Redzel included in 2018 Newmarket Handicap nominations

Australia’s number one sprinter Redzel is among the nominations for the Group 1 $1.25m Lexus Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington on March 10.

The Peter and Paul Snowden trained Redzel is one of fifty-six speedsters entered for Melbourne’s Autumn Carnival premier sprint down the famous straight 1200m course and has gained the number one rating for his wins in the $10m The Everest (1200m) at Randwick and the Group 1 $1m Darley Classic (1200m) at Flemington during the 2017 Spring Carnival.

Redzel’s stablemates Russian Revolution and Pariah are also entered along with last year’s winner Redkirk Warrior from the powerful Lindsay Park stable.

Team Snowden is aiming Redzel to commence his Autumn Carnival campaign in the Group 1 $750,000 Black Caviar Lightning (1000m) at Flemington on February 17 and at this stage a run in the Newmarket Handicap with potentially the top weight looks unlikely.

Redkirk Warrior has shown his liking for the straight 1200m course at Flemington and as well as claiming victory in last year’s Newmarket Handicap, the former Hong Kong sprinter won the Group 2 $200,000 Bobbie Lewis Quality during the 2017 Melbourne Spring Carnival.

The seven year old chestnut then failed to fire at his next two starts when well beaten behind Redzel when tenth in The Everest and eleventh in the Darley Classic.

The Lindsay Park Team of David and Ben Hayes and Yom Dabernig have also nominated ten other sprinters for the Newmarket Handicap, Cannyescent, Catchy, Derryn, Fastnet Tempest, Formality, Fuhryk, So Si Bon, Sheidel, Thronum and Tulip.

Japanese import Brave Smash heads up the five Newmarket Handicap nominations from the Darren Weir stable while Warwick Farm trainer Gary Portelli has entered last year’s Golden Slipper winner She Will Reign.

Former number one sprinter Chautauqua is only one of two horses nominated from the Team Hawkes stable.

Nominations for the 2018 Newmarket Handicap (1200m)

#	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	11x	ARDROSSAN	C	3	Mick Price	71
2	x39x93730x	ARTLEE	G	7	Kris Lees	97
3	960x31160x	BON AURUM	H	5	Aaron Purcell	105
4	12x2316x	BOOKER	F	3	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	90
5	344x2123x5	BRAVE SMASH (JPN)	H	5	Darren Weir	107
6	112×3	BRAVO TANGO	C	3	Mitchell Freedman	72
7	516111250x	CANNYESCENT	G	5	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	96
8	110x21330x	CATCHY	F	3	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	102
9	3231x7644x	CHAUTAUQUA	G	7	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	115
10	x9113x385x	CLEARLY INNOCENT	G	6	Kris Lees	110
11	111x4x	CROWN WITNESS	F	3	Henry Dwyer	80
12	11x214119x	DEPLOY	G	5	Gerald Ryan	108
13	81368x008x	DERRYN	H	4	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	102
14	311900821x	FASTNET TEMPEST (IRE)	G	5	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	98
15	x98x4408x4	FLAMBERGE	G	8	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	110
16	302x11013x	FORMALITY	F	3	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	102
17	x21x78192x	FUHRYK	M	4	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	103
18	1x2247x12x	GLENALL	H	4	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	93
19	21302x19x6	GLOBAL GLAMOUR	M	4	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	108
20	34423x654x	HELLBENT	H	5	Darren Weir	105
21	1196x1401x	HEY DOC	G	4	Tony McEvoy	113
22	83x477100x	I AM A STAR (NZ)	M	4	Shane Nichols	106
23	1x29x	I DID IT AGAIN	G	3	Greg Eurell	70
24	50020x267x	ILLUSTRIOUS LAD	G	6	Peter Gelagotis	104
25	21x4320x	KEMENTARI	C	3	James Cummings	100
26	275537×514	KEN’S DREAM	G	4	Darren Weir	90
27	3112x4F54x	LIMESTONE	F	3	Darren Weir	78
28	x415x66x16	LORD OF THE SKY	H	7	Robbie Laing	106
29	1351x30x3x	LUCKY LIBERTY	G	6	Henry Dwyer	90
30	25x643700x	MALIBU STYLE	G	6	Neville Parnham	96
31	111x101x	MERCHANT NAVY	C	3	Aaron Purcell	108
32	2x1449729x	MISSROCK	M	4	Robbie Laing	104
33	311x1220x2	MR SNEAKY	G	4	Anthony Freedman	100
34	12111	NATURE STRIP	G	3	Robert Hickmott	84
35	1220x129x	PARIAH	C	3	Peter & Paul Snowden	91
36	24x21x2	PREZADO	G	3	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	78
37	1x105x100x	REDKIRK WARRIOR (GB)	G	7	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	111
38	2211x1111x	REDZEL	G	5	Peter & Paul Snowden	116
39	34111x411x	RICH CHARM	G	5	Udyta Clarke	103
40	011x43765x	ROCK MAGIC	G	8	Chris Gangemi	106
41	14x164x10x	RUSSIAN REVOLUTION	H	4	Peter & Paul Snowden	109
42	43816x80x7	SARACINO (NZ)	G	4	Michael Moroney	97
43	1x1x71192x	SAVANNA AMOUR	M	4	Chris Meagher	103
44	11x121x10x	SHE WILL REIGN	F	3	Gary Portelli	112
45	1460x4359x	SHEIDEL	M	6	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	109
46	x12121x11x	SNITTY KITTY	M	4	Henry Dwyer	101
47	x22833005x	SO SI BON	H	4	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	95
48	110208×613	STELLAR COLLISION	G	5	Darren Weir	95
49	3x180x188x	SUPER CASH	M	5	Andrew Noblet	107
50	13x930x15x	SUPIDO	H	6	Michael Kent	103
51	x4810x950x	SWEET SHERRY	M	4	Brent Stanley	95
52	212x22150x	THEANSWERMYFRIEND	G	4	Henry Dwyer	96
53	21306x13x1	THRONUM	H	4	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	102
54	4135x2450x	TULIP	F	3	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	81
55	11x115x	VIRIDINE	C	3	James Cummings	90
56	14x160x117	VOLPE VELOCE	M	4	Graham Richardson	105

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