Fields and form online - 2015 Spring Champion Stakes day, Randwick

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The three-year-old staying contest headlines an eight race program which will also feature the $125,000 Group III McGrath Estate Agents Angst Stakes (1600m) for mares.

Chris Waller's Vanbrugh is a short favourite for this year's Spring Champion Stakes having won the race's main lead-up, the Group III Gloaming Stakes (1800m) at Rosehill.

Vanbrugh has drawn barrier six while stablemate, Spring Stakes winner Devil Hawk, has barrier two.

Queenslander Too Good To Refuse has been handed barrier three for his Sydney Group I quest. The Desleigh Forster-trained colt has won three of his five starts in Brisbane this preparation.

In the Angst Stakes, Golden Pendant winner Peeping has been assigned 57kg under the set weights and penalties conditions of the race. The remaining 14 runners will carry between 56kg and 54kg.

The Joe Pride-trained Divertire, winner of the Group III Dark Jewel during the Scone carnival, came up with the outside draw while Waller's Wine Tales has been luckless this campaign but could be set for a change of fortunes on Saturday with barrier four.

John Sargent's impressive last-start winner Mr One Eleven has been dealt barrier 12 and 60.5kg in the Myer Spring Fashion Handicap (2000m).

The October Handicap (1400m) will feature a strong line-up of open-class gallopers including Heart Testa, She's Clean, Wouldnt It Be Nice, Countryman and San Diego. Bjorn Baker's lightly-raced four-year-old Music Magnate is also engaged.

A competitive field of nine three-year-olds will clash in the Bowerman's Office Furniture Handicap (1400m) including Montauk, Denpurr, Seeking Asylum, and Tremezzina.

The Randwick track was rated a good (4) at acceptance time. The rail on Saturday will be in the six-metre position from the 1600 metres to the winning post and out three metres for the remainder.

Saturday's eight-race programme commences at 1.10pm with the final event to be run at 5.30pm.

The Bureau Of Meteorology forecast for Sydney is.

Wednesday - Cloudy. 21.
Thursday - Cloudy. 21.
Friday -
Partly cloudy. 24.
Saturday - Partly cloudy. 25.

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