Amangiri looks one for Read Tomorrow's Issue For: the notebook Stakes fields after promising What's On Kensington Stakes races: Newcastle (NSW) - Randwick win Newmarket Handicap (Gr 3, 1400m) Maiden Of The Week Race meetings: Newcastle (NSW), Page 12 Sapphire Coast (NSW), Ararat (VIC), Friday, March 8, 2019 Cranbourne (VIC), Ipswich (QLD), Sunshine Coast (QLD), Otaki (NZ). Barrier trials / Jump outs: Williams buoyed by Flemington (VIC) International meetings: Kranji (SGP), Shillelagh ahead of Taipa (MAC) ‘intriguing’ Australian Cup Return to Flemington expected to suit the daughter of Savabeel as she chases third Group 1 win Industry News Australian horses cleared to race in Hong Kong as interim agreement is reached Australian horses could be back competing at major meetings in Hong Kong with the two governments coming to an interim agreement on quarantine restrictions. Horses have been banned from travelling directly between Hong Kong and Australia since October 2017, instead being forced to spend six months in a third country amid biosecurity concerns over the Hong Kong Jockey Club's new training facility at Conghua, on mainland China. The Australian Department of Agriculture Shillelagh SPORTPIX and Water Resources placed restrictions on the Mackinnon Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) - a run that travel because of the movement of horses By Lewis Lesbirel caught the attention of tomorrow’s big race pilot. between Hong Kong and Conghua. eading jockey Craig Williams is "I wanted the ride on her because of her “The implementation of the interim bullish about the prospects of performance in the Mackinnon Stakes last arrangement will allow Australian racehorses dual Group 1 winner Shillelagh spring," Williams said. to compete in the Champions Day races at Sha (Savabeel) as the seven-year-old "I thought that run showed that Flemington, Tin in April 2019,” the Australian Consulate- Lgoes in search of her third elite level victory in over ten furlongs, at weight-for-age, she could General in Hong Kong said in a statement on tomorrow’s Australian Cup (Gr 1, 2000m) at mix it with our best horses." Thursday. Flemington. Shillelagh is the only female representative “The Australian Department of Agriculture The Chris Waller-trained mare took out in Saturday’s 15-strong line-up as she bids and Water Resources completed an the Empire Rose Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) on the to become the first mare since Makybe Diva assessment of the arrangement today and the opening day of the Autumn Carnival before (Desert King) in 2005 to win the coveted Group interim arrangement is effective from 12 March returning a week later to finish an unlucky fifth in 1 contest. Continued on page 2>> 2019.” Industry News page 6 | 1 | Brought to you by Williams buoyed by Shillelagh ahead of ‘intriguing’ Australian Cup << Continued from page 1 Despite only beating one home in the CF Orr Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) on her autumn reappearance prior to running sixth behind the re-opposing Avilius (Pivotal) in the Peter Young Stakes (Gr 2, 1800m) at her last start, Williams is confident that Shillelagh is peaking at the right time for this weekend’s assignment. "I thought her last run at Caulfield showed me she was right on the mark," Williams said. "I was very happy with her piece of work on Tuesday and when you go back through her form her two Group 1 wins have both been at Flemington. "We haven't seen some horses through their preparations and some are first time out, so it's a very interesting race, a very competitive race. It's a little bit like the Melbourne Cup. Ace High SPORTPIX "She does appreciate the big straight so she's a ride I'm looking forward to, but there's a lot of intrigue in the race." Caulfield - but Payne is confident that a return to Flemington will see his Adding to that intrigue are a number of contenders set to return 2017 Victoria Derby (Gr 1, 2500m) winner in a better light. from spells, most notably the Melbourne Cup-winning duo Almandin "He'll enjoy the step up to 2000 metres and the speed in the race," (Monsun) and Rekindling (High Chaparral). Payne said. European imports Muntahaa (Dansili) and Sound (Lando) will be "In the Cups last year he wasn't ridden right, which wasn't the jockeys' having their first starts since last year's Melbourne Cup having finished fault, but he gets out of the barriers so good and he found himself in front ninth and 18th respectively, while the David Payne-trained Ace High twice and ran himself into the ground. (High Chaparral) will, like Shillelagh, be striving for a third victory at the "I'm still keen to try him at those trips, but he needs to be ridden right, highest level in tomorrow’s $1.5 million contest. ridden back. He's a much better horse when he's covered up. Ace High is another to have trailed in the wake of race favourite Avilius "We've got to beat Avilius. He's obviously the one to beat, but who this campaign - most recently when third in the Peter Young Stakes at knows, it's racing." 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"She developed a (Not Single A Doubt) in her bid to claim an elusive foot abscess so we had to deal with that. You Group 1 win in the Newmarket Handicap (Gr 1, don't like to have things happen but it did. But 1200m) at Flemington tomorrow. Baker has had she's back now and I thought she trialled nicely the Flemington Group 1 in mind for Champagne on Monday at Cranbourne.” Cuddles all preparation and while the mare goes into the race off a last-start unplaced effort in the Spanish Whisper poised to Millie Fox Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) in Sydney, the pounce in Kewney trainer is forgiving of that defeat on a soft track. Spanish Whisper (Lope De Vega) arrived in Better Than Ready LYNDHURST FARM "She will be fourth-up on Saturday so there's no Australia with a big reputation, having taken doubting her fitness, the blinkers go on and she out the Matamata Breeders' Stakes (Gr 2, The Lyndhurst Farm-based stallion Better gets in with a light weight (52kg),” said Baker.