She Will Reign locks in jockey as Everest field finalised

Tom Walter - Monday October 2

Trainer Gary Portelli has secured a new jockey for The Everest favourite She Will Reign.

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The $10 million Everest trophy. Photo: ATC

Corey Brown will climb aboard the two-time Group I winner at 51kg.

She Will Reign has been the subject of a jockey merry go round with initial rider Ben Melham declaring himself unable to make the weight before Kerrin McEvoy, who rode the filly in last Friday's Moir Stakes win, announced he would honour a prior commitment made to the Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Redzel.

The booking comes after In Her Time, which Brown rode to victory in last Saturday's Premiere Stakes (1200m), was surprisingly overlooked for a spot in The Everest field.

With all 12 runners now locked away and most riders announced, final field betting has commenced on the inaugural $10 million event.

Barring incidents that would enforce scratching, the following 12 horses will face the starter at Randwick on October 14. Odds are courtesy of Sportsbet.

SLOT HOLDER	RUNNER	TRAINER	JOCKEY	ODDS
The Star	Redkirk Warrior	Lindsay Park Racing	Regan Bayliss	$7.50
TAB	English	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Blake Shinn	$9
Inglis	Fell Swoop	Matthew Dale	Tye Angland	$51
Australian Turf Club	Brave Smash	Darren Weir	TBA	$31
Greg Ingham	Chautauqua	Hawkes Racing	Brenton Avdulla	$6
Aquis Farm	Houtzen	Toby Edmonds	Jeff Lloyd	$26
Yu Long Investments	She Will Reign	Gary Portelli	Corey Brown	$4.60
James Harron	Redzel	Peter and Paul Snowden	Kerrin McEvoy	$7
Coolmore	Tulip	Lindsay Park Racing	TBA	$51
Damion Flower (Jadeskye Racing)	Clearly Innocent	Kris Lees	Hugh Bowman	$13
Chris Waller Racing	Deploy	Gerald Ryan	TBA	$11
Max Whitby (Everest Racing Pty Ltd)	Vega Magic	Lindsay Park Racing	Craig Williams	$6

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