Trainer Chris Waller has confirmed his quartet of stayers will run in the Caulfield Cup if all make the final field announced today by the Melbourne Racing Club. Picture: Mark Evans Source: Mark Evans / DailyTelegraph
SYDNEY'S all-conquering trainer Chris Waller was the main beneficiary of owner Lloyd Williams's decision to desert the Caulfield Cup on Saturday.
Williams had seven stayers fully qualified for the $2.5 million race but has decided to start only Fawkner.
He informed Racing Victoria stewards yesterday that race topweights Green Moon and Sea Moon will not run in the Caulfield Cup, while stablemates Masked Marvel, Seville, Mourayan and Tanby are also being reserved for another day.
This means the Caulfield Cup weights will be raised 1.5kg and Manighar becomes the No.1 saddlecloth bearer with 58kg.
Waller, who already has race favourite Hawkspur ($4.40) and the well-fancied Royal Descent ($7.50) safely in the field, suddenly had his stable representation doubled with borderline entries Kelinni and Moriarty securing starts.
Waller confirmed his quartet of stayers will run in the Caulfield Cup if all make the final field announced today by the Melbourne Racing Club.
Moriarty, winner of the Brisbane Cup and Hill Stakes earlier this year, ran only fifth to Seville in The Metropolitan last start but Waller is adamant the stayer can be competitive in the Caulfield Cup.
"He ran a good race in The Metropolitan, he just wasn't suited by the slow tempo," Waller said.
Kellini, a fourth placegetter in the Melbourne Cup last spring, has been unplaced in three Sydney runs this spring but Waller has always ear-marked the Caulfield Cup as an important lead-up to the Melbourne Cup.
Waller said Hawkspur and Royal Descent continue to do everything right after their luckless unplaced runs behind Happy Trails in the Turnbull Stakes.
"They are both ready to go," he said.
Williams's decision to concentrate the bulk of his staying arsenal at the Melbourne Cup was good news for jockey Nash Rawiller.
Caufield Cup favourite Hawkspur won't be visiting The Heath until the big event. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: HeraldSun
He is already wasting hard to ride Royal Descent in the anticipation the weights would be raised and she would carry 54kg - any less and the jockey would have struggled to make the weight.
Similarly, James McDonald should now have no trouble riding Dear Demi at 53kg with the raising of the Caulfield Cup weights.
Hugh Bowman had been on standby to ride one of Williams's stayers in the Caulfield Cup but the race won't be run without the jockey regarded as without peer in distances races with Adam Durrant booking him to ride Perth stayer Mr Moet.
Melbourne's premier trainer Peter Moody now has two Caulfield Cup runners with My Quest For Peace almost certain to secure a start alongside stablemate Manighar.
Corey Brown, Sydney's former champion jockey who is now riding in Singapore, has agreed to return to ride My Quest For Peace.
"I'm just waiting for the field to be announced so I can book my flight but it looks like we'll get into the field," Brown told Racenet.
"I spoke to Terry (Henderson – OTI racing) who said the horse is going better than the formguide reads and he ran fifth last year which shows he's capable at the level of a Caulfield Cup."
ATC Oaks winner Royal Descent (left) is one of Chris Waller's better chances. Picture: Mark Evans Source: DailyTelegraph
LIKELY CAULFIELD CUP FIELD
Saturday (2400m)
18 runners and four emergencies. Final acceptors 10am today.
Horse Trainer Jockey Weight Odds
1 MANIGHAR Peter Moody Luke Nolen, 58kg, $41
2 DANDINO Marco Botti Craig Williams, 56.5kg $7
3 ETHIOPIA Pat Carey Rhys McLeod, 56.5kg $31
4 WALDPARK Anthony Freedman Brenton Avdulla 56kg $41
5 GLENCADAM GOLD Gai Waterhouse Tommy Berry 55.5kg $41
6 MR MOET Adam Durrant Hugh Bowman 55.5kg $31
7 FAWKNER Robert Hickmott Nick Hall 55kg $13
8 JET AWAY David Hayes Damien Oliver 55kg $11
9 KELINNI Chris Waller Undecided 55kg $41
10 HAWKSPUR Chris Waller Jim Cassidy 54.5kg $4.40
11 MR O'CEIRIN Ciaron Maher Mark Zahra 54.5kg (inc 0.5kg pen) $21
12 SILENT ACHIEVER Roger James Glen Boss, 54.53kg $9
13 ROYAL DESCENT Chris Waller Nash Rawiller, 54kg $7.50
14 QUINTESSENTIAL John Sargent Damian Browne 54kg $51
15 TUSCAN FIRE Dan O'Sullivan Luke Currie, 53.5kg $51
16 MORIARTY Chris Waller Undecided 55kg $31
17 MY QUEST FOR PEACE Peter Moody Corey Brown 55kg $51
18 DEAR DEMI Clarrie Conners James McDonald 53kg $13
Emergencies
19 JULIENAS Gai Waterhouse Kerrin McEvoy 54.5kg $31
20 FORGOTTEN VOICE Nicky Henderson Undecided 54.5kg $41
21 IBICENCO Peter Moody Undecided 54kg $81
22 KESAMPOUR Peter Moody Undecided 54kg $81
Odds: TAB
Kelinni looks likely to sneak into the Caulfield Cup field for the premier trainer. Picture: Mark Evans Source: DailyTelegraph
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