Group2 C.B. COX STAKES - 2400M (Ascot 22 Dec)
 

No Horse Trainer Weight

1 BLEVVO D R Harrison 58
2 CARDINAL COLOURS Michael Miller 58
3 CONTACT POINT J R Bull 58
4 HIGGINS GOLD G F Durrant 58
5 I'M TOO DEADLY (NZ) G R Gulberti 58
6 LOCAL PRODUCT I J Thompson 58
7 MAMBO ITALIANO B Monteleone 58
8 MERCEDARIO (NZ) Neville Parnham 58
9 MIKIS PROSPECTOR (NZ) Mrs B M Dudley 58
10 PERFECTLY MATCHED (NZ) Ross Price 58
11 POWER MAK (NZ) W J Mitchell 58
12 REIGNING FORT P J Miller 58
13 SHOELESS N E Pascoe 58
14 TAPDOG C W Lauritsen 58
15 TRUE STEEL Mrs M M Payne 58
16 TUMERIC Alan Mathews 58
17 UNIVERSAL WARRIOR Neville Parnham 58
18 BLACK TOM B G Lucas 57
19 CROWN PROSECUTOR Lindsey Smith 57
20 LAETARE E A Martinovich 57
21 MR SANDGROPER David Edwards 57
22 FREE AT LAST (NZ) Alan Mathews 55.5
23 JUST A KISEKI Mrs B M Dudley 55.5
24 LADY AVONLEA J R Clements 55.5

On the watch for any improvement from the lightly raced CONTACT POINT. This fella has had some 8 starts since an injury enforced 12 months spell and is a 2400M winner at Randwick.

FREE AT LAST does look very nicely placed

Contact Point
 

Contact Point is now a 6 year old and it is unlikely that he will regain his pre-injury form. I remember his performance at Randwick over 2,400m on 8 February 2003 where he showed astonishing acceleration, coming wide around the turn, gathering the leaders in easily and then blowing away a restricted grade field by over 4 lengths with Chris Munce on for Gai Waterhouse. At that stage he looked like a star stayer in the making. His last five runs in Perth, however, are around 10 lengths short of Group 2 company and he has no hope on Wednesday.

Final field
 

Tab No. Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight

1 TUMERIC Alan Mathews J P Claite 18 58
2 BLEVVO D R Harrison Ms A D Sansom 7 58
3 TRUE STEEL Mrs M M Payne T K Jackman 14 58
4 CARDINAL COLOURS Michael Miller D R Miller (Snr) 4 58
5 SHOELESS N E Pascoe J J Brown 3 58
6 MERCEDARIO (NZ) Neville Parnham S D Parnham 8 58
7 HIGGINS GOLD G F Durrant J F Miller 5 58
8 REIGNING FORT P J Miller P D Knuckey 6 58
9 TAPDOG C W Lauritsen R B Mc Kay 9 58
10 LOCAL PRODUCT I J Thompson P J Carbery 11 58
11 MR SANDGROPER David Edwards P King 2 57
12 LAETARE E A Martinovich D A O'Heare 10 57
13 CROWN PROSECUTOR Lindsey Smith Ms J D Valas (a) 16 57
14 BLACK TOM B G Lucas 17 57
15 FREE AT LAST (NZ) Alan Mathews T K Turner 13 55.5
16 JUST A KISEKI Mrs B M Dudley L Camilleri 12 55.5
17E CONTACT POINT J R Bull J J Noske 15 58
18E LADY AVONLEA J R Clements R Burnett (a) 1 55.5

Current EW fixed odds:

FREE AT LAST $3.70
MR SANDGROPER $4.00
CROWN PROSECUTOR $4.50
TRUE STEEL $7.50
LAETARE $10.00
REIGNING FORT $15.00
TUMERIC $17.00
LOCAL PRODUCT $18.00
BLEVVO $26.00
HIGGINS GOLD $26.00
JUST A KISEKI $26.00
BLACK TOM $51.00
MERCEDARIO $61.00
CARDINAL COLOURS $101.00
SHOELESS $101.00
TAPDOG $126.00
CONTACT POINT (1E) $126.00
LADY AVONLEA (2E) $126.00

The market in agreement Filante - no hope odds.

Again I have to ask, why is this race on a Wednesday?

Paddy,

I wouldn't hurry to take the $126, but a line bet at $1.90 with 15 lengths head start might be interesting!

Cheers

Have to go True Steel here given a better ride in the Fruit and Vege he wins it again there was no reason that horse needed to be as far in front as it was sure turning the straight it was good to have a break but right from the word go

FREE AT LAST
MR SANDGROPER
CROWN PROSECUTOR
TRUE STEEL

FREE AT LAST
LAETARE
REIGNING FORT
TUMERIC

Reigning Fort
Free At Last
Crown Prosecutor
Mr Sandgroper

Mr. Sandgroper
 

Mr. Sandgroper was never going to be suited last start by the 1800m, only gets wound up 2000m or more, preferably 2400. I thought his last two runs in that respect were fantastic, and there is only one horse who can beat him tomorrow, Free At Last. A great run by him last start, I think the quinella of the two of them is a pretty good bet. I liked the win of Crown Prosecutor but it is up in class and in weight, never a good combination. True Steel is honest and should be right in the finish but I feel he can't match it with the other two.

Current EW fixed odds:

FREE AT LAST $3.50
MR SANDGROPER $4.00
CROWN PROSECUTOR $4.75
TRUE STEEL $7.00
LAETARE $10.00
REIGNING FORT $15.00
TUMERIC $17.00
LOCAL PRODUCT $18.00
HIGGINS GOLD $21.00
BLEVVO $26.00
JUST A KISEKI $26.00
BLACK TOM $35.00
MERCEDARIO $61.00
CARDINAL COLOURS $101.00
SHOELESS $101.00
TAPDOG $126.00
CONTACT POINT (1E) $126.00
LADY AVONLEA (2E) $126.00

Latest market movement:


Horse Previous EW Current EW

FREE AT LAST $3.70 $3.50
MR SANDGROPER $4.00 $4.00
CROWN PROSECUTOR $4.50 $4.75
TRUE STEEL $7.50 $7.00
LAETARE $10.00 $10.00
REIGNING FORT $15.00 $15.00
TUMERIC $17.00 $17.00
LOCAL PRODUCT $18.00 $18.00
HIGGINS GOLD $26.00 $21.00
BLEVVO $26.00 $26.00
JUST A KISEKI $26.00 $26.00
BLACK TOM $51.00 $35.00
MERCEDARIO $61.00 $61.00
CARDINAL COLOURS $101.00 $101.00
SHOELESS $101.00 $101.00
TAPDOG $126.00 $126.00
CONTACT POINT (1E) $126.00 $126.00
LADY AVONLEA (2E) $126.00 $126.00

Money for HIGGINS & GOLD BLACK TOM

MR SANDGROPER
LAETARE
FREE AT LAST
HIGGINS GOLD

True steel
free at last the only one that can run him down for mine.

and a spec on tumeric at long odds

Filante Ratings
 

I rate them as follows:

11. Mr Sandgroper $3.0
13. Crown Prosecutor $3.25
15. Free At Last $6.0
3. True Steel $6.5

BLACK TOM to be ridden by P HALL

7) HIGGINS GOLD
1) TUMERIC
15) FREE AT LAST
11) MR SANDGROPER

Mr. Sandgroper
Free At Last
True Steel
Cardinal Colours

Track fast, scratched 16 - Just A Kiseki & 18 Lady Avonlea

No 15 Free At Last
No 11 Mr Sandgroper
No 1 Tumeric
No 3 True Steel

<11> Mr Sandgroper
<15> Free At Last
<2> Blevvo
<1> Tumeric

1 TUMERIC
15 FREE AT LAST
11 MR SANDGROPER
9 TAPDOG

Additional scratchings: 2 – Blevvo & 17 – Contact Point

Current EW fixed odds:

FREE AT LAST $3.50
MR SANDGROPER $4.00
CROWN PROSECUTOR $4.80
TRUE STEEL $7.00
LAETARE $10.00
REIGNING FORT $13.00
TUMERIC $18.00
HIGGINS GOLD $21.00
LOCAL PRODUCT $21.00
BLACK TOM $31.00
MERCEDARIO $61.00
CARDINAL COLOURS $101.00
SHOELESS $101.00
TAPDOG $126.00
BLEVVO SCR
JUST A KISEKI SCR
CONTACT POINT SCR
LADY AVONLEA (2E) SCR

Latest market movement:


Horse Previous EW Current EW

FREE AT LAST $3.50 $3.50
MR SANDGROPER $4.00 $4.00
CROWN PROSECUTOR $4.75 $4.80
TRUE STEEL $7.00 $7.00
LAETARE $10.00 $10.00
REIGNING FORT $15.00 $13.00
TUMERIC $17.00 $18.00
HIGGINS GOLD $21.00 $21.00
LOCAL PRODUCT $18.00 $21.00
BLACK TOM $35.00 $31.00
MERCEDARIO $61.00 $61.00
CARDINAL COLOURS $101.00 $101.00
SHOELESS $101.00 $101.00
TAPDOG $126.00 $126.00
BLEVVO $26.00 SCR
JUST A KISEKI $26.00 SCR
CONTACT POINT $126.00 SCR
LADY AVONLEA (2E) $126.00 SCR

With Blevvo out I'll include <4> Cardinal Colours a roughie with some chance.

Free At Last
Mr Sandgroper
True Steel
Local Product

Mr Sandgroper - Free At Last - Mercedario - Reigning Fort

3 TRUE STEEL
15 FREE AT LAST
11 MR SANDGROPER
5 SHOELESS

True Steel
Higgins Gold
Laetare
Mr Sandgroper

Tumeric / Black Tom EW

i thought that free at last won with a leg in the air.
a remarkable run.

cant back against that form.

Race result
 

08 C.B.COX STAKE WFA

2400 Metres
7:47pm
2ND LEG DAILY DOUBLE

WIN/PLACE
15 3.20 1.50
12.............2.80
14............12.20
QUINELLA 18.70
EXACTA 27.90
TRIFECTA 1419.90
FIRST4 4675.20
(15-12-14-3)
DAILY DOUBLE
(7 - 15) 9.50

(15) FREE AT LAST
(12) LAETARE
(14) BLACK TOM

SCR - 2,16,17,18

FREE AT LAST selected by westman, watsonnek, Seekray, Duritz, FremantleDoctor, Filante, pipedream, Yelmar Boy, thefantic, Modem, iggy25, catweazle, Geez & woody

LAETARE selected by watsonnek, FremantleDoctor & Raw Instinct

BLACK TOM selected by sportz&all

TRUE STEEL selected by Raw Instinct, westman, Duritz, umrum, Filante, Yelmar Boy, thefanatic, catweazle & woody

Thread covered all multiples including the first4.

Nice place divi ($12.20) 3rd horse selected by sportz&all, well done.

From a Perth Cup perspective, disappointing runs by both Mr Sandgroper & Tumeric. On the positive side, Free At Last, Black Tom & Reigning Fort all ran on well over the concluding stages.