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War Eternal headlines the final field for the Winter Challenge
View the Final Field and Barriers for the 2026 Winter Challenge. The Winter Challenge will be run on Saturday, 18 July 2026 at Rosehill racecourse.
Time: 4:05pm AEST
Distance: 1500m
Class: Listed
Market 💰: View the Odds for the Winter Challenge
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Winter Challenge Field
| No | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | GENERAL SALUTE | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | Nash Rawiller | 11 | 60.5kg |
| 3 | WAR ETERNAL (NZ) | Bjorn Baker | Ms Rachel King | 8 | 60.5kg |
| 4 | JUST FOLK | Gavin Bedggood | Chad Schofield | 17 | 59.5kg |
| 5 | ZABIARI (GB) | Ciaron Maher | Regan Bayliss | 10 | 59kg |
| 6 | PUNCH LANE | Clayton Douglas | Ashley Morgan | 5 | 57.5kg |
| 7 | LOCH EAGLE | Kris Lees | Dylan Gibbons | 12 | 57kg |
| 8 | MIDNIGHT DYNAMITE | Bjorn Baker | Tommy Berry | 6 | 57kg |
| 9 | COOL JAKEY | Joseph Pride | Sam Clipperton | 14 | 56.5kg |
| 10 | MCHALE | Chris Waller | Zac Lloyd | 16 | 56kg |
| 11 | WHINCHAT | David Pfieffer | Jay Ford | 13 | 55kg |
| 14 | SKY LAB | Paul Perry | Ms Mikayla Weir | 3 | 54kg |
| 16 | WILLIAMSBURG | Brett & Georgie Cavanough | Andrew Adkins | 18 | 53kg |
| 19e | I AM VELVET | Phillip Stokes | Ms Alysha Collett (late alt) | 2 | 54kg |
Winter Challenge Odds
Toyota Forklifts Winter Challenge (L)
Rosehill | 1500 | Heavy 9
July 18, 2026
4:05 PM
1. Eliyass (6)
60.5kg
x09x0
J: Adam Farragher
T: Ciaron Maher
SCRATCHED 18/07, 7:45 am
12. Matusalem (20)
54.5kg
050x6
J: Reece Jones
T: Chris Waller
SCRATCHED 18/07, 7:29 am
13. Democracy Manifest (7)
54kg
0500x
J: Tyler Schiller
T: Chris Waller
SCRATCHED 18/07, 7:28 am
15. Seafall (1)
53kg
11619
J: Zac Wadick
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes
SCRATCHED 17/07, 7:16 am
17. Pippie Beach (19)
53kg
x6380
J: Alysha Collett
T: Chris Waller
SCRATCHED 16/07, 7:30 am
18. Stylish (15)
53kg
5x212
J: Unknown
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes
SCRATCHED 17/07, 7:16 am
20. Sir Artie (4)
53kg
99x45
J: Braith Nock
T: Annabel & Rob Archibald
SCRATCHED 18/07, 7:27 am
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