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Held on the Queensland Oaks Day, the Group 2 QTC Cup is now known as the Moreton Cup and is one of the key Group status races on the card held at Doomben Racecourse in late May or early June during the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival.

The race offers $200,000 in prize money and was previously contested over 1300m when held at Eagle Farm as a quality handicap event. Since 2017 however the race has run over 1200m at Doomben Racecourse under set weights plus penalties conditions. The other features on the program are the Group 1 Queensland Oaks and the Group 2 PJ O’Shea Stakes (formerly the Eagle Farm Cup).

The Moreton Cup 2019 ran at Doomben Racecourse on Saturday June 1, 2019 and saw the filly Pretty In Pink salute and earn a shot at the following weekend’s Stradbroke Handicap. 

2019 Moreton Cup
Date:	Saturday June 1, 2019
Track:	Doomben Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	Set Weights plus Penalties
Status:	Group 2
Prize money:	$200,000

2019 Moreton Cup Results

• 1st: #9 Pretty In Pink
• 2nd: #4 Brave Song
• 3rd: #6 Winter Bride

The Moreton Cup 2019 Results saw the John O’Shea-trained filly Pretty In Pink hold off a late charge from Brave Song to enjoy a narrow victory in the Group 2 earning a ballot-free-ride into the Stradbroke Handicap field at Eagle Farm.

Read more on the gutsy 2019 Moreton Cup win by Pretty In Pink now.

Finish	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Br.	Wgt.	SP
1	9	PRETTY IN PINK	John O’Shea	Robbie Fradd	–	2	53kg	$14
2	4	BRAVE SONG	Peter & Paul Snowden	James McDonald	0.1L	8	56kg	$4
3	6	WINTER BRIDE	Toby Edmonds	Blake Shinn	0.3L	7	55.5kg	$4.40
4	1	VIRIDINE	James Cummings	Tim Clark	1.05L	5	58kg	$2.80F
5	3	I AM EXCITED	David Pfieffer	Damien Oliver	1.55L	6	56.5kg	$7
6	7	DIVINE DICE	John & Chris Meagher	Tegan Harrison	2.3L	4	55kg	$15
7	8	ECHO EFFECT	Kristen Buchanan	Jackson Murphy (a)	3.55L	3	55kg	$101
8	5	HANDSOME THIEF (IRE)	John & Chris Meagher	Corey Brown	5.05L	1	56kg	$26
–	10	SHE’S A THIEF (NZ)	Michael Moroney	Jake Bayliss	–	0	–	–
–	2	ASTORIA	Diane Murphy	–	–	0	–	–

2019 Moreton Cup Odds

The Moreton Cup 2019 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au on the old QTC Cup race will be provided for punters below as soon as available.

2019 Moreton Cup Field

The Moreton Cup field attracts a smart line-up of winter sprinters that may have had a lead-up run earlier in the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival in a race like the Group 3 BRC Sprint (1350m) at Doomben a fortnight before and is announced the Wednesday of race week.

It is a small 2019 Moreton Cup Final Field this winter with only 10 sprinters paid up for at acceptance stage. Peter & Paul Snowden’s in-form four-year-old Brave Song is out wide in barrier nine coming off back-to-back second placings, while the outside alley (10) belongs to the returning Astoria prepared by Diane Murphy at Beaudesert.

Update: Two horses have been scratched from the Moreton Cup 2019 field – #2 Astoria (10) and #10 She’s A Thief (8) – leaving just eight contenders for the final Stradbroke Handicap lead-up of the carnival.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Br.	Wgt.	Hcp. Rating
1	0x4x0x3041	VIRIDINE	James Cummings	Tim Clark	5	58kg	105
2	044235463x	ASTORIA	Diane Murphy	TBA	10	57kg	83
3	2413×36810	I AM EXCITED	David Pfieffer	Damien Oliver	6	56.5kg	108
4	x133415x22	BRAVE SONG	Peter & Paul Snowden	James McDonald	9	56kg	101
5	16177x657x	HANDSOME THIEF (IRE)	Chris Meagher	Corey Brown	1	56kg	94
6	11x110x134	WINTER BRIDE	Toby Edmonds	Blake Shinn	7	55.5kg	107
7	214×541601	DIVINE DICE	Chris Meagher	Tegan Harrison	4	55kg	90
8	x50023x006	ECHO EFFECT	Kristen Buchanan	Michael Murphy (a)	3	55kg	84
9	11x339x5	PRETTY IN PINK	John O’Shea	Robbie Fradd	2	53kg	82
10	42×7412065	SHE’S A THIEF (NZ)	Michael Moroney	Jake Bayliss	8	52kg	77.5

2019 Moreton Cup Nominations

The official Moreton Cup 2019 nominations close the Monday leading-up to Queensland Oaks Day and will be released below once early entries are taken by Racing Queensland.

The 2019 Moreton Cup Nominations attracted 15 early entries including three for the Godolphin stable led by Stradbroke Handicap hopeful Viridine.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Wgt.	Hcp. Rating
1	2413×36810	I AM EXCITED	M	4	David Pfieffer	1	56.5kg	108
2	1230x214x7	HOME OF THE BRAVE (IRE)	G	7	James Cummings	2	58kg	110
3	0x4x0x3041	VIRIDINE	G	4	James Cummings	3	58kg	105
4	11x110x134	WINTER BRIDE	M	4	Toby Edmonds	4	55.5kg	107
5	11012×7701	MOONLOVER	M	5	Matt Laurie	5	54kg	95
6	18×7251116	INTUITION	G	4	James Cummings	6	56kg	97
7	x133415x22	BRAVE SONG	G	4	Peter & Paul Snowden	7	56kg	101
8	16177x657x	HANDSOME THIEF (IRE)	G	6	Chris Meagher	8	56kg	94
9	30×2707063	IN GOOD TIME	M	4	Tracey Bartley	9	54kg	86
10	40×1213174	EVERYDAY LADY	M	4	Will Clarken	10	54kg	94
11	11x339x5	PRETTY IN PINK	F	3	John O’Shea	11	53kg	82
12	214×541601	DIVINE DICE	G	5	Chris Meagher	12	55kg	90
13	x50023x006	ECHO EFFECT	G	5	Kristen Buchanan	13	55kg	84
14	044235463x	ASTORIA	G	4	Diane Murphy	14	57kg	83
15	42×7412065	SHE’S A THIEF (NZ)	F	3	Michael Moroney	15	52kg	77.5

QTC Cup / Moreton Cup History

First won by Famoso Gris in 1979, the QTC Cup was originally a 1200m sprint until 2005 when it was changed to its current distance of 1300m. Not held in 1988 or 1999, the Group 2 event was a Group 3 event until 1983. From 2017 the race became known as the Moreton Cup and that year was contested over 1200m at Doomben (instead of Eagle Farm).

QTC Cup / Moreton Cup Winners Since 2000:

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2019 Moreton Cup	1st	Pretty In Pink	1 minute 09.28 seconds
	2nd	Brave Song
	3rd	Winter Bride
2018 Moreton Cup	1st	The Monstar	1 minute 10.12 seconds
	2nd	Platinum Angel
	3rd	Calanda
2017 Moreton Cup	1st	Deploy	1 minute 09.19 seconds (run over 1200m)
	2nd	Dothraki
	3rd	Perfect Dare
2016 QTC Cup	1st	Spill The Beans	1 minute 17.23 seconds
	2nd	Federal
	3rd	Stratum Star
2015 QTC Cup	1st	Ball Of Muscle	1 minute 8.46 seconds
	2nd	That’s A Good Idea
	3rd	Kuro
2014 QTC Cup	1st	Sacred Star	1 minute 17.1 seconds
	2nd	Masthead
	3rd	Bennetta
2013 QTC Cup	1st	Galah	1 minute 17.6 seconds
	2nd	Conservatorium
	3rd	Griffon
2012 QTC Cup	1st	Celtic Dancer	1 minute 20.9 seconds
	2nd	Belltone
	3rd	Joint Chiefs
2011 QTC Cup	1st	Varenna Miss	1 minute 16.1 seconds
	2nd	Phelan Ready
	3rd	Zingaling
2010 QTC Cup	1st	Catapulted	1 minute 15.1 seconds
	2nd	Border Rebel
	3rd	Ego’s Dare
2009 QTC Cup	1st	Ortensia	1 minute 19.1 seconds
	2nd	Maxison
	3rd	Mr Baritone
2008 QTC Cup	1st	Chinchilla Rose	1 minute 19.3 seconds
	2nd	Black Ink
	3rd	Easy Rocker
2007 QTC Cup	1st	Nova Star	1 minute 17.6 seconds
	2nd	Rasmussen
	3rd	Son Of Dane
2006 QTC Cup	1st	Messiaen	1 minute 16.5 seconds
	2nd	Consular
	3rd	Spuruson
2005 QTC Cup	1st	Sir Breakfast	1 minute 8.7 seconds
	2nd	Beautiful Gem
	3rd	All Bar One
2004 QTC Cup	1st	Falkirk	1 minute 8.8 seconds
	2nd	Patpong
	3rd	Bomber Bill
2003 QTC Cup	1st	Into The Night	1 minute 10.6 seconds
	2nd	Bomber Bill
	3rd	Polygram
2002 QTC Cup	1st	Pembleton	1 minute 9.2 seconds
	2nd	Maitland Gold
	3rd	Machtig Mini Panis
2001 QTC Cup	1st	Century Kid	1 minute 8.1 seconds
	2nd	Super Impressive
	3rd	Federal Agent
2000 QTC Cup	1st	Gallopini	1 minute 9.6 seconds
	2nd	Super Espion
	3rd	Antiquity