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The Moonee Valley Cup, officially the Moonee Valley Gold Cup, is the major distance event held at the Moonee Valley Racecourse during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival in late October. The 2500m event usually attracts a niche group of stayers that could be looking to back-up on the first Tuesday of November in the iconic $2 million Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) over the two miles at Flemington.

The last Melbourne Cup winner to come off a Moonee Valley Gold Cup run was Prince Of Penzance (2nd in 2015) who won the ‘race that stops a nation’ at Melbourne Cup odds of $101!

Worth $300,000 in prize money, the set weights and penalties event is open to all horses aged four years and over. The October event takes place on the Cox Plate Day that also includes a host of other Group raced headlined by the $3 million Group 1 Ladbrokes Cox Plate (2040m).

The Moonee Valley Cup is part of Cox Plate Day and in 2018 ran on Saturday October 27, 2018.

2018 Moonee Valley Gold Cup
Date:	Saturday October 27, 2018
Track:	Moonee Valley Racecourse
Distance:	2500m
Race Type:	4YO+ Set Weights & Penalties
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$300,000

2018 Moonee Valley Gold Cup Results

• 1st: TBD
• 2nd: TBD
• 3rd: TBD

Moonee Valley Gold Cup Betting Odds

The latest Moonee Valley Cup odds and betting markets provided by Ladbrokes.com.au will listed below complete with links for you to lock in your Moonee Valley Gold Cup tips at the right price this Cox Plate Day.

2018 Moonee Valley Gold Cup Field

The Moonee Valley Gold Cup field attracts a quality line-up of spring stayers, many eyeing a run in the Melbourne Cup field at Flemington on the first Tuesday of November. Good lead-up races into the Moonee Valley Gold Cup field include Sydney’s St Leger (2600m) race at Randwick on The Everest Day and even the previous weekend’s Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m).

The 2018 Moonee Valley Cup field and barrier draw are released on the Wednesday of race week and will be provided in full below once announced.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1x6731x769	WHO SHOT THEBARMAN (NZ)	Chris Waller	Tye Angland	7	58kg	–	110
2	114656×641	PATRICK ERIN (NZ)	Chris Waller	Corey Brown	14	58kg	–	104
3	00521×5333	EGG TART	Chris Waller	Kerrin McEvoy	3	57kg	–	107
4	1443×00500	BIG DUKE (IRE)	Darren Weir	Damien Oliver	6	57kg	–	105
5	x9066x9x39	PRIZE MONEY (GB)	Saeed Bin Suroor	Oisin Murphy	12	57kg	–	103
6	041x8x7915	THE TAJ MAHAL (IRE)	Liam Howley	Ben Melham	17	57kg	–	109
7	4x39770x36	LORD FANDANGO (GER)	Archie Alexander	Jye McNeil	15	57kg	–	102
8	1x5x0x0803	RED CARDINAL (IRE)	Darren Weir	Craig Williams	4	57kg	–	104
9	16×6321175	TRAP FOR FOOLS	Jarrod McLean	Dean Yendall	8	56.5kg	–	104
10	8x420x8378	LIBRAN (IRE)	Chris Waller	Hugh Bowman	2	56kg	–	105
11	01211×7872	LADIES FIRST (NZ)	Allan Sharrock	Michael Walker	1	56kg	–	102
12	8x16313x50	MEGABLAST (NZ)	Darren Weir	Damian Lane	18	56kg	–	102
13	2x3x56x020	TOSEN BASIL (JPN)	Darren Weir	John Allen	16	55kg	–	109
14	37829×7940	VENTURA STORM (IRE)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Mark Zahra	9	55kg	–	105
15	9337×35107	MISS ADMIRATION	Mick Price	Jay Ford	13	52kg	–	101
16e	x1x5x00577	NAKEETA (GB)	Iain Jardine	Brett Prebble	11	55kg	–	105
17e	432x80x562	SULLY (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Regan Bayliss	10	53kg	–	95
18e	7418×00073	DANDY GENT	Terry & Karina O’Sullivan	Luke Currie	5	55kg	–	80

Moonee Valley Cup Nominations

The 2018 Moonee Valley Cup nominations are released by the Moonee Valley Racing Club on the Monday leading-up to Ladbrokes Cox Plate Day with early entries to be announced below once released.

No.	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	1443×00500	BIG DUKE (IRE)	G	7	Darren Weir	105
2	1x22x33222	BRIMHAM ROCKS (GB)	G	5	Chris Waller	102
3	x35113x050	CHEQUERED FLAG (NZ)	G	7	Darren Weir	87
4	x6x10x2468	DAL HARRAILD (GB)	G	6	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	103
5	7418×00073	DANDY GENT	G	7	Terry & Karina O’Sullivan	80
6	00521×5333	EGG TART	M	5	Chris Waller	107
7	x020030x89	GUARDINI (FR)	G	8	Darren Weir	90
8	0x621x4520	HARRISON (GB)	G	6	Liam Howley	93
9	33x1x61812	JAAMEH (IRE)	G	6	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	100
10	01211×7872	LADIES FIRST (NZ)	M	6	Allan Sharrock	102
11	8x420x8378	LIBRAN (IRE)	G	8	Chris Waller	105
12	4x39770x36	LORD FANDANGO (GER)	H	6	Archie Alexander	102
13	1×99574641	MASTER ZEPHYR (GB)	G	7	Darren Weir	89
14	8x16313x50	MEGABLAST (NZ)	G	7	Darren Weir	102
15	6164x0x025	MIDTERM (GB)	G	6	Liam Howley	98
16	9337×35107	MISS ADMIRATION	M	4	Mick Price	101
17	x1x5x00577	NAKEETA (GB)	G	8	Iain Jardine	105
18	03x60x8642	ONE FOOT IN HEAVEN (IRE)	R	7	Chris Waller	105
19	45×8145335	OUR IDAHO (IRE)	H	6	Aidan O’Brien	111
20	114656×641	PATRICK ERIN (NZ)	G	7	Chris Waller	104
21	x9066x9x39	PRIZE MONEY (GB)	G	6	Saeed Bin Suroor	103
22	1x5x0x0803	RED CARDINAL (IRE)	G	7	Darren Weir	104
23	x04331x220	RISING RED (NZ)	G	5	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	101
24	x5x8650x43	SIR ISAAC NEWTON (GB)	G	7	Liam Howley	101
25	432x80x562	SULLY (NZ)	G	4	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	95
26	041x8x7915	THE TAJ MAHAL (IRE)	H	5	Liam Howley	109
27	2x3x56x020	TOSEN BASIL (JPN)	H	7	Darren Weir	109
28	16×6321175	TRAP FOR FOOLS	G	5	Jarrod McLean	104
29	21x05x4059	VENGEUR MASQUE (IRE)	G	7	Michael Moroney	104
30	37829×7940	VENTURA STORM (IRE)	G	6	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	105
31	248x220x04	WALL OF FIRE (IRE)	H	6	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	103
32	1x6731x769	WHO SHOT THEBARMAN (NZ)	G	10	Chris Waller	110
33	x4421x2263	YOGI (NZ)	G	6	Darren Weir	98
34	158402×008	ZACADA (NZ)	G	6	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	102

Moonee Valley Cup History

First held in 1883, the Moonee Valley Cup was originally an eight furlong event when it was won by Castaway. Over the years the event has changed its distance over six times ranging from eight, six and seven furlongs to eleven, twelve, ten, thirteen furlongs. Eventually it became a 2600m race before it was reduced down to 2500m.

Originally a Principal race, the Moonee Valley Cup became a Group 3 race in 1979 and was then elevated to Group 2 status in 1980. Also known as the Cathay Pacific Gold Cup, Grosby Gold Cup and Governors’ Stakes, the event has had several double winners including Little Bob (1891-92), Gladwyn (1914-15), Gilltown (1939-40) and Valcurl (1945-46).

Kingston Rule was only horse competent enough to win the Melbourne Cup after winning the Moonee Valley Cup in 1990, but the Cox Plate Day race has produced a number of other Melbourne Cup winners and placegetters since including in 2015 when Prince Of Penzance improved on his second to win the ‘race that stops a nation’ at 100/1 odds.

Trainer Chris Waller prepared the Moonee Valley Gold Cup quinella in both 2016 and 2017, Who Shot Thebarman improving on his second in 2016 to win the 2017 edition over stablemate Libran on way to his fourth Melbourne Cup.

Moonee Valley Cup results, winners and winning times since 2000 are listed below.

Recent Moonee Valley Cup Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2018 Moonee Valley Cup	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2017 Moonee Valley Cup	1st	Who Shot Thebarman	2 minutes 37.38 seconds
	2nd	Libran
	3rd	Cismontane
2016 Moonee Valley Cup	1st	Grand Marshal	2 minutes 41.42 seconds
	2nd	Who Shot Thebarman
	3rd	Pentathlon
2015 Moonee Valley Cup	1st	The United States	2 minutes 34.4 seconds
	2nd	Prince Of Penzance
	3rd	Bohemian Lily
2014 Moonee Valley Cup	1st	Prince Of Penzance	2 minutes 36.0 seconds
	2nd	Le Roi
	3rd	Au Revoir
2013 Moonee Valley Cup	1st	Precedence	2 minutes 36.9 seconds
	2nd	Shoreham
	3rd	Gotta Take Care
2012 Moonee Valley Cup	1st	Vatuvei	2 minutes 35.73 seconds
	2nd	Reuben Percival
	3rd	Ironstein
2011 Moonee Valley Cup	1st	Americain	2 minutes 36.41 seconds
	2nd	Tullamore
	3rd	Illo
2010 Moonee Valley Cup	1st	Precedence	2 minutes 38.94 seconds
	2nd	Above Average
	3rd	Capecover
2009 Moonee Valley Cup	1st	The Sportsman	2 minutes 37.3 seconds
	2nd	Irazu
	3rd	Think Money
2008 Moonee Valley Cup	1st	Gallopin	2 minutes 36.5 seconds
	2nd	Baughurst
	3rd	Ice Chariot
2007 Moonee Valley Cup	1st	Gallic	2 minutes 36.5 seconds
	2nd	Lazer Sharp
	3rd	Jukebox Johnny
2006 Moonee Valley Cup	1st	Zipping	2 minutes 38.9 seconds
	2nd	Show Barry
	3rd	Gallic
2005 Moonee Valley Cup	1st	Umbula	2 minutes 45.1 seconds
	2nd	Bazelle
	3rd	Kindjhal
2004 Moonee Valley Cup	1st	Another Warrior	2 minutes 37.1 seconds
	2nd	Rizon
	3rd	Hard To Get
2003 Moonee Valley Cup	1st	Frightening	2 minutes 38.5 seconds
	2nd	Legible
	3rd	County Tyrone
2002 Moonee Valley Cup	1st	Thong Classic	2 minutes 40.9 seconds
	2nd	Rain Gauge
	3rd	Mr Prudent
2001 Moonee Valley Cup	1st	Rain Gauge	2 minutes 37.6 seconds
	2nd	Spirit Of Westbury
	3rd	Big Pat
2000 Moonee Valley Cup	1st	Yippyio	2 minutes 41.3 seconds
	2nd	Brew
	3rd	Cronus