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After an impressive Lexus Stakes win to make the field for the ‘race that stops a nation’ the question is now whether the Charlie Appleby-trained UK raider Oceanographer can be the Melbourne Cup 2016 winner?
Tuesday will be the third Australian start for the Godolphin-raced Sea The Stars gelding when Oceanographer lines-up as one of 24 hopefuls in the $6 million Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m).
The five-year-old was an eleventh hour inclusion in the Cup field, getting the ballot free ride into the world’s richest handicap with his Group 3 Lexus Stakes (2500m) win on Derby Day.
That followed his third to stablemate and fellow Melbourne Cup hopeful, the fellow Appleby–trained Qewy, in the Group 3 Geelong Cup (2400m).
Qewy is at Melbourne Cup odds of $21 through Ladbrokes.com.au to join Americain (2010) and Dunaden (2011) as the latest winners of the Geelong Cup – Melbourne Cup double.
Oceanographer meanwhile is shorter in Melbourne Cup betting paying $8.50 to back-up from a Lexus win and take out the ‘Loving Trophy’ for the first time since Shocking (2009).
He jumps from barrier 11 with Chad Schofield coming aboard, the gate last producing a Melbourne Cup winner with the aforementioned French raider Americain six years ago.
A fortnight back Oceanographer could be found at $101 in Melbourne Cup markets, but the smart Lexus Stakes success has his price firming fast after he ran down the frontrunner Tom Melbourne in flying late sectional times on Saturday.
Completing his final 200m in the Lexus in 11.41 seconds, Oceanographer has a slashing turn of foot that could have him finishing in the money in the Melbourne Cup results.
But can he win?
Barrier: 11
Weight: 52kg
Jockey: Chad Schofield
Trainer: Charlie Appleby
Owner/s: Godolphin Management Co. Ltd.
Age: 5YO
Gender: Gelding
Breeding: by Sea The Stars (IRE) from Que Puntual (ARG)
Career: 11-4-1-1
Win: 36%
Place: 69%
Last 6: 017×31
Prize Money: $272,127
Track: 1-1-0-0
Distance: 0-0-0-0
Current 2016 Melbourne Cup Odds: $8.50
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