Top bookie Mark Read reckons Kiwi mare Daffodil can win Sat's Caulfield Cup. He says he'll take on the UK pair Kirklees and Cima de Triomphe. Read's predicting a slow pace that will ideally suit Daffodil. He says: 'Daffodil's rating is at its highest when racing at a mile-and-a-half ...She's blessed with the low weight and comes in at peak fitness.'In other Cup news, Bart Cummings has decided to put the blinkers on Roman Emperor. His stable manager Bill Charles says: 'The Montjeu breed is known
Top bookie Mark Read reckons Kiwi mare Daffodil can win Sat's Caulfield Cup. He says he'll take on the UK pair Kirklees and Cima de Triomphe. Read's predicting a slow pace that will ideally suit Daffodil. He says: 'Daffodil's rating is at its highest when racing at a mile-and-a-half ...She's blessed with the low weight and comes in at peak fitness.'
In other Cup news, Bart Cummings has decided to put the blinkers on Roman Emperor. His stable manager Bill Charles says: 'The Montjeu breed is known for improving when blinkers go on...They can improve up to three or four lengths when the blinkers go on....They'll make him switch on and concentrate a bit more as well.' Other gear changes are the addition of pacifiers to Ready To Lift's gear and a nose roll on Red Ruler for the first time.
Only a year or so after Betfair was branded the scourge and potential destroyer of the Aussie racing industry, the Victorian Racing Club is embracing the betting exchange with enormous enthusiasm!It and Betfair have entered into an agreement that will allow the betting exchange to show Melbourne Cup day races online to its overseas customer base. The two parties signed a one-year, non-exclusive agreement. It's the first time the VRC has allowed a European wagering company to stream its races online.
Good to see young jockey Seb Murphy back riding at Kyneton on Saturday. The former top apprentice has been on the sidelines for more than a year due to a back injury and general exhaustion. He has one ride in his new role as a 'senior' jockey -- aboard Pablo's Pick.