The G2 Apollo S. at Randwick on Saturday features the eagerly awaited return of Winx (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}) and the world's top rated turf horse could face a field of up to 16 challengers in the 1400m event. Winx is going for her 14th consecutive victory and she was last seen dishing out an eight length beating to Hartnell (GB) (Authorized {Ire}) in the G1 William Hill Cox Plate last October. Hartnell who subsequently ran third in the G1 Emirates Melbourne Cup is also among the nominations. Chris Waller intends to provide some competition for his stable star who he described as “in great shape.” The trainer has a total of six entered in the race including the former Ger Lyons trained Endless Drama (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), runner up in the G1 Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas in 2015. “Endless Drama and Grand Marshal will run and I'm keen to start Libran because he has had a long time off,” Waller confirmed to Racing And Sports. While Grand Marshal (GB) (Dansili {GB}) and Libran (Ire) (Lawman {Fr}) have shown their best form over much further than 1400m Endless Drama has looked smart in his trials despite disappointing on his Southern Hemisphere debut last year.
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