Thanks for the replay.... haven't watched it yet. I just don't know if i want to see the beginning.....
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Damn.
Maybe Better May Be In Doubt
Story By Chris Scholtz
Sunday, 21 October 2007: The fallout from Saturday's dramatic Caulfield Cup continues with Maybe Better reported to be lame and in doubt for the remainder of the spring.
Maybe Better was found to be lame in the off foreleg and is to undergo treatment before trainer Brian Mayfield-Smith can determine his immediate program.
Mayfield-Smith said the gelding had soreness in a joint but is hoping the setback will have only a minimum impact on his Melbourne Cup preparation.
Maybe Better was third in last year's Melbourne Cup but failed to enhance his prospects for this year's race when he failed to finish off Saturday's Caulfield Cup as expected.
He finished ninth with his rider Corey Brown reporting that the gelding race dour and lacked a kick at the finish.
Caulfield Cup late scratching Eskimo Queen has stitches in a cheek and leg abrasions but her trainer Mike Moroney is hoping she will be fit to start in the $3 million Tattersalls W.S. Cox Plate at Moonee Valley on Saturday in a bid to get her program back on track for a Melbourne Cup start.
He is leaning to a Cox Plate start over the Mackinnon Stakes at Flemington on Saturday week as the lead-up she now needs before the Melbourne Cup on November 6.
Maldivian's trainer Mark Kavanagh has reiterated that the gelding would not race again this spring to give him time to recover from the trauma of the neck injury he suffered at Caulfield on Saturday.
A piece of television sound equipment attached to the barrier framework is believed to caused Maldivian's injury when he lunged upwards and cut his neck.
The device was found to have traces of blood and horse hair and is in the possession of the stewards.
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