A flop in the Cox Plate has badly dented the Melbourne Cup hopes of Lee Freedman's much hyped and heavily backed import Speed Gifted. The European stayer couldn't handle the firm track at Moonee Valley and beat home only two runners. Now he needs lots of rain to have any chance at Flemington on Tues week. Freedman says: 'We would want the great flood...We'll see how he is but the ground is a big issue. My gut feeling is that he won't run.'
A flop in the Cox Plate has badly dented the Melbourne Cup hopes of Lee Freedman's much hyped and heavily backed import Speed Gifted. The European stayer couldn't handle the firm track at Moonee Valley and beat home only two runners. Now he needs lots of rain to have any chance at Flemington on Tues week. Freedman says: 'We would want the great flood...We'll see how he is but the ground is a big issue. My gut feeling is that he won't run.'