The five-year-old gelding won the Group 2 Villiers Stakes by almost one and a half lengths ahead of second place-getter Kontiki Park and third place runner King Lionheart.

Monton jumped from the outside barrier of 16 and was no closer than five wide throughout the entire running of the race.

Jockey Hugh Bowman partnered Monton to his hard-earned victory.

“It was a courageous win, he did it the hard way,” Bowman said.

“I thought I cannot win going back and I cannot win driving him forward, I just need a bit of luck.

“I did not get in so the horse did it the hard way and he was strong on the line.

“When you have a horse, and when they are in a nice rhythm, I would rather be wide than in, as you are not going to run into any trouble.

“The thing about him is that he can quicken up in the field, but I was not confident that he was going to do that at the 900m and I thought I was in trouble.

“But I did not panic, but when I did ask him to go he was able to get around the bend without being impeded, and when I balanced up I had four lengths to play with and he was strong on the line.

“It means a lot when you are working with the horses (and Quinton) and this is up there with my wins as Ronnie is a great friend and mentor. It is great that he has a good horse again,” he said.

Trainer Ron Quinton was thrilled that Monton was able to post his sixth win from 20 starts in the 2011 Villiers Stakes.

“The horse has gone the right way. He remained calm and cool and he was good. He did not have a lot of luck in the running, but he overcame it,” Quinton said.

Monton has now won more than $425,000 in prize money during his horse racing career.

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2011 Villiers Stakes Results & Finishing Order

Lightinthenite is currently favourite to win the Villiers Stakes 2011 at Luxbet, and is paying odds of $5.50 after originally opening at $6.

Punters have continued to support the four-year-old gelding  since he finished a close second behind Monton in the Listed Festival Stakes at Rosehill on December 3.

The Galileo gelding has won four of his seven starts and has earned more than $115,000 in prize money.

Shadowfax is presently second on the line of betting and is paying $6.50 to win the 2011 Villiers Stakes at Luxbet.

The six-year-old finished second by a short head to Alpha Proxima at Caulfield racecourse earlier this month in a 1,400 metre handicap.

King Lionheart and My Destiny are both equal third favourites for Saturday’s Villiers Stakes 2011 at $8.50 at Luxbet.

My Destiny is the first emergency for the 2011 Villiers Stakes, however, has been well supported due to his impressive recent form.

The Stratum gelding has won all three of his previous race starts in Sydney and punters are willing to lay down money on the four-year-old in the hope he gains a start in the 16 horse field.

Monton is the only other Villiers Stakes 2011 runner to feature under $10 in the betting and is paying $9.50 to win the race at Luxbet.

The least backed runner in the Luxbet 2011 Villiers Stakes horse racing betting markets is Code Word, who is paying odds of $81.

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19 horses have accepted to be a part of the 16 horse Villiers Stakes horse racing field, leaving three horses as emergencies.

Ron Quinton’s Monton has drawn the second widest barrier of 18 for the 2011 Villiers Stakes.

Monton will have to contend with the wide barrier when he attempts to make it back to back wins in the race, after winning the Listed Festival Stakes last start.

The five-year-old gelding will be ridden by jockey Hugh Bowman in Saturday’s Villiers Stakes.

Kevin Moses’ Without Compromise has drawn the inside barrier of one in the Villiers Stakes 2011.

Without Compromise is yet to win a race this preparation and finished eighth in the Listed Festival Stakes last start.

The lightly raced seven-year-old gelding has won three of his 16 starts and accrued more than $165,000 in prize money.

Without Compromise is yet to be assigned a jockey for the 2011 Villiers Stakes and will carry the lightest weight of 52 kilograms in the race.

New Zealander Miss Keepsake has also drawn wide in barrier 14, however, the withdrawal of the emergencies would see her move into barrier 11.

Miss Keepsake is looking to revive her career after failing to win any of her races this preparation.

Her most recent result was a 12^th in the Festival Stakes behind Monton.

Miss Keepsake will be ridden by apprentice jockey Josh Adams and will carry 42 kilograms in the Villiers Stakes 2011.

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2011 Villiers Stakes Final Field & Barrier Draw

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

20 horses have been nominated for a run in the Villiers Stakes 2011, including New Day Rising.

New Day Rising has won three of his 15 career starts and has earned close to $180,000 in prize money.

The five-year-old gelding won his last start in the De Bortoli Wines Welter at Rosehill last Saturday by a length.

New Day Rising was ridden to his last start win by apprentice jockey Chad Schofield, who will remain on board the horse for the 2011 Villiers Stakes.

“He has done everything right so far, so why shouldn’t I keep him on?” trainer Gary Portelli said.

“His ride on Saturday was perfect and he knows the horse.”

Portelli believes New Day Rising is capable of winning the 2011 Villiers Stakes.

“The Villiers will be a harder race again but he is in good form and I’d say that the mile won’t be a worry,” he said.

Also included in the 2011 Villiers Stakes is Monton, who won the Listed Festival Stakes at Rosehill on December 3.

The five-year-old also finished a handy third in the Group 3 Concorde Stakes first-up this preparation.

The Catbird gelding has won five of his 19 race starts and earned more than $320,000 in prize money.

Also included in the 2011 Villiers Stakes are Fibrillation, Miss Keepsake, Lightinthenite, Solid Billing, King Lionheart and Viva Las.

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2011 Villiers Stakes Nominations

Despite being almost a month away, the 2011 Villiers Stakes has attracted a large number of eager runners.

The 2011 Villiers Stakes is a prime target for New Zealand galloper Ginga Dude, who will use the race as the grand finale of his campaign.

Ginga Dude has experienced mixed success since arriving in Australia  in September, winning the First Light Racing Handicap at Moonee Valley before finishing third in the Listed Cranbourne Cup early in his preparation.

Since then, Ginga Dude has been unable to finish better than fifth in his last three race starts.

Trainer Graeme Boyd will most likely give Ginga Dude a well-deserved break before his 2011 Villiers Stakes run.

“I’ll look at giving him a freshen-up before the Villiers before sending him for a short break after that,” Boyd said.

“He’ll be a bit closer to the others in the Villiers weights so it looks a better race for him.”

Ginga Dude has won 13 of his 48 career starts and has earned more than $330,000 in prize money.

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Top picks for the $175,000 Group 2 Villiers Stakes (1600m) include the first three placegetters in the Listed Festival Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill on December 4, Dysphonia, Stratofortress and Southern Skye.

Peter Snowden’s four-year-old Lonhro mare Dysphonia claimed an upset win in the Festival Stakes last start and is well positioned to make it two on the trot drawing barrier eight for Saturday, set to carry just 54kg.

Beaten Festival Stakes favourite, the Gai Waterhouse-trained Stratofortress, has not fared as well in the Villiers Stakes barrier draw as the Newcastle Gold Cup winner will start out wide in gate 14 with Nash Rawiller aboard.

Southern Skye is ideally positioned in barrier three, the 52kg lightweight an excellent Place chance in the Villiers Stakes coming off a succession of impressive Sydney runs.

Other favourites among the Villiers Stakes field this year include the Gerald Ryan-trained Anabaa mare Dances On Waves still in good form for an upset despite their horror barrier 17 draw, and Anthony Cummings’ Encosta De Lago four-year-old Rhythm Of Dance coming off three straight wins in Sydney, drawn well in barrier seven and dropping back to just 52kg after carrying 58kg to victory at their last two starts.

The 2010 Inglis Villiers Stakes is due to jump at 4:25pm (NSW time) at Randwick as Race 6 on Saturday.

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Villiers Stakes 2010 Final Field & Barrier Draw

The $175,000 Group 2 Villiers Stakes (1600m) is one of the last Group races of the year and has drawn a number of classy horses at nomination stage.

Early favourites among the field of hopefuls likely to open at the top of the Villiers Stakes betting at Luxbet include Festival Stakes winner Dysphonia seeking to become just the third horse since 1965 along with Ike’s Dream (2004) and Utzon (2006) to take out the Festival Stakes – Villiers Stakes double, Canberra Cup champion Mackunckle and Gai Waterhouse’s Newcastle Gold Cup victor Stratofortress.

The top-rated Villiers Stakes nominee is the Chris Waller-trained Snow Alert, the five-year-old Red Ransom gelding set to be ridden by Glyn Schofield who rode stable-mate Bellagio Wynn to victory in the Listed Christmas Cup at Rosehill last Saturday.

Among the other fancied entries are Peter Snowden’s Lonhro Gelding Parthian, Rhythm Of Dance for trainer Anthony Cummings coming off three successive wins and top mares Foxstar and Dances On Waves.

Below is the complete list of Villiers Stakes nominations, which will be reduced to the final field of acceptors this Wednesday.

The other feature running at Randwick this Saturday is the $100,000 Listed Razor Sharp Handicap (1200m) which has attracted entries including Robert Heathcote’s four-year-old mare Funtantes, Hussonet four-year-old Girl Hussler, the Gai Waterhouse-trained Swift Alliance and for Flying Spur gelding Rasmussen.

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Villiers Stakes 2010 Nominations

Worth $175,000 in prize money, the Group 2 Villiers Stakes (1600m) is a great race for quality local milers and gallopers that prefer to stay in New South Wales instead of having to travel to Western Australia for the Perth Summer Racing Carnival.

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The other feature events to accompany the Villiers Stakes on the days’ programme at Randwick are the $100,000 Listed Razor Sharp Handicap (1200m) while the $250,000 Inglis Nursery (1000m) for two-year-old Inglis’ Graduates is another exciting race to check out the odds for.

One horse heading towards the 2010 Villiers Stakes is Hawkesbury Gold Cup winner Thankgodyou’rehere, and the Hawkesbury Gold Cup has been a decent guide to the Villiers Stakes in recent years last year’s third placegetter Spinney coming off a second place finish in the Hawkesbury Cup.

Nominations for the Villiers Stakes close on Monday December 13 followed by the final field of acceptances on Wednesday December 15.

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