Lees’ trio out of luck in 2019 Coolmore Classic barrier draw

The Kris Lees trained trio of Invincible Gem, Princess Posh and El Dorado Dreaming, were all out of luck after receiving wide barriers in the Group 1 $600,000 Coolmore Classic (1500m) at Rosehill on Saturday.

The final field of fillies and mares for the Coolmore Classic is made up of twenty runners plus four emergencies with Invincible Gem (Jason Collett) drawing barrier eighteen, El Dorado Dreaming (Brenton Avdulla) twenty and Princess Posh (Kerrin McEvoy) twenty-three.

The three Lees runners will move in four spots if all of the four emergencies fail to gain a start.

Lees is happy with the progress of Princess Posh and Invincible Gem who finished first and third in the Group 3 $160,000 Newcastle Newmarket Handicap (1400m) at Newcastle last Friday while El Dorado Dreaming is coming off a last start third to Nakeeta Jane in the Group 1 $500,000 Surround Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on March 2.

“All three are in great order, and going into the race in good form,” Less told Racing New South Wales News Desk.

“Princess Posh and Invincible Gem have come through the Newmarket without any problems, and El Dorado Dreaming has trained on well since her good third in the Surround Stakes (1400m Group 1) at Randwick last Saturday week.”

The Chris Waller trained I Am Serious was also out of luck, coming up with barrier fifteen with James McDonald in the saddle again, while White Moss, who beat the Waller trained mare in the Group 2 $200,000 Millie Fox Stakes (1300m) at Rosehill on February 23, has drawn nicely at gate five for Kathy O’Hara.

Waller will also saddle up Savvy Coup (Opie Bosson, barrier 4), Noire (Damian Lane, 14) and Fiesta (Glyn Schofield, 12).

Last year’s Coolmore Classic winner Daysee Doom was also out of luck at the barrier draw, coming up with twenty-one with Andrew Adkins booked to ride while her Ron Quinton trained stablemate Dixie Blossoms has drawn in close at two for Christian Reith.

The Coolmore Classic has developed into a wide open betting race with I am Serious at $5.50 and Jamaican Rain at $8.50 the only two runners under the $10 mark at Ladbrokes.com.au.

Final fields for the 2019 Coolmore Classic (1500m)

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp Rating
1	150x5x60x6	DAYSEE DOOM	Ron Quinton	Andrew Adkins	21	58kg	110
2	636x3637x2	DIXIE BLOSSOMS	Ron Quinton	Christian Reith	2	56.5kg	107
3	15x52170x0	SAVVY COUP (NZ)	Chris Waller	Opie Bosson	4	56.5kg	107
4	x951395x15	ECKSTEIN	Kurt Goldman	Sam Clipperton	11	56kg	106
5	415x5583x1	OREGON’S DAY	Mick Price	Michael Walker	3	56kg	106
6	115×621311	ALASSIO	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	6	55.5kg	105
7	x48711x254	COOL PASSION	Tony McEvoy	–	13	55.5kg	105
8	12x2177x60	NOIRE	Chris Waller	Damian Lane	14	55.5kg	105
9	10x3590x61	WHITE MOSS	Jason Coyle	Ms Kathy O’Hara	5	55.5kg	105
10	68x83002x7	ALOISIA (NZ)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jay Ford	24	55kg	104
11	121x2231x2	I AM SERIOUS	Chris Waller	James McDonald	15	55kg	104
12	397x645x73	INVINCIBLE GEM	Kris Lees	Jason Collett	18	55kg	104
13	6413532×01	PRINCESS POSH	Kris Lees	Kerrin McEvoy	23	55kg	104
14	1x12273x32	SAVATIANO	James Cummings	–	19	54kg	102
15	13x3033x43	EL DORADO DREAMING	Kris Lees	Brenton Avdulla	20	53.5kg	102
16	2x12220x16	FIESTA	Chris Waller	Glyn Schofield	12	52.5kg	100
17	25x111x5x1	JAMAICAN RAIN	Richard Laming	Glen Boss	16	52.5kg	99
18	1x42974x47	BELLA MARTINI	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	–	9	52kg	98
19	1x423x1223	MANICURE	James Cummings	–	22	52kg	98
20	13151139×4	MOSS TRIP	Peter & Paul Snowden	Tommy Berry	7	51.5kg	97
21e	x2331320x6	MANDYLION	Gwenda Markwell	–	1	51kg	92
22e	222550×314	MIZZY	Anthony Cummings	Corey Brown	10	50kg	88
23e	x4850425x1	QAFILA	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Jye McNeil	17	50kg	86
24e	314x11x35	POHUTUKAWA	James Cummings	–	8	50kg	86

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