Foxwedge has take out the 2011 Roman Consul Stakes at Randwick in Sydney on Epsom Handicap Day.
The Group 2 Roman Consul Stakes, a 1200m set weights race, featured a final field of just five three-year-olds after Hollyweird was scratched. Foxwedge, the race favourite, won by a short-head from Masthead with Do You Think claiming third.
Trained by John O’Shea, Foxwedge has now won four of his eight career starts.
Foxwedge’s spring target is now the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington on Victoria Derby Day (October 29, 2011) where they are set to clash with the in-form Sepoy. While Sepoy will likely be installed as the odds-ons favourite for the Coolmore Stud Stakes at online bookmaker Luxbet, Foxwedge has showed great form and is worthy of being backed to upset Sepoy.
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2011 Roman Consul Stakes Results
| Finish | No. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | FOXWEDGE(2) | Nash Rawiller | John O’Shea | 56.5 | 1-11.16 |
| 2nd | 1 | MASTHEAD(3) | Craig Williams | Anthony Freedman | 56.5 | 0.2L |
| 3rd | 4 | DO YOU THINK(4) | Corey Brown | Bart Cummings | 56.5 | 0.7L |
| 4th | 5 | STARTREUSSE(1) | Hugh Bowman | Chris Waller | 56.5 | 1.5L |
| 5th | 3 | AERONAUTICAL(5) | Nathan Berry | Lionel Cohen | 56.5 | 1.6L |
| Src | 6 | HOLLYWEIRD | Jay Ford | Gerald Ryan |
