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Osipenko headlines the final field for the The Gong

View the Final Field and Barriers for the 2023 The Gong. The The Gong will be run on Saturday, 25 November 2023 at Kembla Grange racecourse.

Time: 4:00pm AEDT

Distance: 1600m

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No Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight
1 CEPHEUS (GB) Matthew Dunn Nash Rawiller 4 61kg
2 NEW MANDATE (IRE) Chris Waller Joshua Parr 8 58.5kg
3 OSIPENKO (NZ) Chris Waller James McDonald 10 58.5kg
4 SURF DANCER (IRE) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 14 58.5kg
5 SKYMAN (GB) Chris Waller Tom Sherry 6 58kg
6 KIRWAN’S LANE (NZ) John O’Shea Sam Clipperton 19 57kg
7 PALMETTO (NZ) John Sargent Koby Jennings 12 57kg
8 COMMUNIST Michael Freedman Ms Rachel King 5 56.5kg
9 DETONATOR JACK (NZ) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Jason Collett 9 56kg
10 BANJU Lyle Chandler Ashley Morgan 20 55kg
11 WATERFORD (IRE) Chris Waller Regan Bayliss 2 54.5kg
12 WILD PLANET Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Tyler Schiller 1 54kg
13 SPANGLER (IRE) Kris Lees Dylan Gibbons (a) 17 53kg
14 ART CADEAU Terry Robinson Jett Stanley (a) 7 52.5kg
15 WICKLOW (IRE) Chris Waller Jay Ford 3 52.5kg
16 CUBAN ROYALE Robert & Luke Price Brock Ryan 13 52kg
17e SUPERIUM Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Zac Lloyd (a) 18 52kg
18e LOCH EAGLE Kris Lees Reece Jones 16 52kg
19e SUPER HELPFUL Barbara Joseph, Paul & Matt Jones 11 52kg
20e I’VE BEAN TRYIN’ Matthew Kelley 15 54kg
 
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