvious drawcard among the 18 nominations for Saturday’s Group 1 2020 Underwood Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield.
The Cups hopeful resumes after a massive run to finish second in the Group 1 2020 Makybe Diva Stakes, caught wide for the entirety of the run.
Watch: Russian Camelot finish second behind Fierce Impact in the Makybe Diva Stakes.
He's a Group 1 star. The son of Deep Impact, Fierce Impact beats Russian Camelot in a brilliant performance to take out the Makybe Diva Stakes. 🇯🇵 @FlemingtonVRC#ディープインパクト #JRA #競馬 #騎手 @netkeiba pic.twitter.com/c5G2BPyuBx
— Racing.com (@Racing) September 12, 2020
Makybe Diva Stakes winner Fierce Impact is also nominated for the Underwood Stakes, as well as So Si Bon and Dalasan from the same path.
Fellow Cups hopefuls Nonconformist and Quick Thinker are also nominated, as well as Waller runners Kings Will Dream and Humidor.
Russian Camelot has opened as the $2.50 favourite for the Underwood Stakes, with Arcadia Queen ($4.50) and Mr Quickie ($6) the other runners in single figures.
Find the full list of nominations below.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 111x105x52 | ARCADIA QUEEN | M | 5 | Grant & Alana Williams | 110 |
| 2 | 555112x235 | DALASAN | H | 4 | Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas | 103 |
| 3 | 11x2348x31 | FIERCE IMPACT (JPN) | H | 7 | Matthew Smith | 114 |
| 4 | 34x51257x3 | FINCHE (GB) | G | 7 | Chris Waller | 110 |
| 5 | 37902x00x0 | GAILO CHOP (FR) | G | 10 | Matthew Williams | 105 |
| 6 | 112x3314x3 | HARBOUR VIEWS (FR) | G | 6 | Matthew Williams | 99 |
| 7 | 5496x085x1 | HUMIDOR (NZ) | G | 8 | Chris Waller | 109 |
| 8 | 6x32050x30 | KINGS WILL DREAM (IRE) | G | 7 | Chris Waller | 109 |
| 9 | 211x8x58x0 | LEVENDI | H | 6 | Peter Gelagotis | 104 |
| 10 | 30x03643x7 | MIRAGE DANCER (GB) | H | 7 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 108 |
| 11 | 465x0x9558 | MONGOLIAN MARSHAL (NZ) | G | 6 | Stuart Gower | 88 |
| 12 | 3002x902x2 | MR QUICKIE | G | 5 | Phillip Stokes | 107 |
| 13 | 331121x3 | NONCONFORMIST | G | 4 | Grahame Begg | 95 |
| 14 | 6x423115x0 | QUICK THINKER | H | 4 | Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman | 106 |
| 15 | 12x411x2 | RUSSIAN CAMELOT (IRE) | H | 4 | Danny O'Brien | 108 |
| 16 | 644116x453 | SO SI BON | G | 7 | Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes | 106 |
| 17 | 50x38572x1 | THE CHOSEN ONE (NZ) | H | 5 | Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman | 107 |
| 18 | 33x9070x3x | TRAP FOR FOOLS | G | 7 | Lindsey Smith | 106 |
