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Bart - Bart - Bart - Bart

admin — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:54:25 +0000

IT was that man again at Moonee Valley today where Bart Cummings chalked up another Group 1 victory when So You Think led throughout to claim the W S Cox Plate.
If he was in the stables of any other trainer it is doubtful that So You Think would have been given a place in the field but when it is Bart Cummings you don’t think twice.
Having only his fifth race start and with only two previous wins next to his name, So You Think quickly worked to the front and set a smart pace throughout.
With only 49.5kg on his back he never looked like tiring and while the more fancied runners were battling to make ground he kicked clear at the top of the home straight and held on to win clearly.
Fellow three-year-old Manhattan Rain held on gamely for second while Zipping kicked back after looking gone to hold on to third, just ahead of the fast finishing El Segundo.
Race favourite Whobetgotyou settled well back and looked a rough as he made ground from the 100 metre mark but failed to maintain that burst and only struggled to the line.
So You Think is Cummings’ fourth Cox Plate winner after Taj Rossi in 1973 and successive wins with Saintly in 1996 and Dane Ripper in 1997.
Melbourne Cup hopeful Speed Gifted (GB) was outclassed under the WFA conditions and was never in the hunt.
2009 TATTERSALL’S COX PLATE – 2040m (Saturday, October 24)
Group 1. WFA of $3,000,000 plus $50,000 trophies. First: $1,800,000 plus trophies; Second: $440,000; Third: $220,000; Fourth: $130,000; Fifth: $110,000; Sixth: $100,000; Seventh: $100,000; Eighth: $100,000.
$14.00 SO YOU THINK (NZ) (Dato Tan Chin Nam & Tunku Ahmad Yahaya. B/br c 3y, High Chaparral (Ire..) - Triassic (NZ), by Tights (USA). Tr: Bart Cummings. 495.kg. Glen Boss 1
$19.00 MANHATTAN RAIN (Teeley Assets Ltd syn. (Mgr: Ms I O”Farrell). B c 3y, Encosta De Lago - Shantha’’s Choice, by Canny Lad). Tr: Ms Gai Waterhouse. 49.5kg.
Craig Williams 2
$12.00 ZIPPING (Mr & Mrs L J Williams. B g 8y, Danehill (USA) - Social Scene (Ire.), by Grand Lodge (USA). Tr: John Sadler. 57kg. Steven Arnold 3
Then followed:
16.00 El Segundo (NZ) (b g 8y, Pins - Palos Verdes (NZ) 59 L Nolen 4
20.00 Scenic Shot (b g 7y, Scenic (Ire.) – Sweepshot) 59 S Scriven 5
2.80 f Whobegotyou (Street Cry (Ire.) - Temple Of Peace (Japan) 57.5 D Oliver 6
7.50 Heart Of Dreams (b g 4y, Show A Heart - Academy Of Dreams) 57.5 C Newitt 7
16.00 Rock Kingdom (ch g 4y, Rock Of Gibraltar (Ire.) - Happy Empress) 57.5 N Rawiller 8
21.00 Black Piranha (br g 6y, Clang – Jazztrack) 59 T Angland 9
21.00 Road To Rock (b h 5y, Encosta De Lago - Trewornan (GB) 59 G Schofield 10
21.00 Vision And Power (NZ) (b g 7y, Carnegie (Ire.) - Escada (NZ) 59 H Bowman 11
11.00 Speed Gifted (GB) (b g 6y, Montjeu (Ire.) - Good Standing (USA) 59 D Dunn 12
71.00 Nom Du Jeu (NZ) (b h 5y, Montjeu (Ire.) - Prized Gem (NZ) 59 M Rodd 13
Scratched: Sir Slick. Won by: 2-1/2 lengths, long neck. Time: 2:03.98. (Last 600m: 35.31). Track: good (3).
Barriers: 7-13-2-12. Judge’s numbers: 14-13-2-1.
SuperTAB Divs: Win: $9.50. Place: $3.00, $4.10, $2.90. Quinella: $54.20. Exacta: $132.80. Trifecta: $1569.30. First Four: $10,928.30.

Slick veteran faces early Vet check

admin — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:17:58 +0000

Cox Plate rank outsider Sir Slick will have to pass a Veterinary check before he is allowed to take his place in Australia’s weight-for-age title race.
Reports from Mornington suggested that the $126 roughie appeared sore in his off fore hoof.
Racing Victoria’s chief veterinary surgeon Paul O’Callaghan today travelled to the Mornington stables of trainer Graeme Nicholson to inspect Sir Slick.
No decision was made on the spot but O’Callaghan will inspect the horse again before 7.30am on raceday at which time a decision will be made on whether the veteran Sir Slick takes his place in the $3,000,000 Cox Plate at Moonee Valley.

Cox Plate - the facts and figures

admin — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:50:46 +0000

TWISTED and turned to suit, the facts and figures from past Cox Plate results suggest that Whobegotyou is far from a certainty this year.
For a start no horse whose name starts with a W has won a Cox Plate.
Whittier ran second twice - 1923 and 1924 and Winfreux was runner-up in 1965 and 1966, while Wonderful World ran second in 2007.
The most successful initial has been S with 13 winners and will be represented this year by Scenic Shot, Sir Slick, Speed Gifted and So You Think.
Allowing for no scratchings, Whobetgotyou will start from barrier 10, which has supplied only four winners with the last being Bonecrusher in the 1986 “race of the century.”
The most successful barrier has been 6, Scenic Shot’s draw this year.
Whobegotyou will also carry saddlecloth 10 which has supplied just five winners over the years, the latest being Makybe Diva in 2005, with number 1 the standout with 19 winners.
Recent changes in the weight-for-age scale mean Whobetgotyou will carry 57.5kg, which is yet to supply a winner with 59kg (9st4lb) the most success weight with 32 winners.
The reigning favourite is one of only two chestnuts contesting the race this year (along with Rock Kingdom) and that colour horse has saluted 28 times, but none since Saintly in 1996.
The most prolific colour has been bay with 30 wins, including the last three years with Fields Of Omagh, El Segundo and Maldivian.
And the bays have the numbers on their side again as there are nine of them going around this time.
Presently Whobetgotyou is quoted $2.90, approximately 2-1, a price that has supplied five winners, the last 2-1 winner was Better Loosen Up in 1990.
The most prolific winning price is 4-1 with six winners.
Of course there a couple of details that tip the scales towards the pre-post favourite.
Whobegotyou is a gelding and horses that have faced the chop are the most prolific winners in the history of the race with 32 successess, including the last three years, which has eased them ahead of entires who have won 31 Cox Plates.
He is a four-year-old and they lead the way with 25 wins ahead of five-year-olds with 22.
Of course the numbers, colours and letters will count for nothing once the starter says go.
Given his love of Moonee Valley, four starts for four wins, and with Damien Oliver doing the piloting, Whobegotyou is likely to claim his own place in Cox Plate history.

Stars prospects set to light up Spring

admin — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 06:15:00 +0000

THE 2009 Melbourne Spring Carnival is looming as one of the best for years after several potential superstars were unearthed in less than half an hour at Caulfield and Rosehill this afternoon.

And they were matched by equally impressive performances by a couple of already established topliners.

First up was the highly promising four-year-old Mic Mac who staked his claim as a star of the future with a dominating win in the Group 2, Memsie Stakes at Caulfield.

A winner at six of his first seven starts Mic Mac faced his acid test in a field that boasted two Melbourne Cup winners, a Cox Plate winner and a BMW winner and he passed in flying colours.

Smartly away from his inside draw Mic Mac led the field at a solid clip with Von Costa Der Hero sitting on his shoulder.

That pair drifted towards the centre of the track entering the home straight where Von Costa De Hero issued a short lived challenge before the effort told on him and he dropped right out.

It was left to 2008 Melbourne Cup winner Viewed and 2007 Melbourne Cup winner Efficient to issue the next challenge but they were unable to make any ground on the leader who was drawing clear again towards the end.

The talented but eternal unlucky Whobetgotyou made a late charge through a gap to gain second without ever looking a likely winner.

A later vet check on Von Costa De Hero failed to reveal any problems with the horse who was ridden completelu upside down to his normal standard of racing.

Viewed and Efficient were ultra-impressive runs over the unsuitable 1400 metres and both will shorten in betting for the Melbourne Cup after their efforts.

Winning trainer Greg Eurell said after the race that Mic Mac would now be set for the Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes over 1600m at Moonee Valley in a fortnight but he wasn’t sure if he would press on for the Cox Plate.

SOME 20 minutes later, in Sydney, Denman gave former class galloper Lonhro his first Group One winner as a sire when he stormed clear to score an easy win in the Golden Rose Stakes at Rosehill.

Denman was spelled after an unlucky placing at his first start at Flemington in December and today was his fifth win from as many starts since resuming.

He got back in the field early but quickly raced up to the leaders when asked for an effort by jockey Kerrin McEvoy and after taking the lead in the home straight he soon established a winning break.

Denman will now be set for the Spring Champion Stakes before likely heading to Melbourne.

While the winner was impressive so too was the runner-up Trusting who stormed home from the tail of the field with a withering burst which suggested he will prove hard to beat in the Spring Champion Stakes which will likely be a stepping stone towards the Victoria Derby.

Poor decisions lose the Ashes

admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:22:22 +0000

WELL the Poms have regained the Ashes, but in boxing terms it wasn’t a knockout victory, it was a points decision and a hotly disputed one at that.
They will be waking up with sore heads this morning after celebrating their win but when they sober up they might consider just how lucky they were.
Sure, several Poms played well at times but there is little doubt that Australia were cruelly treated and a series of poor decisions by a series of people that made the difference between victory and defeat.
Nobody doubts that umpiring at that level is tough and there is clearly always going to be mistakes but how come they all seemed to favour England?
Absolutely nothing worse than not calling for the video umpire when Flintoff claimed a clearly “grassed” catch early in the series.
We won’t go as far as calling Flintoff a cheat but can you imagine how the jackals of the English press would have squealed had that been the other way around with an Australian claiming the catch.
There were numerous other doubtful decisions and several that were absolutely doubtless.
How Billy Bowden did not give Strauss out LBW first ball defies belief.
And in this final and deciding Test Marcus North copped two poor decisions.
He clearly edged the ball on to his pads in the first innings but was given out LBW and then in the second innings there is no way a video umpire could not have given him the benefit of doubt had they called for a replay of his “alleged” stumping by Prior.
You could think that Bowden seemed to get caught up in the emotion of the English player’s appeal his finger went up that quick.
But it would be terribly wrong to simply blame the umpires.
The Australian captain was on the wrong side of several bad calls with the coin toss throughout the series and had he won the toss and batted in the final Test it would likely have been a different result.
Of course you can’t blame Ponting for that, a coin toss is a matter of luck.
But not so a matter of luck when it comes to team selection.
It was criminal to see Nathan Hauritz sitting out this final Test.
Hauritz is not the best off-spinner in the world but either is English spinner Graeme Swan and he was turning the ball a mile from the start.
The Poms had left the covers off the pitch the day before the Test started and it was clearly going to be a spinners wicket.
From day one it was a dustbowl and as far as I know it is up to the selectors to understand these things.
The end result probably matches the lack of judgement shown by the team management before the first Test even started.
How the Australian’s prepared for that match by using practice balls brought over from Australia instead of using the local ball defies belief.
What were they thinking?
Costs?
Whatever it was it was a poor decision and one of many that cost Australia the Ashes.

Patience earns Williams a Sydney Cup

admin — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 06:03:45 +0000

A BRILLIANT ride by Craig Williams has seen veteran stayer Ista Kareem score an easy win in the Sydney Cup at Randwick today.
From his inside barrier draw, Williams allowed Ista Kareem to settle in the second half of the field while the heavily backed Fuimicino was allowed to stride along at a good pace out in front.
With no pressure placed on him Fuimicino led the field into the home straight but he was soon under pressure and struggling as he was challenged by Divine Rebel and Mr Tipsy.
That pair raced down the outside and looked to have the race between them at the 200 metre mark but Williams was able to steer Ista Kareem through the pack and kicked up along the rails.
It looked a combination of Divine Rebel and Mr Tipsy fading the closing stages along with Ista Kareem’s powerful finish that decided the result.
Divine Rebel kicked back to gain second place just ahead of Mr Tipsy.
Early leader Fuimicino battled on fairly to finish just behind the placegetters alongside with Master O’Reilly who was never in the race from the wide barrier with his big weight.
Winning trainer Colin Little said the weather played a big part in Ista Kareem’s win.
Little said: “He failed in the Adelaide Cup because of the humidity but he got the conditions he loves here.’’

How the favourite’s have fared

admin — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:03:41 +0000

IT looks like New Zealand stayer Mr Tipsy will carry the hopes of most punters going into today’s Sydney Cup at Randwick.
In what looks to be one of the most open Sydney Cups in recent years, Mr Tipsy has continued to firm in the Sportingbet market during the week, although only slightly, and at $6.50 he is now the outright favourite.
With the three emergencies out, he has come in three from his original barrier draw of 16 and now jumping from barrier 13 doesn’t look too bad.
There has been good money for the Bart Cummings trained Dandaad who has firmed two points since he drew barrier three.
The in form but up in class Casa De Campo has also come in from $81.00 to $41.00.
The Sydney Cup has been a good race for punters in recent years with three of the last six public elects getting the prize.

SYDNEY CUP – 3200 metres (Randwick, Saturday, April 25)

Number	horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Price
1-0484	Master O’Reilly (NZ)	Danny O’Brien	Damien Oliver	(19)	57.5kg	8.00
2-1064	Newport	Paul Perry	Hugh Bowman	(5)	55.5kg	7.50
3-7771	Fiumicino (NZ)	M,W & J Hawkes	Jim Cassidy	(14)	55kg	7.00
4-6892	Ice Chariot	Ron Maund	Glyn Schofield	(17)	55kg	21.00
5-3214	Ista Kareem (NZ)	Colin Little	Craig Williams	(6)	55kg	8.00
6-2211	Divine Rebel	Michael Moroney	Kerrin McEvoy	(9)	51kg	12.00
7-1125	Mr Tipsy	M & B Baker	Corey Brown	(16)	51kg	6.50
8-4217	Enzedex Eagle (NZ)	Chris Waller	Tye Angland	(4)	51kg	26.00
9-9539	Brave Lancer (NZ)	Stephen Farley	Tommy Berry	(2)	51kg	41.00
10-1012	Casa De Campo	Donna Logan	Ms Clare Lindop	(12)	51kg	41.00
11-3478	Twin Wing	Guy Walter	Jay Ford	(8)	51kg	51.00
12-5582	Glistening (GB)	Michael Moroney	Glen Boss	(18)	51kg	71.00
13-1423	Common Objective	Gai Waterhouse	Blake Shinn	(15)	51kg	21.00
14-4345	Lang (NZ)	David Payne	Kathy O’Hara	(11)	51kg	14.00
15-9570	Tangalooma (NZ)	Kim Waugh	Grant Buckley	(1)	51kg	41.00
16-6866	Dandaad (NZ)	Bart Cummings	Craig Newitt	(3)	51kg	9.00
17-1311	Speed Dubai (Em)	Guy Walter	_	(7)	51kg	Scr
18-1130	Joe Blow (NZ) (Em)	Bart Cummings	_	(10)	51kg	Scr
19-0260	Carski Drum (Em)	Mick Petrovic	_	(13)	51kg	Scr

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LAST 20 FAVOURITES/WINNERS

	Favourite’s			Winner’s		Winner’s
Year…	Price	Favourite	Placed	Price	Winner	Age
2008	3.80	No Wine No Song	WON			B g 6y
2007	7-4	Blutigeroo	Fourth	8-1	Gallic	Ch g 5y
2006	13-8	Foraam	Fourth	14-1	County Tyrone	B g 7y
2005	11-4	Mahtoum	WON			B g 5y
2004	9-4	Mummify	Third	5-2	Makybe Diva (GB)	B m 5y
2003	3-1	Honor Babe	WON			B m 4y
2002	6-1	Soldier Blue	Fifteenth	15-2	Henderson Bay	B g 6y
2001	7-2	Giovana	Fifth	12-1	Mr Prudent	Ch g 6y
2000	11-4	Tie The Knot	Ninth	8-1	Streak	B g 5y
1999	8-11	Tie The Knot	WON			Ch g 5y
1998	7-4	Doriemus	Second	11-4	Tie The Knot	Ch g 4y
1997	9-4	Istidaad	Fourth	8-1	Linesman	B g 5y
1996	9-4	Count Chivas	WON			B g 4y
1995	7-1eq	Starstruck	Fifth	14-1	Daacha	Ch g 5y
1995	7-1eq	Super Monarch	Tenth
1995	7-1eq	Royal Tiara	Eighteenth
1994	6-4	Miltak	Sixth	16-1	Cross Swords	B g 6y
1993	6-4	Subzero	Third	10-1	Azaam	Gr h 6y
1992	2-1	Demerit	Ninth	4-1	My Eagle Eye	B g 4y
1991	9-4	Prizaam	Sixth	40-1	Just A Dancer	Ch h 4y
1990	9-10	Sydeston	Fourth	9-2	King Aussie	B g 5y
1989	5-1	Round The World	Eighth	15-1	Palace Revolt	B m 4y
1988	2-1	Banderol	WON			B g 6y
1987	8-13	Myocard	Second	7-1	Major Drive	Ch g 5y
1986	8-13	Marooned (GB)	WON			Ch h 5y
1985	3-1	Imaprince	Second	14-1	Late Show	Ch g 4y
1984	11-4	What A Nuisance	Sixth	8-1	Trissaro	B g 5y
1983	4-1	Fountaincourt	Third	8-1	Veloso	B c 3yo

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Cup punters have mud in their eyes

admin — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:14:15 +0000

A possible heavy track and weight of money has seen BMW winner Fuimicino take over as outright favourite for the Sydney Cup in the latest Sportingbet markets.
Overnight he shared favourtism at $7.50 with Newport and Mr Tipsy but while they have remained steady he has shortened half a point to $7.00.
After a series of poor runs Fuimicino improved out of sight to win the BMW running away by 3/4 of a length and his supporters seem confident he can go on with it.
It was Fuimicino’s third win from six starts on a heavy surface and that includes the 2400m Australian Derby at Randwick in 2007.
Following his favourable barrier draw Ista Kareem has continued to firm and he has come in from $9.50 to $8.00.
Ista Kareem also likes it wet with four wins from six starts on slow tracks and two wins from six on heavy tracks.
Another one to shorten ($16.00 to $14.00) has been the consistent performer Lang.
He was only 1.5 lengths away when he ran on solidly out wide when fifth of 16 behind Divine Rebel in the Chairman’s Handicap at Randwick at his latest outing on April 11.
He has won two and been placed two of six starts on slow track but has not won in three starts on heavy tracks.
The latest sportingbet markets are:
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SYDNEY CUP – 3200 metres (Randwick, Saturday, April 25)

Number	horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Price
1-0484	Master O’Reilly (NZ)	Danny O’Brien	Damien Oliver	(19)	57.5kg	8.00
2-1064	Newport	Paul Perry	Hugh Bowman	(5)	55.5kg	7.50
3-7771	Fiumicino (NZ)	M,W & J Hawkes	Jim Cassidy	(14)	55kg	7.00
4-6892	Ice Chariot	Ron Maund	Glyn Schofield	(17)	55kg	21.00
5-3214	Ista Kareem (NZ)	Colin Little	Craig Williams	(6)	55kg	8.00
6-2211	Divine Rebel	Michael Moroney	Kerrin McEvoy	(9)	51kg	12.00
7-1125	Mr Tipsy	M & B Baker	Corey Brown	(16)	51kg	7.50
8-4217	Enzedex Eagle (NZ)	Chris Waller	Tye Angland	(4)	51kg	26.00
9-9539	Brave Lancer (NZ)	Stephen Farley	Tommy Berry	(2)	51kg	41.00
10-1012	Casa De Campo	Donna Logan	_	(12)	51kg	81.00
11-3478	Twin Wing	Guy Walter	Jay Ford	(8)	51kg	51.00
12-5582	Glistening (GB)	Michael Moroney	_	(18)	51kg	71.00
13-1423	Common Objective	Gai Waterhouse	Blake Shinn	(15)	51kg	21.00
14-4345	Lang (NZ)	David Payne	Kathy O’Hara	(11)	51kg	14.00
15-9570	Tangalooma (NZ)	Kim Waugh	Grant Buckley	(1)	51kg	41.00
16-6866	Dandaad (NZ)	Bart Cummings	Craig Newitt	(3)	51kg	10.00
17-1311	Speed Dubai (Em)	Guy Walter	_	(7)	51kg	31.00
18-1130	Joe Blow (NZ) (Em)	Bart Cummings	Glen Boss	(10)	51kg	26.00
19-0260	Carski Drum (Em)	Mick Petrovic	_	(13)	51kg	201.00

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Horror draws for hotpots in Cup

admin — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:15:06 +0000

THE barrier draw has not been kind to several of the more fancied runners in Saturday’s Sydney Cup.
Pre-post equal favourites for the draw were New Zealander Mr Tipsy and BMW winner Fiumicino who have drawn barriers 16 and 14 respectively.
The three emergencies have all drawn inside that pair so their draw is likely to improve marginally.
They have now been joined at the top of the betting by Newport who fared much better with barrier 5.
2007 Caulfield Cup winner Master O’Reilly has drawn the extreme outside in the field of 19 and even with the three emergencies out he will came from barrier 16.

SYDNEY CUP – 3200 metres (Randwick, Saturday, April 25)

Number	horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Price
1-0484	Master O’Reilly (NZ)	Danny O’Brien	Damien Oliver	(19)	57.5kg	8.00
2-1064	Newport	Paul Perry	Hugh Bowman	(5)	55.5kg	7.50
3-7771	Fiumicino (NZ)	M,W & J Hawkes	Jim Cassidy	(14)	55kg	7.50
4-6892	Ice Chariot	Ron Maund	Glyn Schofield	(17)	55kg	21.00
5-3214	Ista Kareem (NZ)	Colin Little	Craig Williams	(6)	55kg	9.50
6-2211	Divine Rebel	Michael Moroney	Kerrin McEvoy	(9)	51kg	12.00
7-1125	Mr Tipsy	M & B Baker	Corey Brown	(16)	51kg	7.50
8-4217	Enzedex Eagle (NZ)	Chris Waller	Tye Angland	(4)	51kg	26.00
9-9539	Brave Lancer (NZ)	Stephen Farley	Tommy Berry	(2)	51kg	41.00
10-1012	Casa De Campo	Donna Logan	_	(12)	51kg	71.00
11-3478	Twin Wing	Guy Walter	Jay Ford	(8)	51kg	51.00
12-5582	Glistening (GB)	Michael Moroney	_	(18)	51kg	61.00
13-1423	Common Objective	Gai Waterhouse	Blake Shinn	(15)	51kg	21.00
14-4345	Lang (NZ)	David Payne	Kathy O’Hara	(11)	51kg	16.00
15-9570	Tangalooma (NZ)	Kim Waugh	Grant Buckley	(1)	51kg	41.00
16-6866	Dandaad (NZ)	Bart Cummings	Craig Newitt	(3)	51kg	10.00
17-1311	Speed Dubai (Em)	Guy Walter	_	(7)	51kg	31.00
18-1130	Joe Blow (NZ) (Em)	Bart Cummings	Glen Boss	(10)	51kg	21.00
19-0260	Carski Drum (Em)	Mick Petrovic	_	(13)	51kg	201.00

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Nice odds if you can find the Sydney Cup winner

admin — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:59:05 +0000

BOOKMAKERS are having as much trouble as punters in finding the likely winner of Saturday’s Sydney Cup at Randwick.
At present they have it at $7.50 the field with favourtism shared between Mr Tipsy and Fiumicino.
Not far behind them are Ista Kareem and Master O’Reilly at $8.00 and the enigmatic Newport at $9.00.
They are keeping the lightly raced New Zealand galloper Mr Tipsy safe even though he was disappointing when beaten five lengths by Fiumicino in the BMW at Rosehill last start on April 4.
Before that the four-year-od son of Montjeu had no luck when second to Spin Around in the New Zealand Cup over 3200 metres on March 4, in only his 11th race start.
That was only his second unplaced start in a career that only began last July and has produced six wins and four placings.
Fiumicino’s surprise win in the BMW was a welcome return to form after a series of six disappointing unplaced runs and the 2007 AJC Australian Derby winner shapes as though he will appreciate the 3200 metres.
The barrier draw for the Cup will be done tomorrow.

The current Sportingbet market is:

$7.50	Mr Tipsy
$7.50	Fiumicino
$8.00	Ista Kareem
$8.00	Master O’Reilly
$9.00	Newport
$10.00	Dandaad
$13.00	Divine Rebel
$16.00	Lang
$17.00	Zagreb
$19.00	Common Objective
$21.00	Ice Chariot
$21.00	Eskimo Dan
$23.00	Kerdem
$26.00	Miss Maren
$26.00	Enzedex Eagle
$31.00 to $351.00	others.

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THE LAST 20 SYDNEY CUPS – 3200 metres

2008	No Wine No Song	55.5	Pentathon	56	Lang	54	3:25.5
2007	Gallic	56	Irazu	53.5	No Wine No Song	53.5	3:27.3
2006	County Tyrone	55.5	Zabeat	53.5	Three Chimneys	53	3:22.6
#2005	Mahtoum	52.5	County Tyrone	56	Philosophe	51.5	3:27.6

#2005-Protest 3rd against 2nd upheld.

2004	Makybe Diva	56.5	Manawa King	50	Mummify	57.5	3:21.2
2003	Honor Babe	53	County Tyrone	56	Grey Song	54.5	3:30.5
2002	Henderson Bay	54	Mr. Prudent	55.5	Spirit Of Westbury	56	3:26.7
2001	Mr. Prudent	50.5	Prophet’s Kiss	49	Starina	49	3:26.9
2000	Streak	53.5	Sharscay	54	Ears’ Ronny	49.5	3:30.3
#1999	Tie The Knot	57	Praise Indeed	53	Lahar	49	3:22.6

#1999 - Ears’ Ronny 2nd past post later disqualified.

1998	Tie The Knot	50.5	Doriemus	59	Praise Indeed	50	3:25.7
1997	Linesman	51.5	Nothin Leica Dane	56	Ebony Grosve	51.5	3:20.5
1996	Count Chivas	55.5	The Bandette	48.5	Beaux Art	53	3:26.3
1995	Daacha	51	Dark Ksar	55.5	Gold Sovereign	51.5	3:24.3
1994	Cross Swords	52.5	Hear That Bell	52	Azzaam	55.5	3:28.8
1993	Azzaam	53.5	Te Akau Nick	54	Subzero	57.5	3:28.3
1992	My Eagle Eye	52.5	Aquidity	56	Castletown	59.5	3:23.8
1991	Just A Dancer	52	Castletown	56	I’m In Heaven	53	3:19.0
1990	King Aussie	53	Chaleyer	50	Palace Revolt	52.5	3:36.6
1989	Palace Revolt	48.5	Coshking	51.5	Regal Chela	49	3:38.1
1988	Banderol	53.5	Round The World	51.5	Equity Girl	49.5	3:34.1

2008 SYDNEY CUP 3200 metres (Saturday, May 3)
Group 1. Handicap 3YO&Up. of $700,000 plus $28,360 trophies; First: $420,000 plus trophies; Second: $133,000; Third: $66,500; Fourth: $31,500; Fifth: $17,500; Sixth: $10,500; Seventh: $10,500; Eighth: $10,500.
$3.80 fav NO WINE NO SONG (Tobermory Stud Syn. (Mgrs: J A & Mrs T O’Gara) b g 6y, Song Of Tara (Ire.) - Deep Time (NZ), by Kinjite (NZ). Kevin Moses 55.5kg. Damien Oliver 1
$5.00 PENTATHON (NZ) (R S Baulcomb & M K Ralston’s ch g 6y, Pentire (GB) - Star Royal (NZ), by Grosvenor (NZ). Tr: John Wheeler. 56kg. Shane Dye 2
$31.00 LANG (NZ) (Lang Road Pty Ltd Syn. (Mgrs: J P Stevens & G F Rogers) b g 5y, Lord Ballina - Regal Cent (NZ), by Centaine). Tr: David Payne. 54kg. Glyn Schofield 3
Then followed:

26.00	County Tyrone	(b g 9y, Danewin - Nice Choice (GB)	57	D Nikolic	4
16.00	Red Lord	(b g 4y, Redoute’s Choice - Dame Cath (NZ)	54.5	N Rawiller	5
11.00	Lacey Underall	(b m 5y, Desert Sun (GB) - Flirted)	54	D Dunn	6
41.00	Play Me (GB)	(b m 6y, Nashwan (USA) - Mrs Moonlight (GB)	52.5	J Lloyd	7
7.50	Young Centaur	(br g 5y, Jeune (GB) - Centafit (NZ)	55	C W Brown	8
11.00	Resolution (NZ)	(b g 4y, Pentire (GB) - Amritsar Jet (NZ)	54	Ms L Cropp	9
31.00	Tails Of Triomphe	(b g 6y, Archway (Ire.) - Spinning Heads)	54	P Gatt	10
31.00	Sir James (NZ)	(b h 4y, Montjeu (Ire.) - Happiness (NZ)	54	P Robl	11
41.00	Lazer Sharp	(b g 4y, Zariz - Scadabba)	55.5	B Shinn	12
18.00	Exinite (NZ)	(ch g 6y, Lord Ballina - Centrepiece (NZ)	54	H Bowman	13
61.00	Grand Destiny	(b/br g 4y, Redoute’s Choice - Lilting)	54	J Winks	14
31.00	The Chieftain	(b g 5y, Song Of Tara (Ire.) - Felicity Rose)	54	J Innes	15
12.00	The Fuzz (NZ)	(br g 5y, Danasinga - Drama Queen (NZ)	56.5	C Williams	16

Scratched: Philosophe. Won by: 1 length, 1-1/4 lengths. Time: 3:25.51. (Last 600m 35.86). Track: dead.
Barriers: 8-5-3. Judge’s numbers: 5-3-11-1.
SuperTAB Divs: Win: $3.70. Place: $1.70, $2.30, $8.80. Quinella: $11.80.
Exacta: $17.20. Trifecta: $398.50. First Four: 5-3-11-1. $5789.90.
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