Ethereal Stakes field headed by Flight Stakes winner
The Group 3 Ethereal Stakes will follow the boys in the Caulfield Classic, with 13 runners accepting for the 2000m contest at Caulfield, where the race will be headed by Group 1 Flight Stakes winner Tropical Squall.
After claiming the Flight Stakes, the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained filly will have to carry the extra weight and lump 59kg from barrier 12.
The daughter of Prized Icon has won three of her four race starts, with the Flight victory obviously being her best performance to date and she is the current VRC Oaks favourite with online bookmakers.
Outside of the top weight, Konasana from the Chris Waller yard appears to be very progressive, as she comes through her all-the-way victory over 1600m at Moonee Valley last start.
Damian Lane will stick with the daughter of Dundeel, who currently shares the fifth line of betting in VRC Oaks markets with a few of her rivals that she will meet on Saturday.
After a strong performance first-up this time in, Autumn Angel from the Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman yard will bring strong form into the Ethereal Stakes, after she finished 1.55 lengths off subsequent Caulfield Guineas winner Griff last time out in the Group 2 Stutt Stakes.
The Tony & Calvin McEvoy-trained Coco Sun claimed the Listed Oaklands Plate during his debut preparation but has yet to find the winners circle since returning as a three-year-old.
Similarly, Dolphin Skin from the Leon & Troy Corstens stable was another two-year-old Listed race winner but has been uninspiring at her two starts back in the Jim Moloney Stakes (11th of 12) and Edward Manifold Stakes (10th of 13) this campaign.
2023 Ethereal Stakes Final Field
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