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Saint George headlines the final field for the Naturalism Stakes

View the Final Field and Barriers for the 2026 Naturalism Stakes. The Naturalism Stakes will be run on Saturday, 19 September 2026 at Caulfield racecourse.

Time: 4:15pm AEST

Distance: 2000m

Class: Group 3

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Naturalism Stakes Field

No Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight
1 KNIGHT’S CHOICE John Symons & Sheila Laxon Blake Shinn 15 59kg
2 ASTERIX (NZ) Chris Waller Ben Melham 14 58.5kg
3 SAINT GEORGE (GB) Ciaron Maher Mark Zahra 20 58.5kg
4 BERKELEY SQUARE Dan O’Sullivan Declan Bates 19 58kg
5 WOOTTON VERNI (FR) Chris Waller Craig Williams 6 58kg
6 CAMPALDINO (NZ) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Jordan Childs 17 57.5kg
7 ONESMOOTHOPERATOR (USA) Tim Fitzsimmons Luke Nolen 11 57kg
8 OKITA SOUSHI (IRE) Ciaron Maher Thomas Stockdale 9 56kg
9 RIVER OF STARS (IRE) Chris Waller Jye McNeil 16 56kg
10 SOULCOMBE (GB) Chris Waller Beau Mertens 4 56kg
11 DEAKIN (FR) Phillip & Tommy Stokes Lachlan Neindorf 2 55.5kg
12 STRICTLY BUSINESS Thomas Carberry John Allen 5 55kg
13 VALIANT KING (GB) Chris Waller Michael Dee 3 55kg
14 ZAHRANN (IRE) Ciaron Maher Ethan Brown 8 55kg
15 PIGGYBACK Ciaron Maher Damian Lane 1 54kg
16 MACHINE GUN GRACIE Ben, Will & JD Hayes Luke Currie 13 54kg
17e TRAVOLTA (GB) Chris Waller 12 54.5kg
18e ZAKOUMA Grahame Begg William Pike 7 54kg
19e KINGS VALLEY (IRE) Ciaron Maher Ms Jamie Melham (late alt) 18 54kg
20e DARKBONEE Symon Wilde Ms Jamie Melham 10 54kg

Naturalism Stakes Odds

Tobin Brothers Naturalism Stakes (G3)
Caulfield | 2000 | Good 3
September 19, 2026
4:15 PM
1. Knight's Choice (11)
59kg
J: Blake Shinn
T: J G Symons & S Laxon
708x0
2. Asterix (10)
58.5kg
J: Ben Melham
T: Chris Waller
661x5
3. Saint George (16)
58.5kg
J: Mark Zahra
T: Ciaron Maher
4x411
4. Berkeley Square (15)
58kg
J: Declan Bates
T: Dan O'sullivan
16x56
5. Wootton Verni (4)
58kg
J: Craig Williams
T: Chris Waller
16x80
6. Campaldino (13)
57.5kg
J: Jordan Childs
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
172x9
7. Onesmoothoperator (8)
57kg
J: Luke Nolen
T: Tim Fitzsimmons
10x9x
8. Okita Soushi (7)
56kg
J: Billy Egan
T: Ciaron Maher
0x0x0
9. River Of Stars (12)
56kg
J: Jye Mcneil
T: Chris Waller
447x0
10. Soulcombe (2)
56kg
J: Beau Mertens
T: Chris Waller
372x0
11. Deakin (1)
55.5kg
J: Lachlan Neindorf
T: Phillip & Tommy Stokes
8x5x3
12. Strictly Business (3)
55kg
J: John Allen
T: Thomas Carberry
5802x
13. Valiant King (3)
55kg
J: Michael Dee
T: Chris Waller
670x0
SCRATCHED 17/09, 7:59 am
14. Zahrann (6)
55kg
J: Ethan Brown
T: Ciaron Maher
x53x4
15. Piggyback (1)
54kg
J: Damian Lane
T: Ciaron Maher
56x57
SCRATCHED 18/09, 8:59 am
16. Machine Gun Gracie (9)
54kg
J: Luke Currie
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes
10x65
17. Travolta (12)
54.5kg
J: Unknown
T: Chris Waller
34x95
SCRATCHED 17/09, 7:58 am
18. Zakouma (5)
54kg
J: William Pike
T: Grahame Begg
171x6
19. Kings Valley (14)
54kg
J: Jamie Melham
T: Ciaron Maher
91x08
20. Darkbonee (10)
54kg
J: Jamie Melham
T: Symon Wilde
3x210
SCRATCHED 19/09, 7:48 am
 
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