have cast their eye over all 24 runners in the race — which will be run at 3pm AEDT at Flemington — and picked the best handful of chances and how you should invest your cash.1. CROSS COUNTER The Charlie Appleby-trained galloper carried 51kg to victory in last year’s Cup but rises to 57.5kg here. That’s a significant weight increase but he’s obviously a top-class stayer who has performed well in three runs since his Cup win. He was just 1.
Cumani says the the rumours from across the international horses suggest Mustajeer and Prince of Arran have settled in the best — while highly fancied $13 shot Cross Counter is out of sorts. “I’m not getting a great vibe about Cross Counter and of course he’s got to do it with a stone-mooring weight this year. The Aidan O’Brien lot have all settled in well. Joseph O’Brien, we know he’s been here and won it in the past with Rekindling, they’ve got seven horrses between them which is quite an achievement in itself. I do like the Japanese horse, Mere de glace.“The one I keep coming back to though is Mustajeer. The Ebor winner. He was a good run in the Caulfield Cup I thought.
This galloper grows an extra leg in Australia. The Charlie Fellowes-trained gelding has had five starts down under – all in Group races – and never missed a place. He backed up a strong win in the G3 Hotham to finish 3rd in last year’s Melbourne Cup and only rises 1kg . The seasoned stayer was terrific finishing 2nd in the G2 Herbert Power two-back when covering additional ground and giving weight to the winner, before fighting off True Self to take out the G3 Geelong Cup last start.
He was incredibly average in the Geelong Cup last start when ridden a treat. Overall, his Australian form has been underwhelming at best.This German-bred galloper finished 27.55L off Cross Counter in last year’s Cup and he’s failed to place in six runs since. Based on that, it’s hard to see him figuring in the finish but he at least showed some signs of improvement in the Caulfield Cup last start. He finished 10th but was squeezed at the 200m and probably should have finished closer.
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