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Nominations online for Chelmsford Stakes day

Breednet - Monday August 28

Winx has been nominated in Saturday's Group II Chelmford Stakes at Randwick which also features another three Group races and has received 138 nominations.

Winx has been nominated in Saturday's Group II Chelmsford Stakes at Randwick. Photo: Steve Hart

The Group II Chelmsford Stakes (1600m) has 16 horses in contention with Chris Waller making up half the numbers.

Six of the eight horses that contested the Group II Warwick Stakes are in the list of nominations.

Kris Lees has entered last start Doomben Cup winner Sense Of Occasion for the contest as well as the Group II Tramway Stakes (1400m).

Other horses dual-nominated for the Chelmsford and Tramway are John Thompson's Zanbagh and Chris Waller's Foxplay.

A total of 13 fillies are in line for a start in the Group II Furious Stakes (1200m) including Hayes. Hayes and Dabernig's Silver Shadow Stakes winner Formality and Godolphin's undefeated Regimen.

The Group III Concorde Stakes (1000m) has a potentially mouth-watering clash between top-line sprinters Redzel and Spieth.

Click here to view the full nominations for Saturday's meeting at Randwick.

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