Mark Kavanagh has won a Melbourne Cup, a Cox Plate and now an Australian Cup and he's confident King Diamond is the horse to give him his first Adelaide Cup on Monday.The Flemington-based trainer retains stables at Morphettville in Adelaide where he grew up.While the Adelaide Cup is not recognised as one of the majors, being relegated from Group One to Group Two status before the 2007 running, the 3200m feature retains significance for Kavanagh."I won a Mount Gambier Cup and an Adelaide Cup woul

Mark Kavanagh has won a Melbourne Cup, a Cox Plate and now an Australian Cup and he's confident King Diamond is the horse to give him his first Adelaide Cup on Monday.

The Flemington-based trainer retains stables at Morphettville in Adelaide where he grew up.

While the Adelaide Cup is not recognised as one of the majors, being relegated from Group One to Group Two status before the 2007 running, the 3200m feature retains significance for Kavanagh.

"I won a Mount Gambier Cup and an Adelaide Cup would be good," Kavanagh said.

A win would also top off a memorable long weekend for the stable which won Saturday's Group One Australian Cup with Shocking (2000m) and the Group Two Blamey Stakes with Whobegotyou, both at Flemington.

Kavanagh has had two runners in Adelaide Cups and both of them ran third, Odysseus in 2003 and Itstheone last year.

Another of his horses, Mr Nelson, was to run in 2000 but the race was postponed and run a week later at Victoria Park.

"He was an emergency and didn't get a run the next week, but won the SA St Leger the same day by an absolute space," Kavanagh said.

King Diamond goes into the Adelaide Cup as the form horse having won four of his past five starts including the Roy Higgins Quality (2600m) carrying 58.5kg at Flemington at his latest start on March 5.

The four-year-old received a one kilo penalty for that win and will carry 55.5kg.

King Diamond, who is out of a Zabeel mare, is tackling 3200 metres for the first time on Monday.

"Certainly it was encouraging to see him finish off from well back in the field over 2600 metres at Flemington last time with three kilos more," Kavanagh said.

"He worked at Flemington on Thursday morning before going over and he worked at Morphettville on Saturday morning. He's in top order.

"His lead up form has been really good. He's been consistent going through his grades."

King Diamond, to be ridden by Michael Rodd, has drawn barrier 14 in the 20-horse field which has been reduced to 19 after the scratching of Lady Avacan.

The gelding was the $3.60 favourite with TAB Sportsbet fixed odds on Sunday ahead of Guyno at $7 and Macedonian at $7.50.