Winterbottom Stakes 2023 Barrier Draw & Final Field

Overpass (barrier 11) has been freshened up following a disappointing second-up performance in The Everest, which he arrived to after a solid return in the Group 2 Shorts, where Private Eye got the better of him late.

The Bjorn Baker-trained sprinter is no stranger to Perth, with the son of Vancouver taking out the inaugural running of The Quokka back in April and that $4 million feature is also contested over the Ascot 1200m.

Triple Missile (barrier 1) returns to the west after eight runs in Victoria for trainer Lindsey Smith, who prepared Glory Hunter to win the 2007 Winterbottom Stakes.

A talented six-year-old with a big turn-of-foot, Triple Missile has won four races at Ascot and he bettered the times of the 2021 Winterbottom Stakes when saluting over this track/trip two years ago. 

Damien Oliver will ride the gelding in what will be one of the champion jockey's last Group 1 engagements before retirement.

Ripcord (barrier 7) caught the eye with a brilliant last-start victory in the Listed Placid Ark Stakes on November 18, where he reeled in Oscar's Fortune (barrier 13), a galloper who was unbeaten from four outings before that clash.

The Winterbottom Stakes is Perth's major sprint race, a WFA Group 1 run over 1200m at Ascot Racecourse.

Worth $1.5 million, the Winterbottom Staks is one of three Group 1 races contested over three weekends in Perth and it helps form a main part of the new Pinnacles series.

After boosting its prize pool to seven figures, this race has seen horses from all around Australia come and compete with Voodoo Lad, Viddora and Buffering all winning from invading states, while past champions in Takeover Target and Ortensia have also travelled and saluted in this feature.

Elite Street (2020), Graceful Girl (2021) and Paulele (2022) have won the last three editions of the Winterbottom Stakes.