Brad Rawiller loses the persuader as Ibicenco moves up alongside Verdant (rails) to claim him in the Geelong Cup. Picture: Jay Town Source: Jay Town / HeraldSun
PETER Moody removed something from his back in the Geelong Cup but Ibicenco will require something added to his if he is to squeeze into the Melbourne Cup.
Ibicenco ground out a slogging win over Verdant in testing conditions, an effort that Racing Victoria chief handicapper Greg Carpenter was left to ponder last night.
Carpenter will reveal today if Ibicenco receives a weight penalty for the Cup.
Ibicenco is 42nd on the Cup order of entry with 52kg.
Connections believe a 1kg penalty, consistent with recent Geelong Cup winners, would almost assure the horse a start.
Trainer Moody said a likely high attrition rate would put Ibicenco almost in the field if he received 1kg.
Moody expressed his relief that he had temporarily at least removed the monkey from his back.
He is in the middle of a slump, having not trained a city winner since Lidari scored at Caulfield on August 31.
His jockey Luke Nolen is also experiencing a rare drought — Ibicenco was ridden by Brad Rawiller yesterday.
Moody joked as he entered the mounting yard that "a few of the girls up there didn't know me".
Moody said he had warned people in August he would not be a spring force.
"That was the depth of our stable," he said, but quickly added the stable was still in the top four for winners around the nation. "Nothing changes. I'll still have a XXXX Gold and a "durry" (cigarette) tonight. The good thing in this game is there's always tomorrow."
Ibicenco is raced by Simon O'Donnell and Terry Henderson's OTI syndicate and yesterday's win continued the outfit's impressive record in the 2400m race.
Bauer won it for OTI in 2008 before being nosed out by Viewed in the Melbourne Cup. Last year's winner, Gatewood, who received a 1kg penalty for his win,was also OTI-owned.
Ibicenco's winning team (from left) Peter Moody, Simon O'Donnell, Brad Rawiller and Terry Henderson. Picture: Jay Town Source: HeraldSun
Moody has three possible Melbourne Cup runners in "a throw at the stumps".
Sneak A Peek runs in Saturday's Moonee Valley Cup and My Quest For Peace is entered in the Lexus Stakes on Derby Day.
Moody said Ibicenco had no luck when unplaced in The Metropolitan in Sydney and was scratched from the Caulfield Cup after being kicked by a stablemate the Tuesday before the race.
He said Ibicenco would be a guaranteed top-10 finisher in a Melbourne Cup.
"He'll run two miles and beyond in a Melbourne Cup — 14 usually don't," he said.
Moody said Ibicenco deserved his place. Now it was up to Carpenter to determine if the win "in unsuitable conditions" merited a penalty.
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