Chris Nelson's best at Doomben (16/05)

Chris Nelson • May 16th, 2026 12:44 pm

First Group 1 of the Queensland Winter Carnival this afternoon with the running of the Doomben 10,000. Track rated a soft (7) this morning however there are showers about, I’d suggest a downgrade is definitely possible, very wary, play safe. First of 9 gets underway at 11.48am.

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RACE 1 # 3 BOYS NIGHT OUT (e/w)RACE 6 # 6 LONHRO’S QUEEN (e/w)RACE 7 # 8 NELLIE LAYLAX (e/w)

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Race 1 – 3, 2, 4, 1Race 2 – 12, 13, 15, 22Race 3 – 3, 1, 4, 2Race 4 – 9, 13, 11, 10Race 5 – 8, 2, 7, 20Race 6 – 6, 11, 2, 16Race 7 – 8, 3, 5, 4Race 8 – 13, 1, 8, 12Race 9 – 2, 8, 16, 1

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Chris Nelson's best at Doomben (16/05)

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