Villiers Stakes

The Group 2 Villiers Stakes is due to run at Warwick Farm racecourse this Saturday December 17, 2011, and here you will find the weight allocations for the race.

King Lionheart and Monton will share the top weight of 58 kilograms for the 2011 Villiers Stakes.

Monton is coming off a win in the Listed Festival Stakes at Rosehill where he beat a number of his Villiers Stakes 2011 rivals.

The five-year-old gelding has won five of his 19 race starts and has warned more than $320,000 in prize money.

King Lionheart will be looking for a win after finishing seventh in the Listed Festival Stakes behind Monton last start.

The five-year-old gelding won his first two race starts this campaign, including the Group 2 Shannon Stakes, before finishing 15^th of 17 in the Group 1 Epsom Handicap on October 1.

Solid Billing has the next highest weight allocation and will contest the 2011 Villiers Stakes with 56 kilograms.

The seven-year-old gelding has had a disappointing start to his preparation and has not finished better than fifth in his three campaign starts.

Solid Billing has won seven of his 43 race starts and has earned close to $230,000 in prize money.

Mark Kavanagh’s Shadow Fax has earned the third highest weight for the 2011 Villiers Stakes and will carry 55 kilograms.

Shadow Fax finished second in his last race start in the Engagepeople Handicap at Caulfield on December 3.

This will be the first Group start for Shadowfax, who has won six of his 18 race starts and accumulated more than $170,000 in prize money.

Ten horses have been allocated the lightest weight of 52 kilograms, including Viva Las, Miss Keepsake, Fibrillation and Lightinthenite.

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2011 Villiers Stakes – Weights & Ballot Order