A full field of 14 gallopers, including a number of key Melbourne Cup 2011 hopefuls, will face off at Rosehill this Saturday in the $100,000 Listed Premier’s Cup (1800m).
The 2011 Premier’s Cup is one of two black-type features for Luxbet punters to enjoy a Rosehill bet on this weekend along with the much awaited $125,000 Group 3 Run To The Rose where the likes of Helmet, Smart Missile and Foxwedge will take to the track.
This year’s Premier’s Cup is shaping up as a top showdown between many stayers entertaining hopes of travelling down to Victoria later this spring for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups.
Among the horses heading towards the $6 million Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on the first Tuesday of November that are engaged to race in the Premier’s Cup this Saturday are the likes of the Robert Hickmott-trained duo of Mourayan and Alandi, and the Chris Waller-trained The Verminator.
The Lloyd Williams-owned The BMW runner-up Mourayan is the shortest-priced of the Premier’s Cup acceptors in the futures Melbourne Cup odds at Luxbet paying $51.
Another notable galloper that has been accepted for the Premier’s Cup but that is yet to be confirmed as a certain starter is Brian Smith’s Brisbane raider Hume.
The Zabeel eight-year-old, runner-up to Melbourne Cup winner Shocking in the Group 3 The Lexus Stakes (2500m) at Flemington during the 2009 Melbourne Cup Carnival, has been on the comeback trail since returning from a one and a half year break back in June.
Smith, however, is awaiting to see how the track conditions are at Rosehill on Saturday before making a final decision on whether to run Hume in the Listed feature.
“He’s no good in the wet and he won’t run on anything worse than a Slow 6,” Smith said.
Hume is targeting the Group 3 Newcastle Cup (2300m) on September 15, his performance in which may see him continue on to the Group 1 The Metropolitan (2400m) at Randwick on October 1 during the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival.
There is also a chance Smith will allocate a Cups campaign for Hume in Melbourne later in the spring.
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2011 Premier’s Cup Final Field & Barriers
| # | Form (Last 10) | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Br. | Wgt. | Hcp. Rtg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5111X0X0X0 | ALANDI (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | Eddie Cassar | 2 | 61kg | 111 |
| 2 | 73X82042X0 | MOURAYAN (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | Hugh Bowman | 8 | 58.5kg | 106 |
| 3 | 22257X2X98 | LODGE THE DEEDS | Gwenda Markwell | - | 3 | 53.5kg | 96 |
| 4 | 30X64125X0 | GALIZANI | John P Thompson | Christian Reith | 9 | 53kg | 94 |
| 5 | 0425X90374 | HUME (NZ) | Brian Smith | Chris Munce | 7 | 53kg | 93 |
| 6 | 2X056944X8 | PRAECIDO (NZ) | David Payne | Tommy Berry | 6 | 53kg | 91 |
| 7 | 11X6221143 | THE VERMINATOR | Chris Waller | - | 12 | 53kg | 88 |
| 8 | 1956X03212 | BRAVE THE WAY | Alan Bailey | Glen Boss | 4 | 53kg | 86 |
| 9 | 9301553443 | BREAK CARD | Gerald Ryan | Jay Ford | 11 | 53kg | 86 |
| 10 | 0X421517X5 | CRAFTY IRNA | Ron Quinton | Corey Brown | 5 | 53kg | 84 |
| 11 | 2044X23117 | HIDDEN GEM | David Vandyke | Blake Spriggs (a) | 13 | 53kg | 82 |
| 12 | 22425X2202 | STORM KITE | Ron Quinton | Ms Kathy O’Hara | 14 | 53kg | 80 |
| 13 | 00X6983856 | DELAGO STAR | Kim Waugh | Nathan Berry | 10 | 53kg | 79 |
| 14 | 724112X334 | THEY WON’T LAST | John P Thompson | - | 1 | 53kg | 78 |
