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Irian good value in teh Cup at 14/1. Was pretty impressive in the trial and shouldnt be double figures.
A nice win to Bart’s Precedence there following on from his previous good performance as reported on this thread.
quote]Further to this, Cummings stable foreman Reg Fleming has suggested that Precedence is the stables number one Cup hope this year. I managed to get a bit on at 25s straight after the race on Friday. UK bookmakers obviously didnt know that a race that can have such a big impact on the Melbourne Cup was taking place. Why do they price up these races when they obviously have no idea what they are doing?
A contingent of 10 horses have entered quarantine in England in preparation for their flight to Australia for the Melbourne spring carnival.
The 10 horses now in quarantine at Newmarket will complete two weeks pre-export confinement before departing for Melbourne on September 24.
They are scheduled to arrive in Melbourne on the morning of September 25 when they will begin another three week post-arrival quarantine period at the Werribee International Horse Centre.
The time frame permits the horses to be free of quarantine in time to compete at the Caulfield Cup meeting on October 16.
Seven of the UK horses in quarantine are entered for the Caulfield Cup and/or Melbourne Cup.
The other three are to join the Victorian stable of leviathan owner Lloyd Williams when they leave quarantine.
The Australian based OTI Racing owns the Allan Swinbank-trained Stanstill and Manighar, one of the three stayers trainer Luca Cumani has placed in quarantine.
Cumani, trainer of previous Melbourne Cup placegetters Purple Moon and Bauer, is also sending Drunken Sailor and Becqu Adoree.
French stayers Americain, trained by Alain de Royer Dupre, and Laristan, are also in quarantine.
Laristan will join the David Hayes stable after being acquired by stable clients.
The Williams-acquired imports include the lightly raced Melbourne Cup entry Akzar.
The other horses joining the Williams team are recent G1 English Derby runner-up At First Sight, and three-year-olds September Morn and Amber Grey.
They will join Williams’ private trainer Robert Hickmott upon completion of their quarantine but may not race this spring.
I dont think that Buccellati can be completely dismissed from the chances for this race. The Memsie Stakes was well short of his best distance last week and he is just building up to the Melbourne Cup. I think that we wont see the best of him until he gets over at least 2000m. Connections have set him for the 1st Tuesday in November and I fully expect that he will line up on the day with a decent chance. 200/1 + that is being bet in Australia is an insult.
