24 Oct – Geelong Cup (G3) – 2400m

[Sands]

Noms

No. Horse Trainer
1 Back In Black (NZ) John Steffert
2 Brigantin (USA) Andre Fabre
3 Chateau Margaux Peter G Moody
4 Dame Claire (NZ) Pat Carey
5 Exceptionally (NZ) Terry & Karina O'Sullivan
6 Excluded (NZ) Robert Hickmott
7 Fictional Account (Ire) David Hayes
8 Gatewood (GB) John Gosden
9 Ibicenco (Ger) Luca Cumani
10 Maluckyday (NZ) Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes
11 Midas Touch (GB) Robert Hickmott
12 Moudre Ciaron Maher
13 Mourayan (Ire) Robert Hickmott
14 My Quest For Peace (Ire) Luca Cumani
15 Niwot Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes
16 Prairie Star (Fr) Danny O'Brien
17 Sabrage Michael Moroney
18 Shahwardi (Fr) Alain de Royer Dupre
19 Tac De Boistron (Fr) Michael Kent
20 Tanby Robert Hickmott
21 Unusual Suspect (USA) Michael Kent
22 Verdant (GB) Robert Smerdon
23 Winchester (USA) John Sadler

[MyHatMyCoat]

Ibicenco must be a big doubt to start.

[Sands]

No. Horse Trainer Weight
1 Winchester (USA) John Sadler 60.5kg
2 Mourayan (Ire) Robert Hickmott 59kg
3 Niwot Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes 59kg
4 Maluckyday (NZ) Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes 58.5kg
5 My Quest For Peace (Ire) Luca Cumani 58.5kg
6 Tac De Boistron (Fr) Michael Kent 58.5kg
7 Brigantin (USA) Andre Fabre 57.5kg
8 Midas Touch (GB) Robert Hickmott 57.5kg
9 Shahwardi (Fr) Alain de Royer Dupre 57.5kg
10 Moudre Ciaron Maher 57kg
11 Prairie Star (Fr) Danny O'Brien 57kg
12 Tanby Robert Hickmott 57kg
13 Unusual Suspect (USA) Michael Kent 56.5kg
14 Gatewood (GB) John Gosden 55.5kg
15 Ibicenco (Ger) Luca Cumani 55kg
16 Back In Black (NZ) John Steffert 54kg
17 Chateau Margaux Peter G Moody 54kg
18 Dame Claire (NZ) Pat Carey 54kg
19 Exceptionally (NZ) Terry & Karina O'Sullivan 54kg
20 Excluded (NZ) Robert Hickmott 54kg
21 Fictional Account (Ire) David Hayes 54kg
22 Sabrage Michael Moroney 54kg
23 Verdant (GB) Robert Smerdon 54kg

[Sands]

No Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight
1 Maluckyday (NZ) Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Jim Cassidy 3 58.5kg
2 Tac De Boistron (Fr) Michael Kent Corey Brown 5 58.5kg
3 Brigantin (USA) Andre Fabre Umberto Rispoli 1 57.5kg
4 Gatewood (Gb) John Gosden Glen Boss 7 55.5kg
5 Exceptionally (NZ) Terry & Karina O'Sullivan Dean Yendall 6 54kg
6 Chateau Margaux Peter G Moody Luke Nolen 2 54kg
7 Back In Black (NZ) John Steffert Craig Newitt 4 54kg

[Sands]

Just the 7 starters, disappointing for a G3!

[jake]

..23 noms..you would expect at least half those to make the final cut

[darkydog2002]

And only 3 possible chances 1 - 4 or 6.

[Vortech]

And only 3 possible chances 1 - 4 or 6.
Top 4 weights are good chances

[Sands]

No. Horse Win Place
3 Brigantin 3.00 1.66
4 Gatewood 3.20 1.73
1 Maluckyday 5.00 2.33
5 Exceptionally 8.00 3.33
2 Tac De Boistron 9.00 3.66
6 Chateau Margaux 12.00 4.66
7 Back In Black 71.00 16.00

[Sands]

Only a small field but still a few chances according to the market

[kiwiz]

They're talking about Gatewood's brilliant closing sectional to win this race
But they ran almost 10 seconds slower than Media Puzzle did back in 2002
So there should have been plenty of petrol in the tank for the final bit

[Vortech]

First half of the race was 36L slower than the average time of the Geelong Cup.