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The Melbourne Mail: Caulfield – 12th of October 2024

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Guineas day at Caulfield is always one of the best days on the calendar.

GEAR UP winning the Sportsbet Victoria Gold Cup
GEAR UP winning the Sportsbet Victoria Gold Cup Picture: Colin Bull / Sportpix

Three Group Ones to get excited about this week on Guineas day where we could be in for something special.

While Broadsiding (and Mr Brightside) are the main attractions, neither look betting propositions at the short odds. For what it's worth, I've got Broadsiding marked $1.60 and Mr Brightside marked $1.75 so both would need to get out a bit to entertain diving in.

For our best on the card, I'm happy to roll back to Race 2 with a fairly evenly matched fillies race seeing Erno's Cube equal favourite in a three-way go, when I think she should be outright pick.

First-up in the Silver Shadow she ran to 108+ on the Timeform scale, ridden inefficiently and getting home strongly late. She was 0.6 lengths off Silmarillion there who was ridden perfectly on speed and the sectionals say Erno's Cube was some 10 pounds better than her.

Last start I don't think she quite ran out 1400m when looming behind Autumn Glow, but still ran to 108 and brings comfortably the best last start rating into this.

Back to 1200m here, she looks clearly the horse to beat. I Am Velvet is unbeaten in three runs, running to 99 with Timeform prior to a spell over 1400m. She's progressive but the race she won is awful and she'll need a big new peak fresh.

Big watch on the debutant who looks very smart but not many horses run close to 110 first time out, which she'll likely need to do.

For the each-way play, I'll go to the Herbert Power where Gear Up (who has been costly to me a few times) is going very well and gets his chance.

Two runs back over 2000m have been strong- he's sat on speed and stuck on well for third both times, first-up trailing a very strong pace behind Young Werther and Duke De Sessa, who have both run very well in a Turnbull since, and last start in the Naturalism when beaten a head.

He gets dry ground again here which is key and while he hasn't exactly fired over 2400m in Australia, his 2600m run was fine and his peak rating to this day is over a mile and half in Ireland.

At the weights, he rates clearly on top here and I think there's a case to be made he should be favourite.


The Melbourne Mail

Bet of the day: Race 2 #1 Erno's Cube at $4.60

Each-way play: Race 6 #4 Gear Up at $6.50


Racing and Sports

Caulfield

Saturday, 12th October 2024

6
15:15
(local)

Sportsbet Herbert Power Stakes (G2)

WT: 53.0kg Type: Qlty
AUD $301,800
2400m TURF GOOD
6
15:15
(local)
AUD $301,800
2400m GOOD

Sportsbet Herbert Power Stakes (G2)

WT: 53.0kg Type: Qlty


FP Silk Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 9. HERMAN HESSE (GB) 7yo G
FRANKEL (GB) - DREAM PEACE (IRE)
DECLAN BATES
CIARON MAHER
$16
53.5kg
Australian Bloodstock, On Four Racing, P A Palmer, A I Grant-Taylor, J W Geard, Atkins-Doring Racing, Herman Hesse, JETGAS, Pet Jac Pty Ltd, Stokey Sparrow, T J Schulte, T S Mendis, A Liang, Dr J R Jonathan, M Laws, K W Chia, B J McKenzie & The Four R's

Sales Information

2nd 7. OKITA SOUSHI (IRE) 6yo H
GALILEO (IRE) - AMICUS (AUS)
BILLY EGAN
CIARON MAHER
$41
54.5kg
Mrs A M Saini

Sales Information

3rd 6. FANCY MAN (IRE) 6yo G
PRIDE OF DUBAI (AUS) - FANCY (IRE)
DANIEL STACKHOUSE
ANNABEL NEASHAM & ROB ARCHIBALD
$9
55.5kg
The Clan, P L Ward, P J Prendergast, G P Carmody, Walker Racing & Bloodstock, M J Gordon, C S White, Dr J R Ramsay, A J Luciano, Mrs J A Canceri, R S Canceri, D Cicolella, M Bernatovic, UP Racing, Werrett Bloodstock Pty Ltd, C H Madden, Mrs J G Madden, Hon. G J Williamson, P A Bekker & A F I Racing

Sales Information

4th 11. BRAYDEN STAR (GB) 5yo G
TWILIGHT SON (GB) - DESERT LIAISON (GB)
CRAIG WILLIAMS
TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG
$8.5
53kg

Sales Information

5th 8. THE MAP (AUS) 6yo M
ALPINE EAGLE (AUS) - THIS MOMENT (AUS)
LUKE CURRIE
DAN CLARKEN & OOPY MACGILLIVRAY
$12
54.5kg

Sales Information

6th 12. WOLFGANG (NZ) 6yo G
PUCCINI (NZ) - NAVY BEACH (NZ)
MICHAEL DEE
PETER & SHAUN MCKAY
$12
53kg

Sales Information

7th 14. COMMANDO DRIFT (NZ) 6yo M
COMPLACENT (AUS) - SENA (AUS)
JETT STANLEY
THOMAS SADLER
$101
53kg
8th 15. HAARACAINE (IRE) 4yo H
MUHAARAR (GB) - FIUISE (IRE)
PATRICK MOLONEY
NICK RYAN
$7.5
53kg

Sales Information

9th 1. LE DON DE VIE (GB) 8yo G
LEROIDESANIMAUX (BRZ) - LEADERENE (GB)
MARK ZAHRA
CIARON MAHER
$18
58kg

Sales Information

10th 10. DASHING DUCHESS (NZ) 5yo M
TAVISTOCK (NZ) - CHARLOTTE RUSSE (NZ)
TEODORE NUGENT
SYMON WILDE
$7.5
53kg

Sales Information

11th 4. GEAR UP (IRE) 6yo G
TEOFILO (IRE) - GEARANAI (USA)
JAMIE MOTT
ANNABEL NEASHAM & ROB ARCHIBALD
$5.5
56kg

Sales Information

12th 3. POST IMPRESSIONIST (IRE) 5yo G
TEOFILO (IRE) - ISLAND REMEDE (GB)
JYE MCNEIL
A & S FREEDMAN
$7
57.5kg

Sales Information

13th 2. MAHRAJAAN (USA) 6yo G
KITTEN'S JOY (USA) - LAHUDOOD (GB)
DAMIAN LANE
SHAUNE RITCHIE & COLM MURRAY
$51
58kg

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14th 13. THINK 'N' FLY (AUS) 8yo G
SO YOU THINK (NZ) - GLIDING (AUS)
DANIEL MOOR
DAVID NOONAN
$61
53kg

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15th 5. AURORA'S SYMPHONY (AUS) 8yo G
GLASS HARMONIUM (IRE) - AURORA'S HOT (AUS)
JORDAN CHILDS
SYMON WILDE
$61
55.5kg

Sales Information

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