Seventy-five weight-for-age hopefuls remain in the mix for the classic Group 1 $5 million Ladbrokes Cox Plate (2040m) following first acceptances for the Moonee Valley classic on October 26.
2024 Ladbrokes Cox Plate favourite Via Sistina. Photo: Steve Hart.
The Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival majors are fast approaching including the Australasian weight-for-age championship, the 2024 Cox Plate.
The event drew 137 nominations earlier in the season including 20 internationals.
That number has been cut to just 75 first acceptors with just two international raiders remaining in the mix.
Updated all-in Cox Plate betting markets at race sponsor Ladbrokes.com.au have Chris Waller‘s class, imported mare Via Sistina on top at an already short quote of $4.
Waller chases his fifth Cox Plate trophy with just his second horse following the historic four-peat of the might Winx (2015-18).
He has a total of 10 remaining Cox Plate entries in 2024 with his three-time Group 1 winning daughter of Fastnet Rock the one to beat following a first-up win in the Winx Stakes over 1400m with improvement to come.
Following closely in the Cox Plate odds as the only other current single-figure hope at $6 is one of the two raiders still in contention, the Mitsumasa Nakauchida-trained Prognosis from Japan.
Lys Gracieux won the Cox Plate for Japan back in 2019 and there’s money for Prognosis, a lightly raced seven-year-old son of Deep Impact with a great 2000m record, to be the next.
There are still 15 three-year-olds entered to take on the older horses including the likes of Storm Boy who won the San Domenico first-up and the well-fancied James Cummings-trained Broadsiding who claimed the Champagne Stakes – JJ Atkins Group 1 mile double as a two-year-old last season.
The Ladbrokes Cox Plate 2024 second acceptances are open until September 24.
Click here for the latest markets courtesy of Ladbrokes.com.au.
2024 Ladbrokes Cox Plate First Acceptances
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28221x90x4 | ADELAIDE RIVER (IRE) | H | 5 | Kris Lees | |
| 2 | 411133x30x | AIR ASSAULT | G | 4 | Andrew Gluyas | |
| 3 | 1190x220x2 | AMELIA’S JEWEL | M | 5 | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | |
| 4 | 13x11117x1 | ANOTHER WIL | G | 5 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 5 | 1220x160x4 | ANTINO (NZ) | G | 6 | Tony Gollan | |
| 6 | 872x6442x8 | ATHABASCAN (FR) | G | 6 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | |
| 7 | 21x8132x9x | ATISHU (NZ) | M | 7 | Chris Waller | |
| 8 | 5201x80x27 | ATTRITION | H | 5 | Mitchell Freedman | |
| 9 | 31x612129x | AUTUMN ANGEL | M | 4 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | |
| 10 | 1x7x21112x | BERKSHIRE BREEZE (IRE) | G | 6 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 11 | 356x5089x6 | BERKSHIRE SHADOW (GB) | G | 6 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 12 | 74x274313x | BOIS D’ARGENT (GB) | G | 8 | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | |
| 13 | 623x013x2 | BOSUSTOW | C | 3 | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | |
| 14 | 4331111x | BROADSIDING | C | 3 | James Cummings | |
| 15 | 75x5356x81 | BUCKAROO (GB) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | |
| 16 | 6x66228x61 | CEOLWULF (NZ) | G | 4 | Joseph Pride | |
| 17 | 2343x4411x | CIRCLE OF FIRE (GB) | H | 5 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 18 | 3×12131 | CRAIG (GB) | G | 4 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
| 19 | 17x034021x | DENY KNOWLEDGE (IRE) | M | 7 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | |
| 20 | 131x | DEPTH OF CHARACTER | C | 3 | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | |
| 21 | 2x131139x3 | DESERT LIGHTNING (NZ) | G | 5 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | |
| 22 | 17x3628x5x | DETONATOR JACK (NZ) | G | 6 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 23 | 6x3x222x7x | DOCKLANDS (GB) | H | 5 | Harry Eustace | |
| 24 | 328×1 | EL CASTELLO | C | 3 | Anthony Cummings | |
| 25 | 1x211x1x1x | ELIYASS (FR) | G | 6 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | |
| 26 | 11×6 | EPIMELES | C | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
| 27 | 428×2111 | EVAPORATE (NZ) | G | 3 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | |
| 28 | 3174x12x3x | FANGIRL | M | 6 | Chris Waller | |
| 29 | 50x441131x | FAWKNER PARK (IRE) | G | 6 | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | |
| 30 | 228x26366x | FOXY CLEOPATRA | M | 5 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
| 31 | 121x3241x4 | FREEDOM RALLY | G | 5 | Tony Gollan | |
| 32 | 46x785111x | GOLDEN PATH (NZ) | G | 5 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | |
| 33 | 13x | HENLEIN | C | 3 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | |
| 34 | 11155×6 | IMMEDIACY (NZ) | G | 4 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
| 35 | 10x0213x4x | KALAPOUR (IRE) | G | 8 | Kris Lees | |
| 36 | 413x24234x | KNIGHT’S CHOICE | G | 5 | John Symons & Sheila Laxon | |
| 37 | x4095365x3 | KOVALICA (NZ) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | |
| 38 | 723320x70x | LIGHT INFANTRY MAN (FR) | G | 6 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 39 | 112x | LINEBACKER (NZ) | C | 3 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | |
| 40 | 41171x258x | MOLLY BLOOM (NZ) | M | 4 | Chris Waller | |
| 41 | 22x11253x2 | MR BRIGHTSIDE (NZ) | G | 7 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | |
| 42 | x1116x84x2 | MURAMASA | G | 5 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
| 43 | 26x64730x0 | MY OBERON (IRE) | G | 8 | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | |
| 44 | 121x | NDOLA | C | 3 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | |
| 45 | 3209x7622x | NEW ENDEAVOUR (IRE) | G | 5 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | |
| 46 | 26x43x209x | NEW ENERGY (IRE) | G | 6 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 47 | 2311x07x0x | PENNYWEKA (NZ) | M | 5 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 48 | 2x62572x31 | PERICLES | G | 5 | James Cummings | |
| 49 | x5x110x27x | PLACE DU CARROUSEL (IRE) | M | 6 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | |
| 50 | x28x4x8x1x | POINT KING (IRE) | G | 6 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | |
| 51 | 9791x18x4x | POST IMPRESSIONIST (IRE) | G | 6 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | |
| 52 | x348328473 | POUNDING | G | 6 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | |
| 53 | 611x2121x5 | PRIDE OF JENNI | M | 7 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 54 | 1x35x12x4x | PROGNOSIS (JPN) | H | 7 | Mitsumasa Nakauchida | |
| 55 | 3x1205x | PROST | C | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | |
| 56 | 31x | RED ACES | C | 3 | Nick Ryan | |
| 57 | 21x1311x7x | RIFF ROCKET | G | 4 | Chris Waller | |
| 58 | 319x513x2x | ROYAL CHAMPION (IRE) | G | 7 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | |
| 59 | 0567x154x1 | ROYAL PATRONAGE (FR) | H | 6 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | |
| 60 | 5x31123x8 | SAINT GEORGE (GB) | H | 5 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 61 | SAV ON ICE | C | 3 | Darryl Carrison | ||
| 62 | 12110x | SCARLET OAK | M | 4 | Chris Waller | |
| 63 | 90x3669x0x | SHARP ’N’ SMART (NZ) | G | 5 | Graeme & Deborah Rogerson | |
| 64 | 29x2219x5x | SOUTHPORT TYCOON | H | 4 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 65 | 111134×1 | STORM BOY | C | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | |
| 66 | 1x65464x1x | TOM KITTEN | G | 4 | James Cummings | |
| 67 | 2138142x | TRAFFIC WARDEN | C | 3 | James Cummings | |
| 68 | 32x2x12x1x | VIA SISTINA (IRE) | M | 7 | Chris Waller | |
| 69 | 6210x411x | VIBRANT SUN | M | 4 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | |
| 70 | 112 | WANARUAH | C | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | |
| 71 | 20x11x611x | WITHOUT A FIGHT (IRE) | G | 8 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | |
| 72 | 7x4111212x | WOOTTON VERNI (FR) | H | 4 | Chris Waller | |
| 73 | 2x317062x1 | YOUNG WERTHER (NZ) | G | 7 | Danny O’Brien | |
| 74 | 21x0132x66 | ZARDOZI | M | 4 | James Cummings | |
| 75 | 646x111x2x | ZOUGOTCHA | M | 5 | Chris Waller |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
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