Spring racing shifts up a gear at Sandown Hillside on Saturday, where the Group 1 Moir Stakes will take centre stage on a quality 10-race program.
Run over 1000 metres under weight-for-age conditions, the feature shapes as an intriguing sprint contest with Giga Kick, Rothfire, Skybird, My Gladiola and Geegees Mistruth among the leading names entered.
Cavalry Girl, Extragalactic, Generosity, Natural Fling, Point Barrow and Bazaball Rewarded add further depth to the nominations.
The final field could still change, with Matthew Smith weighing up a Melbourne trip for Prima Bella and Way To The Stars, while Hearcomesthestar, Lazzura and Marhoona are also possible starters.
The Moir has previously been captured by sprinting stars including Black Caviar, Nature Strip, Buffering and Imperatriz.
Likely Field for the Moir Stakes
| No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bazaball Rewarded | Kelvin Southey | Teo Nugent |
| 2 | Cavalry Girl | Tom Dabernig | Craig Williams |
| 3 | Extragalactic | Trent Edmonds | Ethan Brown |
| 4 | Geegees Mistruth | Mark Walker | Blake Shinn |
| 5 | Generosity | Chris Waller | Jye McNeil |
| 6 | Giga Kick | Clayton Douglas | Mark Zahra |
| 7 | My Gladiola | John McArdle | Jamie Mott |
| 8 | Natural Fling | Tony and Calvin McEvoy | Jamie Melham |
| 9 | Point Barrow | Anthony and Sam Freedman | Daniel Stackhouse |
| 10 | Prima Bella | Matthew Smith | TBA |
| 11 | Rothfire | Rob Heathcote | Brad Rawiller |
| 12 | Skybird | Mitch Freedman | Ben Melham |
| 13 | Way To The Stars | Matthew Smith | TBA |