Melbourne Cup weights

[_ed_]

Originally Posted by magic_idol

MASTER trainer Bart Cummings pulled off a big shock when his four-year-old gelding Sirmione won the L'Oreal Paris Mackinnon Stakes (2000m) at Flemington today

If you fill them full of water their last 3 starts before it is classed as a master stroke

That was an amazing result.

Proud of Princess Coup again though, stunning run for 2nd.

[my miss storm cat]

The barrier draw.....

Emirates Melbourne Cup

Number, horse, trainer, weight, barrier draw, jockey


1 TAWQEET (USA) David Hayes 57 3 Dwayne Dunn

2 BLUE MONDAY (GB) David Hayes 56 14 Nash Rawiller

3 BLUTIGEROO Colin Little 55.5 12 Luke Nolan

4 GALLIC (NZ) Graeme Rogerson 55.5 24 Steven Arnold

5 RAILINGS Roger James 55.5 22 18 Greg Childs

6 EFFICIENT (NZ) Graeme Rogerson 54.5 10 Michael Rodd

7 MAYBE BETTER Brian Mayfield-Smith 54 7 Corey Brown

8 TUNGSTEN STRIKE (USA) Amanda Perrett 54 2 Darryll Holland

9 ZIPPING Graeme Rogerson 54 22 Danny Nikolic

10 BLACK TOM David Hayes 53.5 21 Peter Hall

11 MASTER O'REILLY (NZ) Danny O'Brien 53.5 17 Vlad Duric

12 PURPLE MOON (IRE) Luca Cumani 53.5 15 Damien Oliver

13 LAZER SHARP David Hayes 52.5 16 Blake Shinn

14 ON A JEUNE Andrew J Payne 52.5 4 Kerrin McEvoy

15 SCENIC SHOT Daniel Morton 52.5 19 Mark Zara

16 SARRERA Michael Moroney 52.0 23 Sebastian Murphy

17 SCULPTOR (NZ) Peter Mckenzie 52.0 8 Lisa Cropp

18 DOLPHIN JO Terry & Karina O'Sullivan 51.5 1 Clare Lindop

19 DOURO VALLEY Danny O'Brien 51.5 13 James Winks

20 SIRMIONE Bart Cummings 51.5 20 Peter Mertens

21 THE FUZZ (NZ) David Hayes 51.5 11 Craig Williams

22 ESKIMO QUEEN (NZ) Michael Moroney 51.0 5 Craig Newitt

23 PRINCESS COUP Mark Walker 51.0 9 Noel Harris

24 MAHLER (GB) Aidan O'Brien 50.5 6 Stephen Baster

[_ed_]

I hear it's raining in Melbourne today.

That will definitely help Sculptor, and remembering his win at Royal Ascot I'm guessing Mahler will handle it too.

[_ed_]

Yeah it's 3:30pm here.

About to head off to work.

[magic_idol]

4 GALLIC (NZ) Graeme Rogerson 55.5 24 Steven Arnold


For me at this early stage

[_ed_]

Trainer Danny O'Brien today:
"Until they change the distance to 2000m, the VRC Derby isn't going to be a relevant form race for good horses going forward. It's too testing."

Well said sir.

[NoChanceToDance]

Aidan O'Brien reckons that Mahler has over a stone in hand with the weight he has given in the Cup. If that is true, he could be very hard to beat. He's a horse that can handle firm or soft conditions. We know he stays two miles really well, and he was placed in a Classic last time.



MAHLER!

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by magic_idol

4 GALLIC (NZ) Graeme Rogerson 55.5 24 Steven Arnold


For me at this early stage

What a shame for his connections.....

Injured and out. Hope he'll be okay.

http://www.racingandsports.com.au/ra...asp?NID=115671

[magic_idol]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

What a shame for his connections.....

Injured and out. Hope he'll be okay.

http://www.racingandsports.com.au/ra...asp?NID=115671

At least i wont have to worry about if the horse i jumped off gets up & wins .
but i hope he is allright