Not going to spend to much time on the Cox Plate that was basically given to Maldivian on say, a silver platter. Seemed to me everyone was to busy worrying about what Princess Coup and Samantha Miss etc were going to do and forgot all about what Maldivian WAS doing up front. By the time they realised it was all to late. Well done to Danny Nikolic on Zipping who finally wised up at the 1000m mark and started to go.
Cox Plate Replay
The Moonee Valley Cup, run and won by Gallopin and moves into 23rd on the Order of Entry for the Melbourne Cup and now a certain starter. The news not so good for Bauer who remains outside of the top 24 after 3rd acceptances today at 25th spot so would be looking for a few scratchings to move him into the field, the likes of Red Ruler may come out, he is currently under a fitness cloud.
The Saab Quality is full of horses are nominated for the Cup and all can leapfrog Bauer and make the Melbourne Cup field as the winner of the Saab Quality is exempt from the Melbourne Cup ballot.
Horses such as Baughurst, Book of Kells, Chiefcomingfirst, Dandaad, Largo Lad, Magic Instinct, Moatize, Get Up Jude and Newport are all nominated for the Saab Quality and are still in the Melbourne Cup picture
For any that had their hard earned on Dolphion Jo who was on track for his 3rd straight Melbourne Cup run, has a slight tear to his near fore suspensory ligament and was ruled out Friday.
Moonee Valley Cup Replay
The Melbourne Cup Order of Entry
MELBOURNE CUP THIRD DECLARATIONS
ORDER OF ENTRY
EXEMPT FROM BALLOT
1 SEPTIMUS (Aidan O’Brien) 58.5
2 ALL THE GOOD (Saeed bin Suroor) 55.0
3 HONOLULU (Aidan O’Brien) 54.5
FULLY QUALIFIED
4 EFFICIENT (John Sadler) 58.0
5 NOM DU JEU (Murray Baker) 54.0
6 C’EST LA GUERRE (John Sadler) 54.0
7 MASTER O’REILLY (Danny O’Brien) 55.0
8 ZARITA (Pat Hyland) 52.0
9 BOUNDLESS (Stephen McKee) 52.0
10 RIVA SAN (Peter Moody) 51.5
11 ALESSANDRO VOLTA (Aidan O’Brien) 50.5
12 ZIPPING (John Sadler) 54.0
13 LITTORIO (Nigel Blackiston) 52.5
14 RED RULER (John Sargent) 52.5
15 YELLOWSTONE (Jane Chapple-Hyam) 54.0
16 MAD RUSH (Luca Cumani) 53.5
17 ICE CHARIOT (Ron Maund) 53.0
18 VIEWED (Bart Cummings) 53.0
19 VAREVEES (Richard Gibson) 51.5
20 PROFOUND BEAUTY (Dermot Weld) 51.5
21 PRIZE LADY (Graeme Sanders) 51.0
22 GUYNO (Lou Luciani) 52.0
23 GALLOPIN (Danny O’Brien) 52.0
24 BARBARICUS (Danny O’Brien) 50.5
25 BAUER (Luca Cumani) 52.0
26 ZAGREB (David Hayes) 50.5
27 NEWPORT (Paul Perry) 51.5
28 RED LORD (Anthony Cummings) 51.5
29 BAUGHURST (Bill Wilde) 51.0
30 MOATIZE (Bart Cummings) 50.0
31 GLISTENING (Michael Moroney) 50.0
32 GET UP JUDE (Diane Poidevin-Laine) 50.0
33 CAPECOVER (Alexander Fieldes) 50.0
34 SADDLER’S STORY (Robbie Laing) 50.0
35 MAGIC INSTINCT (Peter Moody) 50.0
NOT QUALIFIED
36 BOOK OF KELLS (Bart Cummings) 50.0
37 LARGO LAD (David Hayes) 50.0
38 CHIEFCOMINGFIRST (Bevan Laming) 50.0
39 DANDAAD (Bart Cummings) 50.0
