Adelaide Cup

[JK]

Who's heading along next Monday?

Mate and I who syndi up on Cup days have found the last 2 winners of this event without much trouble, but looking at the field for this year I think we're going to have a much tougher time of it.

Anyone feel really strongly about the chances of any particular runner(s)?

Usually there's a favourite horse running around for the easy punt option, but this year that would leave me to choose from King Diamond, Capecover, Pergola, Vesper and Tibouburra Travis .. That's before including the in-form Maunatrice and Guyno, and always handy Macedonian .. My head hurts already

Sportsbet's All-In market is as follows:

NAME ODDS
King Diamond 4.80
Guyno (nz) 8.00
Macedonian (nz) 9.00
Maunatrice 9.00
Capecover (nz) 11.00
Pergola (nz) 11.00
Vesper 13.00
Muir (gb) 13.00
Mourayan (ire) 17.00
Fast Future (nz) 17.00
Streaky Fella 17.00
Zauberin 17.00
Saddler's Story 21.00
Lady Avacan 21.00
Montahlia (nz) 26.00
Olympic Win (nz) 26.00
Tibooburra Travis 26.00
Skystreamer 31.00
Our Serena 34.00
He's Under The Gun (nz) 34.00
Mateo 51.00
Rain Shadow 61.00
Kincaple (nz) 61.00
Simply Adorable 61.00
Big Ted 67.00
Art Success (nz) 71.00
Stakhanovite 81.00
Sandhill Lad 101.00
Sir Walter 151.00
Exalted Beauty 201.00
Interaq 201.00

[westcoastpanther]

An aside to the punting, who reckons they should just run the Cup on a Saturday and then give us Melbourne Cup day as a public holiday....

[JK]

An aside to the punting, who reckons they should just run the Cup on a Saturday and then give us Melbourne Cup day as a public holiday....

Im not fussed either way, because I always book leave for Melbourne Cup week, so Im not an ideal person to answer.

With or without the holiday I think the Cup should be moved back to May though.

[mighty_tiger_79]

Ill be on GUYNO

[Johno6]

I like king diamond and fast future. Won money on them recently so will stick with them
Still deciding wether to go to the race or not

[dodgingandweaving]

I've got a bit of time for Kincaple.

On the minimum and if he gets a start will be worth a few bob E/W.

Got to worry about King Diamond - most thought he wouldn't run 2000m.

He ran 2500m with the topweight on Saturday. Surely he won't be at his peak after that tough run.

[mighty_tiger_79]

im going on sat, mainly for the meeting in melbourne

wont be going monday

[brent-]

I've got a bit of time for Kincaple.

On the minimum and if he gets a start will be worth a few bob E/W.

Got to worry about King Diamond - most thought he wouldn't run 2000m.

He ran 2500m with the topweight on Saturday. Surely he won't be at his peak after that tough run.

I am friends with one of the owners of King Diamond. Adelaide Cup has been the goal from day 1 for this preparation and they never doubted he would get over 2000m. TBH I didn't think the run was really that tough on the weekend. Settled well, got put to sleep for the majority of the race then overpowered them at the end.

I'll be on the diamond, and heavily.. will love the 54.5kg.

[JK]

Updated Sportsbet Market ... Kind Diamond in by $1.20 in less than 24 hours.

King Diamond 3.60
Guyno (nz) 8.00
Maunatrice 9.00
Macedonian (nz) 10.00
Capecover (nz) 12.00
Pergola (nz) 12.00
Vesper 13.00
Streaky Fella 15.00
Muir (gb) 15.00
Mourayan (ire) 17.00
Fast Future (nz) 17.00
Olympic Win (nz) 17.00
Zauberin 17.00
Montahlia (nz) 26.00
Saddler's Story 26.00
Lady Avacan 26.00
Tibooburra Travis 26.00
Our Serena 34.00
He's Under The Gun (nz) 34.00
Mateo 51.00
Skystreamer 51.00
Rain Shadow 61.00
Kincaple (nz) 61.00
Big Ted 67.00
Art Success (nz) 71.00
Simply Adorable 81.00
Stakhanovite 81.00
Sandhill Lad 101.00
Sir Walter 151.00
Exalted Beauty 201.00
Interaq 201.00

[mighty_tiger_79]

TRAINER Lou Luciani has the lead-up form and the barrier he wanted for the Adelaide Cup.

On Monday the Perth trainer will find out whether Adelaide Cup second-favourite Guyno can really run 3200m with 56.5kg on his back.

Luciani and Ballarat mentor Darren Weir appeared the big winners in yesterday's Adelaide Cup barrier draw, as Lord Reims Stakes first and second placegetters Guyno and Maunatrice drew barriers seven and five respectively.

By contrast, favourite King Diamond will have to overcome barrier 14 for his philosophical trainer, Mark Kavanagh, in Monday's $400,000 Cup.

"There have been times in his career when I've wanted (Guyno) to draw out wide but in a field of 20 I reckon barrier seven is pretty much perfect," Luciani said.

"The 56.5kg is towards the top end of the weight he has carried to win races but he's also only 2.5kg above the minimum weight, so you'd have to say he's not badly in.

"There are a few horses in the field that you'd have to question over the 3200m.

"I don't think it's a huge issue for him, as he's run 12th in a Melbourne Cup (in 2008). I'm not sure he's going as well as he was in the lead-up to that Cup but, in saying that, this race isn't as strong."

Weir hoped the Morphettville track would stay in the dead range as it was rated yesterday, and he said it was not out of the question that Maunatrice might be scratched if the surface was considered too hard on race day.

Maunatrice will be ridden for the first time in her career on Monday by Melbourne jockey Mark Zahra.

"Barrier five isn't too bad - although I would have preferred 13 on a wet track," Weir said

[The Ash Man]

Quaddie

R7 - 2,3,6,7
R8 - 2,3,5,7,19
R9 - 1,3,4,10
R10 - 1,2,5,8,9

[fish]

What day is the Adelaide cup being held?

[Johno6]

in about 40 minutes.

[mighty_tiger_79]

Gauci wins on MUIR

[mighty_tiger_79]

10 MUIR 27.30 8.70
14 SADDLER'S STORY 7.40
5 MACEDONIAN 1.90
SCR 4, 20

Sub Fav 3


QN 10* 14 371.90
EX 10* 14 1042.10
F4 10* 14* 5* 12 240944.20
TF 10* 14* 5 5338.00
A2 10* 14 120.60
5* 10 23.40
5* 14 27.30
XD 6* 10 49.80

[mighty_tiger_79]

well thats over for another 14 months

[The Ash Man]

well thats over for another 14 months

I'm glad cos I got absolutely raped by roughies