No Lonhro for Premiere

Thursday, 15 August 2002 00:00

Saturday's Group Two Premiere Stakes at Rosehill in Sydney has lost some of its gloss after the champion Lonhro was not among this morning's acceptances.

Lonhro's trainer John Hawkes will now be represented by the group winning filly Hosannah, who will carry the all cerise colours of Jack and Bob Ingham's Woodlands Stud Syndicate.

The Premiere now has a final field of nine headed by the evergreen middle distance performer Shogun Lodge.

Melbourne based heavyweight rider Patrick Payne is expecting a good run from the gelding who has drawn the inside barrier.

"He is going great," Payne said of the gelding he rode for the first time in a gallop between races last Saturday. "He felt terrific."

Justin Sheehan will ride the Graeme Rogerson trained Century Kid in the $141,200 event. The pair will jump from barrier three.

Meanwhile, Simon Marshall's comeback after a five year absence takes another step on Saturday when he rides in his first black type event. He will ride the Noel Mayfield-Smith trained Kaapgun in the Premiere.

FINAL FIELD

01 SHOGUN LODGE (Bob Thomsen) Patrick Payne (1) 57.5
02 CENTURY KID (NZ) (Graeme Rogerson) Justin Sheehan (3) 57.5
03 PADSTOW (Stephen Quintano) Chris Munce (4) 57.5
04 DRESS CIRCLE (NZ) (Gai Waterhouse) Lenny Beasley (7) 57.5
05 SPORTSBRAT (Gary Portelli) Corey Brown (2) 57.5
06 KAAPGUN (NZ) (Noel Mayfield-Smith) Simon Marshall (8) 57.5
07 KING OF RHYTHM (NZ) (Tony Wildman) Carl Symons (6) 57.5
08 HOSANNAH (John Hawkes) (9) 55.0
09 ANCIENT SONG (Rado Boljun) Brian York (5) 55.0