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Fawkner gets “perfect” Cox Plate draw

Cox Plate favourite Fawkner has drawn what owner Lloyd Williams described as the “perfect” gate for Saturday’s $3 million race at Moonee Valley.

Williams has yet to win a Cox Plate but Fawkner will be given every chance in the Group 1 feature after son Nick drew gate four at the barrier draw on Tuesday.

Fawkner firmed into $4 favourite following the favourable draw.

The Chris Waller-trained second favourite Sacred Falls eased in betting after drawing barrier nine while Waller’s Underwood Stakes winner Foreteller drew the inside gate.

Popular Tasmanian horse The Cleaner drew widest in gate 14 while Irish raider Adelaide also fared poorly drawing gate 13.

Last year’s runner-up Happy Trails drew barrier two while AJC Derby winner Criterion fared well in six as did British horse Side Glance in seven.

No.HorseJockeyBarrierWeight (kg)
1Sacred FallsZac Purton959
2FawknerNicholas Hall459
3Side GlanceJamie Spencer759
4Happy TrailsDamien Oliver259
5ForetellerTommy Berry159
6The CleanerSteven Arnold1459
7Guest of HonourCraig Williams1059
8CriterionHugh Bowman*657.5
9Silent AchieverNash Rawiller1157
10Royal DescentGlen Boss357
11AdelaideRyan Moore1356
12AlmaladCraig Newitt849.5
13SweynesseChad Schofield1249.5
14WandjinaDean Yendall549.5

* subject to outcome of suspension appeal

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