Big boost for trainer Danny Morton (currently in England preparing Scenic Blast for Royal Ascot) when Scenic Shot showed great courage to win Sat's 2400m Grp 2 Brisbane Cup from Ready To Lift. The 60kgs Scenic Shot carried was the highest weight to win in the race since Tulloch lugged 9.12 (62.5kgs) to win in 1961. He's the first winner to carry more than 57kgs since then. Scenic Shot has raced 8 times in Brisbane in the last two winter carnivals for five wins -- the Grp 2 Hollindale Stakes, th
Big boost for trainer Danny Morton (currently in England preparing Scenic Blast for Royal Ascot) when Scenic Shot showed great courage to win Sat's 2400m Grp 2 Brisbane Cup from Ready To Lift. The 60kgs Scenic Shot carried was the highest weight to win in the race since Tulloch lugged 9.12 (62.5kgs) to win in 1961. He's the first winner to carry more than 57kgs since then. Scenic Shot has raced 8 times in Brisbane in the last two winter carnivals for five wins -- the Grp 2 Hollindale Stakes, the Grp 2 O'Shea Stakes (twice), the Grp 1 Doomben Cup and now the Brisbane Cup.
Brisbane Cup placings and margins: Scenic Shot 60kg ($6.50) (S.Scriven) beat Ready To Lift 54kg ($7) (G.Schofield) by a half length with Tinseltown 53kg ($14) (C.Grylls a) a nose away in third place. Overall time 2m.34.62s; final 600 sectional 38.94s.