Dalasan draws horror barrier in 2019 Caulfield Guineas

South Australian colt Dalasan has been given the visitor’s draw with a horror barrier in the 2019 Group 1 $2m Ladbrokes Caulfield Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield on Saturday.

Dalasan drew barrier eighteen in the original draw but will move into fifteen in the final sixteen horse field if all three emergencies fail to gain a start.

Co-trainer Leon Macdonald has put the blinkers on Dalason for the Caulfield Guineas and the Adelaide based Hall Of Fame trainer was happy with his work with the head gear on this morning.

But his mood was quickly dampened when the double-digit barrier number was turned over at this barrier draw function this morning.

“It is not good,” Macdonad, who trains in partnership with Andrew Gulyas, told racing.com.

“I suppose a barrier is a barrier. I did win the Toorak Handicap with Umrum from barrier seventeen so we can only hope for the best.”

Hugh Bowman takes over the reins from Raquel Clark and the high profile Sydney based jockey was aboard Dalasan this morning for an impressive workout with the blinkers on.

“He (Bowman) is probably one of the best in Australia, if not the best, and he will do him justice,.” Macdonald said.

“Blinkers were on and we thought he worked very very well. He has had a pretty faultless preparation right through, no problems. This is the first hiccup he has got so we are just hoping he can overcome it.”

“I think he will go to the 1600m that will suit him fine, the blinkers will probably straighten him up a little bit and he does come in at set weights too.”

“I love Caulfield racing and let’s hope we can do it justice on Saturday.”

Raquel Clark has been aboard Dalasan for five of his six race starts and includes his win in the Group 2 $200,000 Danehill Stakes (1200m) down the Flemington straight on September 14 as well as his last start second to Alligator Blood in the Group 3 $250,000 Ladbrokes Caulfield Guineas Prelude (1400m) at Caulfield on September 29.

Dalasan will again be up against Alligator Blood who also drew a double-digit barrier in the original draw and will jump from gate ten with Ryan Maloney if all the emergencies fail to gain a start.

The David Jolly trained Roccabascerana drew the rails with Linda Meech in the saddle while the Peter and Paul Snowden trained Creator drew the outside gate.

Final field for the 2019 Ladbrokes Caulfield Guineas (1600m)

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp Rating
1	123111x7L	YOURDEEL (NZ)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Michael Walker	9	56.5kg	96
2	112×112	DALASAN	Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas	Hugh Bowman	18	56.5kg	93
3	11×111	ALLIGATOR BLOOD	David Vandyke	Ryan Maloney	13	56.5kg	91
4	112×45	KUBRICK	Chris Waller	James McDonald	17	56.5kg	89
5	113×165	SUPER SETH	Anthony Freedman	Mark Zahra	5	56.5kg	81
6	01141	THE HOLY ONE (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Brett Prebble	4	56.5kg	82
7	11522	SUBEDAR	James Cummings	Brad Rawiller	7	56.5kg	77
8	6×194731	SKIDDAW	Danny O’Brien	Damien Oliver	6	56.5kg	70
9	3x4182x40	CREATOR	Peter & Paul Snowden	–	19	56.5kg	71
10	1×114	ROCCABASCERANA	David Jolly	Ms Linda Meech	1	56.5kg	73
11	28426×612	STAND TO ATTENTION	Leon & Troy Corstens	James Winks	3	56.5kg	64
12	25×1423	CONQUEROR	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Damian Lane	2	56.5kg	70
13	731302	VEGAS KNIGHT	Colin Little	Craig Williams	10	56.5kg	72
14	2712145×3	ERIC THE EEL	Stuart Kendrick	Kerrin McEvoy	16	56.5kg	70
15	1×21	SOUL PATCH	Ken Keys	Dwayne Dunn	14	56.5kg	69
16	3×139	EXPRESS PASS	Nick Ryan	Ben Melham	8	56.5kg	71
17e	681×010	EXETER	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Luke Nolen	15	56.5kg	67
18e	4×13	GROUNDSWELL	Anthony Freedman	Kerrin McEvoy	12	56.5kg	70
19e	77×825	SERENGETI	Pat Carey	–	11	56.5kg	63

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