Perth Cup - Final Field & Barriers

Topweight Newport has drawn kindly in barrier one for this Friday's $400,000 Group Two BMW Perth Cup (2400m).

The Paul Perry trained galloper will have the services of recently married jockey Brad Rawiller in the saddle.

Newport

Meanwhile South Australian visitor, Right Fong, will start from barrier 17.

Right Fong has won two of his last three starts, with both of those wins recorded at Flemington.

Elsewhere, winner of the C.B Cox Stakes (2100m) Lords Ransom drew gate two while runner-up in the same race, the David Hayes trained Largo Lad, was allocated gate 19 at this afternoon's barrier draw.

Ascot (Friday)

$400,000 Group Two BMW Perth Cup (2400m)

#  Horse  Jockey Trainer  Br Kg  Hcp Rating
1 Newport  BRAD RAWILLER   PAUL PERRY  1 57 105
2 Largo Lad  STEVEN PARNHAM   DAVID HAYES  19 56.5 104
3 Lords Ransom  ALAN KENNEDY   ADAM DURRANT  2 55.5 102
4 Star Encounter  BRAD PARNHAM   ADAM DURRANT  3 54.5 99
5 Gondorff  DANIEL STAECK   MARK B. REED  6 52.5 96
6 Right Fong  MARK PEGUS   DAVID BALFOUR  17 52.5 96
7 Friar's Touch  SHAUN MEERES   PETER GIADRESCO  12 52 90
8 Geyser Peak  JASON BROWN   FRANK MAYNARD  18 52 89
9 Great Destiny  SHAUN MC GRUDDY   ADAM DURRANT  15 52 91
10 Hadabeclorka  CLINT HARVEY   BRENT LARSSON  20 52 93
11 Lambton Castle  JARRAD NOSKE   LINDSEY SMITH  10 52 87
12 Le Bon Jeune  PAUL KING   SHANE EDWARDS  14 52 83
13 Ma Chienne  PETER HALL   ADAM DURRANT  13 52 91
14 Makus Maximus  LUKE NOLEN   PETER MOODY  5 52 93
15 New Spice  PETER KNUCKEY   ELVA VAN MERWYK  4 52 94
16 Sentenza  SHAUN O'DONNELL   IVAN HAGGERTY  16 52 86
Emergencies
17 Almohad  JASON WHITING   LOU LUCIANI  8 52 78
18 Truckin Tobie 
DAVE CASEY  7 52 78
19 Esroh 
MARK B. REED  9 52 74
20 Neige  PATRICK CARBERY KRISTY CASEY  11 52 71

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