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A rain-affected return to Randwick has forced John OShea to reconsider the depth of Godolphins challenge on the Group Two Villiers Stakes. Mike Bibby Jersey .OShea was expecting to have last-start ATC Cup winner Malice and Duca Valentinois as worthy opposition to the warm favourite Fabrizio.But that dual-handed plan has suffered a setback with Randwick receiving more than 35mm of rain in the past 48 hours, putting the track into the heavy range ahead of Saturdays showpiece meeting.Malice doesnt like soft going and OSheas assistant trainer Darren Beadman said the six-year-old was a doubtful runner in the $250,000 race.Malice is a bit of a duffer on (the wet ground) and we might wait for a race like the Summer Cup. Hes got a few options, Beadman said.Duca Valentinois steps up in class but is down in weight.The imports wet track record is sound with two wins and a placing from six starts in soft going and on the 53kg minimum with Brenton Avdulla as his rider, he promises to be one of the best outsiders as a $21 chance.Randwick track manager Nevesh Ramdhani said despite an improved weather forecast for Saturday, he expected only a minimal improvement in a surface that hasnt been raced on for six weeks.With the rain that has fallen its going to take a lot more than twenty-four hours for it to dry out, he said.Almost nine years ago Chris Waller and Hugh Bowman teamed up to claim a Villiers in extraordinary circumstances and they will join forces with Amovatio.In a controversial protest decision, Honor In War won the race in the stewards room from Takeover Target in one of two editions run in 2008.The Villiers was run in a January timeslot over an abbreviated course as racing recovered from a shutdown caused by equine influenza and Honor In War came from the rails draw.Its the same barrier from which Amovatio will launch his claim over a distance at which the best of his three wins came in this years Hawkesbury Cup.Hes going to get a nice, easy run. Hopefully in a midfield position, Waller said.A tough Randwick mile on a wet track wont worry him and I expect him to be finishing strongly.Amovatio is a $13 chance but there was merit in his lead-up run when beaten less than a length into fourth place in the Festival Stakes and he has been trained to peak for the Villiers.Fabrizio has raced once in heavy going, beating midweek horses at Canterbury on his way to becoming one of the most promising horses trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott. Cam Reddish Hawks Jersey . Jon Montgomerys gold medal in skeleton at the Whistler Sliding Centre and his subsequent auctioning off of a pitcher of beer in the village square elevated him to folk-hero status. Trae Young Jersey . -- Arizona knocked off some quality opponents, rolled over a few overmatched ones and grinded out victories even when things didnt go so well. https://www.thehawkslockerroom.com/Josh-...Edition-Jersey/ . Soukalova missed only one target and completed the 15-kilometre course in 40 minutes, 32.6 seconds for both victories in this seasons individual discipline. Darya Domracheva of Belarus was second, 34. After 16 years, five Olympics and six world championships, Michael Phelps career has finally drawn to a close. Or so he insists. But to put his jaw-dropping accomplishments into perspective, you have to dig a bit deeper. Phelps was born with a gift and worked tirelessly to maximize its potential.I want to be able to look back and say, Ive done everything I can, and I was successful, Phelps told ESPN before the Olympics. I dont want to look back and say I should have done this or that.He is without question the greatest swimmer who ever lived, and arguably the greatest athlete of our generation, as well. The latter might be up for debate. What isnt in question is the utter dominance with which he performed. From a teenage boy to a grown father, it didnt matter. Heres a look at just some of the staggering numbers Phelps leaves behind.The Phelps medal haulPhelps leaves the pool with a record 23 gold medals in 30 Olympic races. Here is a breakdown of what he won and when:Michael Phelps won races ... by a lotPhelps (and others) hinted throughout the week that the 2016 Olympics might be the end of his competitive swimming career, and he made it official after his final race here Saturday night. Either way, Phelps leaves Rio as the most decorated Summer Olympics athletee in history. Kevin Huerter Jersey. And while a few of his races over the years have been close (that 0.01 edge in the 100 butterfly in Beijing, anyone?), Phelps average margin of error has been impressive.* As of Aug. 11WaterloggedAll of those races and victories come with a lot of training and time in the pool. *-According to a breakdown by North Baltimore Aquatic Club high-performance director Keenan Robinson, Phelps has logged more miles than youd travel on a one-way flight from Rio to Sydney, Australia.If Phelps were a country ...The swimmer has so much hardware, he outranks most countries in swimming gold medals alone: United States (247), Australia (60), East Germany (38), Hungary (28) and Phelps (23). But here is where his 23 golds overall stack up against the world.* Phelps is tied for 37th overall with South Africa.One final thought ...For the first time in his life, the Olympic experience wasnt all about winning?-- it was the process of getting there. Which is why those close to Phelps are optimistic that the next chapter of his life will be far brighter than it might have once looked.Additional reporting by ESPN Stats & Information. ' ' '