FRIDAY'S Albury Gold Cup is set to attract a quality field after some of the nation's biggest stables nominated for the feature event yesterday.
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The $200,000 feature received 29 nominations with the Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Mount Tabora and the Bjorn Baker-trained Fun Fact among the leading entries.
Team Hayes (Royal Thunder and Sin To Win), Anthony Freedman (Just Benjamin) and Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott (Ulusaba) were other high-profile trainers among the nominations.
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A total of 227 entries were received for the eight-race card.
"The nominations are fantastic in both quality and quantity," Albury Racing Club chief Steve Hetherton said.
""Obviously we still have to get them to accept ... but on paper it is shaping as a really competitive race.
"All the supporting races have stood up as well and there is a lot of depth in the entries."
Weights are released on Tuesday with the final field declared on Wednesday.
ALBURY GOLD CUP NOMINATIONS
- All Hard Wood (Richard Laming) 2. All Too Soon (David Payne) 3. Animalia (Matthew Dale) 4. Attorney (Matthew Smith) 5. Azaryah (Trevor Sutherland) 6. Banger (Craig Widdison) 7. Che Spirit (Dean Boal) 8. Fun Fact (Bjorn Baker) 9. Gottaluvtrucks (Norm Loy) 10. Great Glen (Todd Smart) 11. He Ekscels (Richard Laming) 12. Just Benjamin (Anthony Freedman) 13. Kaapfever (Joseph Pride) 14. Maid Of Ore (Nick Olive) 15. Mecurial Lad (Barbara Joseph, Paul & Matt Jones), 16. Monegal (Theresa Bateup) 17. Morton's Fork Richard Litt 18. Mount Tabora (Peter and Paul Snowden) 19. Perfect Illusion (Mitchell Beer) 20. Pumpkin Pie (Richard and Michael Freedman) 21. Royal Thunder (David and B. Hayes and T. Dabernig) 22. Ruby Skye (Craig Widdison) 23. Sin To Win (David and B. Hayes and T. Dabernig) 24. Skelm (Terry Kelly) 25. Spunlago (Ron Stubbs) 26. Trying (Norm Gardner) 27. Ulusaba (Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott) 28. Under Oath (Henry Dwyer) 29. Willi Willi
