Cox Plate 2021 Barrier Draw: Zaaki Barrier 6, Anamoe in 10

October 19, 2021

Cox Plate 2021 Barrier Draw: Zaaki Barrier 6, Anamoe in 10

Update: Race favourite Zaaki has been scratched from the 2021 Cox Plate field on Saturday morning due to an elevated temperature and will now target the Group 1 $2 million Mackinnon Stakes (2000m) on November 6. 

 

The barriers are set for Saturday’s Group 1 $5 million Ladbrokes Cox Plate (2040m) at The Valley with stablemates Zaaki and Mo’unga to jump from barriers six and four respectively, while Godolphin‘s star three-year-old Anamoe has the outside barrier 10 draw.

Anamoe (Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos) | Races.com.au

Gun three-year-old Anamoe has barrier 10 of 10 for Saturday’s $5 million Ladbrokes Cox Plate. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.

Annabel Neasham had the choice of the first draw and selected barrier four for her gun four-year-old Mo’unga who will be ridden by Hugh Bowman of Winx fame.

Sunline for one of her two and the mighty Makybe Diva both won the Cox Plate from gate four and first-up Winx Stakes winner Mo’unga presents as a lovely chance at a nice price.

His star stablemate Zaaki will jump on his outside with the stable opting to start him from barrier six after still having the opportunity for inside alleys giving jockey James McDonald options early.

Zaaki may have gone down in a surprise defeat last time out in the Group 1 Caulfield Stakes (2000m) running third when his winning streak ended, but he remains favourite in Cox Plate betting at race sponsor Ladbrokes.com.au to atone.

The ill-fated Sir Dragonet who sadly broke down in trackwork last Saturday jumped from barrier six to win last year’s Cox Plate and Zaaki will be looking to go back-to-back from the gate in his honour this season.

Zaaki will attempt to go back-to-back in the Cox Plate from barrier six following the win by the ill-fated Sir Dragonet from the gate in 2020

Chris Waller is after a fifth Cox Plate trophy to add to the mantle following his historic four-peat with Winx (2015-18) and has nine-time Group 1 winning mare Verry Elleegant in barrier nine with Damian Lane retaining the ride.

For the first time in her career the Zed six-year-old finished outside the trifecta in a Group 1 when fourth to Incentivise in Flemington’s Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m).

The Turnbull Stakes form was well and truly franked last weekend with the winner Incentivise taking out the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) by 3.5 lengths, a race Verry Elleegant saluted in last year.

On her inside from gate eight is the sole international raider outside of the southern hemisphere in this year’s line-up with the State Of Rest for dual Melbourne Cup winning Irish horseman Joseph O’Brien and jockey John Allen has the ride.

The inside alley belongs to the Peter & Paul Snowden-trained Captivant for hoop Dean Yendall who is the other three-year-old colt in the mix along with Anamoe looking to officially be the first three-year-old to win since the maiden Shamus Award (2013).

Winner of the Group 1 Champagne Stakes (1600m) as a juvenile, Capitalist was good when a half-length second to Anamoe in the Caulfield Guineas last time out but remains at long odds to turn the tables at WFA on Saturday.

On his outside in gate two is the European import Gold Trip having his Australian race debut with Damien Oliver to ride.

Gold Trip represents last year’s winning stable with trainers Ciaron Maher & David Eustace in for an emotional Cox Plate Day following the loss of Sir Dragonet.

South Australian hero Dalasan will jump from gate three chasing his first Group 1 run at his 14th attempt at elite level coming off that devastatingly close third in Sydney’s Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m).

Northerly (2001) and Shamus Award (2013) are the latest Cox Plate winners to jump from barrier three.

New Zealander Callison Mav having its final start for John Bary before heading to the stables of Danny O’Brien has been given barrier five, one inside the favourite for jockey Luke Nolen.

The Atlante five-year-old adds another element to this season’s Cox Plate field having won dual Group 1 races in the lead-up across the Tasman at Hastings.

As for Zaaki’s shock last start conqueror, Jamie Richards’ New Zealand-trained mare Probabeel has barrier seven with the season’s leading Group 1 hoop in Victoria Brett Prebble aboard.

Click here for the latest Cox Plate 2021 betting markets courtesy of Ladbrokes.com.au.

2021 Cox Plate Final Field & Barrier Draw

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 x6D111x113 ZAAKI (GB) Annabel Neasham James McDonald 6 59kg
2 7x0733x083 DALASAN Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas Daniel Moor 3 59kg
3 0x34x52x3x GOLD TRIP (FR) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Damien Oliver 2 59kg
4 3x21223x11 CALLSIGN MAV (NZ) John Bary Luke Nolen 5 59kg
5 x32107x125 MO’UNGA (NZ) Annabel Neasham Hugh Bowman 4 57.5kg
6 7x3112x214 VERRY ELLEEGANT (NZ) Chris Waller Damian Lane 9 57kg
7 x1102x1521 PROBABEEL (NZ) Jamie Richards Brett Prebble 7 57kg
8 125435x31x STATE OF REST (IRE) Joseph O’Brien John Allen 8 56.5kg
9 x23121x121 ANAMOE James Cummings Craig Williams 10 49.5kg
10 x3531x3672 CAPTIVANT Peter & Paul Snowden Dean Yendall 1 49.5kg

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

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