Gai Waterhouse is hoping she can qualify Older Than Time for the Melbourne Cup by getting her into a win or a placing in Sat's 3200m Sydney Cup. Gai says: 'If she can run a place in a race like this, it means it isn't the hurry-up stakes when I bring her back in for the spring and Caulfield and Melbourne cup...It is such an advantage to run now and with Glen Boss in the saddle I think she is an outstanding chance. It will season her and give us an idea if she will be a cup horse or just short of

Gai Waterhouse is hoping she can qualify Older Than Time for the Melbourne Cup by getting her into a win or a placing in Sat's 3200m Sydney Cup. Gai says: 'If she can run a place in a race like this, it means it isn't the hurry-up stakes when I bring her back in for the spring and Caulfield and Melbourne cup...It is such an advantage to run now and with Glen Boss in the saddle I think she is an outstanding chance. It will season her and give us an idea if she will be a cup horse or just short of measuring up to it.' In latest betting for the Sydney Cup, Older Than Time is at $17.00. Stablemate Once Were Wild is quoted at $7.50. The ruling favorite is C'est La Guerre $6.00 followed by stablemate Mourayan $6.50 then Hawk Island $7.00. (Betstar prices).