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Barrier one has proved the charmed gate for more VRC Derby winners in the past 30 years than any other gate and on Saturday the 2015 edition of the Flemington classic has the inside alley belonging to the Perth raider Kia Ora Koutou.
Yet to race outside of Western Australia, Lark Hill horseman Adam Durrant is throwing his Blackfriars gelding into the deep end taking him to the Melbourne Cup Carnival this weekend for his black-type debut in the $1.5 million Group 1 AAMI Victoria Derby (2500m).
The Perth form is hard to rate and knowing how the undefeated, four-time winner will stack-up against the star local hopes is tough.
That said, Kia Ora Koutou is set to run out the distance without an issue after doing it easy at home over 2200m by over a length at the start of the month, and keeping fit with a winning trial over 1450m since then.
So will the inside alley prove the best barrier to jump from again and lead Kia Ora Koutou to his fifth win from as many starts in the Victoria Derby finish on Saturday or will he suffer his first loss and be outclassed in the classic?
Barrier: 1
Weight: 55.5kg
Jockey: Joseph Azzopardi
Trainer: Adam Durrant
Owners: Mr G F Durrant, Mr A T Wilson, Mr E G L Moore
Age: 3YO
Gender: Gelding
Breeding: by Blackfriars from Kia Ora Miss
Career: 4-4-0-0
Win: 100%
Place: 100%
Last 6: 1111
Prize Money: $184,150
Track: 0-0-0-0
Distance: 0-0-0-0
Current 2015 Victoria Derby Odds: $7
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