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Thanks, Adrian, for explaining about the expenses.
I know from the AW, that the incentives to go to the Middle east, say, are very tempting.
Some fairly moderate animals have made their connections some nice returns, even though they finished out of the first three.Perhaps the Australians will find the Ascot ground as puzzling as messageboard posters do!
Plans can change overnight with trainers …
Paper this morning mentions that Greg Eurell (trainer of Apache Cat) looks like he will be dodging England altogether. Race in Sydney and then Brisbane, then spell and reappear in Japan for the Centaur Stakes and Sprinters Stakes.
Apache Cat is not a great traveller I’ve heard from sources close to the Eurell stable… didn’t win a thing in Sydney last year. My thoughts are that Ascot will sort something with JJ and TT will appear there in June when it counts.
The Melbourne cup offers a starters subsidy of more than it would cost to get a horse there from most parts of the world. I think the only trainer in recent years who has really dipped out in Melbourne is Brian Ellison. I’d not blame him if he never came back after his luck with Bay Story and Carte diamond.
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