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    Posted: 28 Sep 2021 at 9:11pm
Race 2 - 12:00AM HEINEKEN METROPOLITAN (2400 METRES)Times displayed in local time of Race Meeting
Of $750,000.1st $430,500, 2nd $141,000, 3rd $74,250, 4th $33,375, 5th $18,375, 6th $7,500, 7th $7,500, 8th $7,500, 9th $7,500, 10th $7,500, Equine Welfare Fund $7,500, Jockey Welfare Fund $7,500. GROUP 1
Handicap, Minimum Weight 50kg, Three-Years-Old and Upwards, Apprentices cannot claim.

Track Name: Randwick Track Type: Turf

Field Limit: 18 + 4 EM

NoLast 10HorseTrainerJockeyBarrierWeightProbable WeightPenaltyHcp Rating
1x250217x20SPIRIT RIDGE (GB)Mark NewnhamJoshua Parr858kg106
2x120138x55SHARED AMBITION (IRE)Chris WallerNash Rawiller157.5kg106
3x75810x052QUICK THINKERMurray Baker & Andrew ForsmanKerrin McEvoy1857kg105
49x11400x90DASHING WILLOUGHBY (GB)Chris Waller657kg103
5x66538x250ANGEL OF TRUTHMichael, Wayne & John HawkesTommy Berry1956kg103
69308x82684MIRAGE DANCER (GB)Trent Busuttin & Natalie YoungSam Clipperton1356kg103
7600x0516x0WARNINGAnthony & Sam FreedmanRegan Bayliss1256kg103
813x6345x32MONTEFILIADavid PayneHugh Bowman1755.5kg106
9x241441x06ATTORNEY (FR)Matthew SmithJames McDonald2055.5kg102
1025x57170x5LE DON DE VIE (GB)Anthony & Sam FreedmanGlen Boss2155.5kg102
117x6321x280KUKERACHA (NZ)Chris WallerGlyn Schofield1655.5kg100
12x32324x371SHE’S IDEELBjorn BakerJason Collett1555kg105
1322x5415116HARPO MARX (IRE)Bjorn BakerMs Rachel King554kg99
14241265x831ENTENTEGai Waterhouse & Adrian BottTim Clark452.5kg103
15134x132751GREAT HOUSE (IRE)Chris WallerJeff Penza1152kg2.0kg97
160x654700x7HUSH WRITER (JPN)Gai Waterhouse & Adrian BottJames Innes Jnr751kg93
17x333112163NO COMPROMISE (NZ)Chris WallerMs Kathy O'Hara1050kg91
181622x32x05CHARMS STAR (NZ)Chris WallerMs Alysha Collett950kg88
19e101x71x574LUNCIES (GB)Kris LeesRobbie Dolan250kg88
20e1122x05x64ZEYREK (FR)Michael, Wayne & John HawkesAndrew Adkins350kg88
21ex4x16123x0LONG ARM (IRE)Peter GelagotisJean Van Overmeire1450kg88
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It says a lot about this race that those at the top of the weights here are currently outside the field for the Caulfield Cup, if the Auckland Cup deserved a downgrade, surely this race is at least on the warning level?
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I remember this race being on notice about 15 years ago as being a potential downgrade. Somehow it avoided the chop. It must be at serious risk once again though. 
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It has 4 Derby winners in it. including Two ATC Derby winners.

An Oaks placegetter, a St Leger and Tancred placegetter.

What am I doing ?
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Distance of this race needs to go back to 13f.
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A good thing in this race imo , Quick Thinker. Wink
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@#$%!
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Gee, I think it’s a crackerjack field this year.  

Could have been even better if Lloyd &/or Ciaron split up their teams of stayers - but they’ve chosen to gang tackle the Bart Cummings Stks.  Which I can understand - $750k race in your own backyard & auto entry to the Cup.

I’d be expecting She’s Ideel & Montefelia to run well on Saturday and be major players for the Caulfield Cup.

If Zeyrek (2nd em) can jag a run, he might be a sleeper for the race too.
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I'm on Warning at $51. Hope he gets his ground
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Originally posted by djebel djebel wrote:

It has 4 Derby winners in it. including Two ATC Derby winners.

An Oaks placegetter, a St Leger and Tancred placegetter.

What am I doing ?

Maybe I'm being a bit cynical about the race?
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No Compromise looks soooo good with 50kgs imho. Should shake the bejezus out of this race on the minimum.
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Well the horse I tipped as a sleeper, Zeyrek, has now got a run.

So much for being a sleeper, seems he must have been on the radar of plenty of others too, now crunched into 9/1 !!
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Originally posted by Afros Afros wrote:

It says a lot about this race that those at the top of the weights here are currently outside the field for the Caulfield Cup, if the Auckland Cup deserved a downgrade, surely this race is at least on the warning level?

Absolutely - 100% spot on mate.
Australian racing is only good up to 1400m in terms of world standards when it comes to depth/quality in numbers
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The fact that A&S Freedman have switched Warning (whose two runs at Randwick have been shocking) and Le Don De Vie here instead of running at Flemington tells you that this field is weaker than either the Turnbull or the Bart Cummings.

But from a punting perspective it is still a good betting race!
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Entente has been absolutely crunched. Third run in two weeks but bolted home last week.

Could Entente be a big smoky for the Cup?
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Looking at all of todays staying runs I have them all in this order.

Selino
Grand Promenade
Chapada
Incentivise (although if he wins the Caulfield Cup and gets a penalty that will drop him in the order)
Young Werther
Montefilia (depends on her getting a penalty for her win today)
Realm of Flowers
Tralee Rose (although I still think she is a risk at the 3200m)
Entente
Master Of Wine

So in other words Entente needs to improve on his effort today and on her previous record with Metrop runners, Gai will be waiting another year for a another Cup win. That was his grand final today!  
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Did you overlook Explosive Jack ? 
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He's still running
Time is a flat circle
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Originally posted by VOYAGER VOYAGER wrote:

Looking at all of todays staying runs I have them all in this order.

Selino
Grand Promenade
Chapada
Incentivise (although if he wins the Caulfield Cup and gets a penalty that will drop him in the order)
Young Werther
Montefilia (depends on her getting a penalty for her win today)
Realm of Flowers
Tralee Rose (although I still think she is a risk at the 3200m)
Entente
Master Of Wine

So in other words Entente needs to improve on his effort today and on her previous record with Metrop runners, Gai will be waiting another year for a another Cup win. That was his grand final today!  


In my opinion Realm Of Flowers should be up that list a little bit more. Was ridden near nast and ran on well from behind and finished 6th, only 2.5 lengths away from the winner (Grand Prominade).
Australian racing is only good up to 1400m in terms of world standards when it comes to depth/quality in numbers
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