2016 Ballarat Cup Nominations Feature Turnitaround

November 14, 2016

2016 Ballarat Cup Nominations Feature Turnitaround

Matthew Williams’ Eclipse Stakes winner at Sandown last Saturday Turnitaround could be on a quick back-up into this Saturday’s Ballarat Cup 2016 field featuring in the nominations for the handicap clash.

Turnitaround

Eclipse Stakes winner at Ladbrokes Park last weekend Turnitaround is one of the top 2016 Ballarat Cup nominations for Saturday. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.

One of the richest country Victorian cups, this year’s $300,000 Listed Ballarat Cup (2200m) has attracted a bumper 28 early entries at nomination stage.

On Zipping Classic Day at Ladbrokes Park, Williams’ Hard Spun six-year-old enjoyed a narrow win in the Group 3 Eclipse Stakes (1800m).

He is now one of the top-rated Ballarat Cup nominations taken for Saturday’s feature race in Victoria.

Also out of the Eclipse Stakes and nominated for a Ballarat Cup run seven days later is the Darren Weir-trained third placegetter Lidari, formerly with Peter Moody.

An imported French galloper, the OTI Racing-owned eight-year-old Acclamation stallion was impressive late in the Eclipse Stakes beaten under a length over 1800m.

With winning form up to 2400m, he could be able to turn the tables on Turnitaround if the duo both back-up in the Ballarat Cup field.

Part-owner Terry Henderson also said the stable were looking at a trip west for the $500,000 Group 1 Kingston Town Classic (2000m) in Perth on December 3 if all went well for Lidari.

Weir has a dominant hand looking at the entries for Saturday with a total of five nominees.

Last year’s Melbourne Cup winning horseman has also entered for another former French horse Auvray who ran eighth in the Eclipse Stakes, Lord Van Percy coming off a seventh in the same lead-up, Master Zephyr and Taiyoo.

A seven-year-old son of Haradasun, Taiyoo comes off a win in the Kyneton Cup (2000m) from November 2 where the veteran carried a hefty 60kg to victory.

Weir enjoyed his first home town cup win with Just The Part 12 years ago.

The Kyneton Cup runner-up Tears Of Joy is also nominated for the Ballarat Cup, Mark Kavanagh’s inform Street Cry mare to race at the track for the first time since October of 2014 if accepted.

Another Eclipse Stakes graduate entered for the Ballarat Cup is the Lee & Anthony Freedman-trained Cool Chap, the four-year-old running sixth only 2.25 lengths off the winner as the beaten favourite.

Team Freedman have also entered Street Cry five-year-old Nozomi who comes off a second over 2000m at Flemington on Emirates Stakes Day.

Provincial Cups’ specialist and former Group 1 winner Puccini, now with Wayne Walters, is another headline entry.

He ran second in the Horsham Cup (1800m) in late October under 62.5kg and second to Count Of Limonade the run before the Avoca Cup (1860m) ahead of this possible step back up in class.

The highest-rated of the entries meanwhile is the Lindsay Park-trained Rising Romance who has just the one win (February 2014 in NZ) since her 2014 ATC Oaks victory.

Check out the full Ballarat Cup 2016 nominations below ahead of the final field being released later in the week.

Then head to Ladbrokes.com.au to enjoy access to all the best spring – summer racing odds and offer!

2016 Ballarat Cup Nominations

Ballarat Racecourse – 20/11/2016

# Form (Last 10) Horse Sex Age Trainer Hcp. Rating
1 29×0944793 ARIANNE (NZ) M 5 Pat Hyland 70
2 1x4740x008 AUVRAY (FR) G 6 Darren Weir 97
3 16415×0 CHARLEVOIX H 4 Michael Kent 74
4 30x8011x02 COLDSTONE (FR) G 5 Michael Kent 85
5 21213×9226 COOL CHAP G 4 Lee & Anthony Freedman 83
6 x576x90848 CRAFTY CRUISER G 9 Bryce Stanaway 84
7 4453153141 DELIGHTFUL SON G 5 Peter White 69
8 106x0x0830 DESERT JEUNEY G 7 Nigel Blackiston 96
9 893×486407 GO DREAMING G 7 Grant Kluske 89
10 811×099411 GOLDEN OLDIES G 5 Terry & Karina O’Sullivan 80
11 74126×5266 LADY LE FAY (NZ) M 6 Chris Waller 96
12 x1xD2x0293 LIDARI (FR) H 8 Darren Weir 102
13 1519125×67 LORD VAN PERCY (GB) G 7 Darren Weir 94
14 20×9845900 MAGNAPAL G 7 Terry & Karina O’Sullivan 96
15 1282×30930 MANAGERESS M 5 Cindy Alderson 91
16 144×362688 MASTER ZEPHYR (GB) G 5 Darren Weir 86
17 3x67x66142 NOZOMI G 5 Lee & Anthony Freedman 89
18 x0730x5950 OBSERVATIONAL (GB) G 6 John Sadler 94
19 14x1x22529 PILOTE D’ESSAI (GB) G 5 David & B Hayes & T Dabernig 87
20 4402846×22 PUCCINI (NZ) H 6 Wayne Walters 100
21 3540×27408 RISING ROMANCE (NZ) M 6 David & B Hayes & T Dabernig 105
22 x153413x43 SCHERZOSO G 5 Tony McEvoy 89
23 211x2x4442 SOMETHING TO SHARE G 9 Dane Smith 79
24 000396×990 SONNTAG G 6 Henry Dwyer 85
25 757×560031 TAIYOO G 7 Darren Weir 101
26 13122×9022 TEARS OF JOY M 5 Mark Kavanagh 78
27 311118×301 TURNITAROUND G 6 Matthew Williams 104
28 x912598415 WHITE DOLLAR SIGN G 5 John Thom 72

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