Melbourne Cup Tips & PreviewKennedy Oaks Final Field & Barrier Draw
Miami Bound winning the 2019 Kennedy Oaks (PA Images)The final field and barrier draw have been released for Thursday’s Group 1 Kennedy Oaks (2500m) at Flemington with a field of 14 fillies set to run.
David Payne’s three-year-old filly Montefilia has drawn well in barrier five with jockey Hugh Bowman set to ride. Bowman and Montefilia combined to win the Group 1 Flight Stakes (1600m) two starts ago before Jason Collett rode the filly to win the Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes (2000m).
The Tom Dabernig and Ben Hayes-trained Personal finished second in the Group 2 Wakeful Stakes (2000m) on Saturday. She will have barrier 10 as she looks to go one better on three-straight seconds, including the Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) two starts ago.
Miravalle draws gate six for trainer Mark Newnham with Craig Williams set to ride.
2020 Kennedy Oaks Barrier Draw and Final Field:
| No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight |
| 1 | MONTEFILIA | David Payne | Hugh Bowman | 5 | 56kg |
| 2 | PERSONAL | Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes | Damien Oliver | 10 | 56kg |
| 3 | CAFE RIZU | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Craig Newitt | 14 | 56kg |
| 4 | SUCCEED INDEED | Leon & Troy Corstens | Mark Zahra | 13 | 56kg |
| 5 | SALTO ANGEL (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | Damian Lane | 9 | 56kg |
| 6 | MIRAVALLE | Mark Newnham | Craig Williams | 6 | 56kg |
| 7 | TYCHE GODDESS | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Kerrin McEvoy | 3 | 56kg |
| 8 | BIARCHI | David Jolly | John Allen | 1 | 56kg |
| 9 | STAR OF EDEN | Michael Moroney | Billy Egan | 2 | 56kg |
| 10 | ART GLASS | Grahame Begg | William Pike | 12 | 56kg |
| 11 | VILANCULOS | Danny O’Brien | Jamie Kah | 7 | 56kg |
| 12 | HARD SQUEEZE | Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock | Dean Yendall | 8 | 56kg |
| 13 | YATTON (NZ) | Michael Moroney | Jye McNeil | 4 | 56kg |
| 14 | SWINDON LASS | Matthew Brown | Brian Higgins | 11 | 56kg |
