2015 Moonee Valley Gold Cup Nominations Feature Complacent

Godolphin galloper Complacent is a dual nominee at Moonee Valley Racecourse this Saturday with connections entering the last start Craven Plate winner for the Moonee Valley Gold Cup 2015 in case he misses out on a Cox Plate start.

If Complacent misses out on a Cox Plate run he will start in Saturday’s 2015 Moonee Valley Cup field instead. Photo: Steve Hart.

The $3 million Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) is the preferred assignment for the Authorized stallion, but Complacent is in danger of missing out on a run in the 14-starter field in the weight-for-age classic.

As a back-up the John O’Shea-trained galloper, last seen winning the Group 3 Craven Plate (2000m) at Randwick on October 3, has also been nominated for the $250,000 Group 3 Moonee Valley Gold Cup (2500m) over more distance.

Complacent missed out on a run last Saturday failing to gain a start as one of the emergencies for the Caulfield Cup over the mile and a half, and is one of a bumper 33 Moonee Valley Gold Cup nominees this Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.

O’Shea also has Group 1 The BMW winner in the autumn Hartnell, who was last seen running sixth only 1.35 lengths off the winner Preferment in the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington on October 4, and Magic Hurricane nominated for the MV Cup.

Another Caulfield Cup emergency that didn’t get a shot at the classic last Saturday, six-year-old Magic Hurricane has won two of his past three starts including an impressive two length victory in the Group 1 The Metropolitan (2400m) at Randwick from the start of the month.

The Metropolitan runner-up Beaten Up is also in the Moonee Valley Cup mix on Saturday, the Chris Waller-trained eight-year-old last seen running fifth only last weekend over 2400m at Randwick when carrying a hefty 60.5kg in black-type company.

It has been a long time between drinks for Waller’s veteran, Beaten Up not having won a race since the Group 1 Doomben Cup (2000m) in Brisbane back in May of 2013.

The other nominees in Saturday’s showdown for Sydney’s premier trainer Waller are last start winner over 2400m at Caulfield Four Carat, former Group 1 Derby winner Hawkspur who ran third in The Bart Cummings last time out, recent black-type runner-up in Sydney Junoob, Libran and Opinion.

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Some of the other highest-rated entries include the Darren Weir-trained veteran nine-year-old Dandino coming off a brave fourth to Preferment in the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) when beaten under a length in the October 4 feature, his stablemate Taiyoo who has winning form at this track and distance, and Let’s Make Adeal.

The Nigel Blackiston-trained Red Ransom mare Let’s Make Adeal is yet to run at Moonee Valley but has a nice record over the distance (4-1-2-0), and she comes off a Group 3 The Bart Cummings (2520m) win from Turnbull Stakes Day.

In The Bart Cummings the winning six-year-old had over a length to spare over runner-up Our Ivanhowe who franked the form crossing third behind Mongolian Khan in last weekend’s $3 million Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m).

Also coming off nice lead-up form are the consistent Michael Moroney-trained import Araldo Junior who won the Benalla Gold Cup on October 2, Gai Waterhouse’s Group 2 Herbert Power Stakes (2400m) third placed O’Reilly mare Bohemian Lily, fourth in that same October 10 lead-up Bondeiger who was second in last November’s Victoria Derby and the progressive Robert Hickmott-trained The United States who has nice form at Moonee Valley (4-1-1-1).

The Moonee Valley Gold Cup 2015 field is out on Wednesday so stay tuned.

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2015 Moonee Valley Gold Cup Nominations

Moonee Valley Racecourse – 24/10/2015

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp. Rating
1	15416×5067	ALMOONQITH (USA)	H	6	David Hayes & Tom Dabernig	–
2	71311×901	ARALDO JUNIOR (GER)	G	5	Michael Moroney	89
3	0530×48425	BEATEN UP (GB)	G	8	Chris Waller	107
4	3x43028x48	BIG MEMORY (FR)	G	6	Tony McEvoy	101
5	x2121x6923	BOHEMIAN LILY (NZ)	M	4	Gai Waterhouse	95
6	x32303x840	BOLD SNIPER (GB)	G	6	David Hayes & Tom Dabernig	–
7	21172×0034	BONDEIGER	H	4	Danny O’Brien	98
8	21112×0131	COMPLACENT	H	5	John O’Shea	110
9	x6624x0084	DANDINO (GB)	H	9	Darren Weir	105
10	3x34441x67	DE LITTLE ENGINE	G	5	Danny O’Brien	90
11	07130×4098	DON DOREMO (NZ)	G	5	Robbie Laing	88
12	00281×9717	ESCADO	G	6	Matt Laurie	102
13	0x88x00030	ETHIOPIA	G	7	Pat Carey	–
14	53282×7151	FOUR CARAT (GER)	G	5	Chris Waller	80
15	67x2114x46	HARTNELL (GB)	G	5	John O’Shea	112
16	33075×0003	HAWKSPUR	G	6	Chris Waller	102
17	0084×75092	JUNOOB (GB)	G	8	Chris Waller	105
18	00×8612350	KAPOUR (IRE)	G	6	Ciaron Maher	–
19	57x214x081	LET’S MAKE ADEAL	M	6	Nigel Blackiston	105
20	5x91174x1x	LIBRAN (IRE)	G	5	Chris Waller	88
21	62x893x000	LIKE A CAROUSEL	G	6	Ken Keys	96
22	955×143121	MAGIC HURRICANE (IRE)	G	6	John O’Shea	107
23	34117064×6	MAJOR MAJOR	G	7	Bryce Heys	75
24	3142x5x367	MANNDAWI (FR)	G	6	Ed Dunlop	94
25	212146×074	MAYGROVE	G	5	Murray Baker	95
26	60x82Px008	OPINION (IRE)	G	7	Chris Waller	105
27	7032571443	OUR VOODOO PRINCE (GB)	G	8	Darren Weir	93
28	24005102×8	POP ’N’ SCOTCH	G	5	Liam Birchley	78
29	0556x5x006	PRECEDENCE (NZ)	G	10	James Cummings	103
30	82123×8558	PRINCE OF PENZANCE (NZ)	G	6	Darren Weir	103
31	x06300x005	RENEW (IRE)	G	6	Archie Alexander	–
32	1112×70875	TAIYOO	G	6	Darren Weir	104
33	4x3x0x1226	THE UNITED STATES (IRE)	H	6	Robert Hickmott	98