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Twelve months ago record-breaking Victorian horseman Darren Weir won the Melbourne Cup in an upset and this weekend he’s out to make history again this time in the 2016 Caulfield Cup with Real Love.
Just three mares remain to take on the boys in the $3 million Group 1 BMW Caulfield Cup (2400m) this weekend after the early scratching of Kiwi raider Fanatic due to a suspected spider bite.
The best fancied of those in the latest Caulfield Cup odds at Ladbrokes.com.au is the top fancy Jameka ($3.70).
While the price on Ciaron Maher’s Crown Oaks winner is easing to go back-to-back for the Caulfield Cup punters, money is coming in for fellow mare Real Love ($8 into $7).
She jumps from barrier 10, which last produced a Caulfield Cup winner only three years ago in Fawkner (2013), and comes off a Group 3 JRA Cup (2040m) win at Moonee Valley.
Getting in on a nice 52.5kg lightweight, the same as Jameka, Weir’s Desert King six-year-old is also advantaged by the booking of dual Caulfield Cup winning hoop Craig Williams.
Weir took over training of Real Love when her WA-based owner Bob Peters sent her over to Melbourne during the autumn and her new trainer believes she has the right lead-up and weight to score the right Caulfield Cup result for the stable.
“She gets into the race with the right weight and preparation,” Weir told The Sydney Morning Herald.
“It would be good to get it right by winning a Caulfield Cup. They are not easy to win but we’re there with a chance.
“You want to get it right for blokes like [Bob] and it would be great to get him a cup.”
So will Weir win his first Caulfield Cup on Saturday with his sole runner Real Love?
Barrier: 10
Weight: 52.5kg
Jockey: Craig Williams
Trainer: Darren Weir
Owner/s: Peters Investments Pty Ltd
Age: 6YO
Gender: Mare
Breeding: by Desert King (IRE) from Flaming Heart
Career: 31-10-6-6
Win: 32%
Place: 71%
Last 6: 14×271
Prize Money: $1,321,910
Track: 4-0-1-0
Distance: 5-1-1-2
Current 2016 Caulfield Cup Odds: $7
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