Manikato Stakes favourite Vega Magic will jump from barrier three in the Group One sprint at Moonee Valley.
Second favourite, Newcastle mare In Her Time, will start alongside him in two on Friday night while Chautauqua and Malaguerra come out of gates 10 and 11 respectively.
Vega Magic finished second in the $10 million Everest last Saturday week while In Her Time won the Everest Consolation at Randwick on the same day.
| Race 5 – 12:00AM Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes (1200 METRES)Times displayed in local time of Race Meeting |
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| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7x3231x764 | CHAUTAUQUA | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Dwayne Dunn | 10 | 58.5kg | 116 | |
| 2 | 9171x1x112 | VEGA MAGIC | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Craig Williams | 3 | 58.5kg | 115 | |
| 3 | 215x1670x7 | MALAGUERRA | Peter Gelagotis | Damien Oliver | 11 | 58.5kg | 112 | |
| 4 | x31196x140 | HEY DOC | Tony McEvoy | Luke Currie | 9 | 58.5kg | 108 | |
| 5 | 23x4011x43 | ROCK MAGIC | Chris Gangemi | Jarrad Noske | 7 | 58.5kg | 107 | |
| 6 | 10x257x145 | VOODOO LAD | Darren Weir | 1 | 58.5kg | 108 | ||
| 7 | x12x290x28 | SPIETH (NZ) | Bryce Heys | Nash Rawiller | 5 | 58.5kg | 106 | |
| 8 | x17266x426 | ENGLISH | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Mark Zahra | 6 | 56.5kg | 111 | |
| 9 | 115x523x11 | IN HER TIME | Benjamin Smith | Corey Brown | 2 | 56.5kg | 110 | |
| 10 | 6x22x212x2 | VIDDORA | Lloyd Kennewell | Joe Bowditch | 4 | 56.5kg | 107 | |
| 11 | x143x180x1 | SUPER CASH | Andrew Noblet | Ms Katelyn Mallyon | 8 | 56.5kg | 107 |
Credit: AAP