Waller readies star stayers for cup

Foreteller (left), ridden by Craig Newitt to Makybe Diva Stakes victory, is set for the Australian Cup. Source: Vince Caligiuri / Getty Images

CHRIS Waller will send gun stayers Foreteller and Hawkspur to Melbourne in the next couple of weeks to prepare for the Australian Cup at Flemington March 8.

Foreteller, who won the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes at Moonee Valley and finished fourth in the Cox Plate before running down the track in the Melbourne Cup, is regarded as one of the main chances in the $1 million feature.

Hawkspur was high in betting for the Melbourne Cup because of his blistering win in the Chelmsford Stakes at Randwick before crossing the border.

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GAI Waterhouse will use the Mornington Cup (2400m) on February 12 to clinch a Caulfield Cup start for promising stayer Laidback Larry.

Waterhouse, who won the $2.5 million Caulfield Cup with Descarado in 2010, believes the four-year-old is one of the most improved gallopers in her stables.

Also taking that path will be He's Your Man, who finished third at Flemington on Saturday for trainer Chris Waller.

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CAULFIELD trainer Rick Hore-Lacy went on radio on Saturday to inform all that two-year-old Stratum Star would wear concussion plates. However he was fined $200 by stewards for failing to inform them.

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JOCKEY Stephen Baster discovered another way for a horse to do its own thing when he rode Pandean at Flemington on Saturday.

Pandean usually settles back in the field but Baster suddenly found himself in front.

Apparently he became spooked by Baster's silks flapping in the wind and charged.

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CHAOS at Trentham in New Zealand on Saturday when a fast track prompted a flurry of late scratchings, including the smart Cauthen who was favourite for the feature Group 1 Telegraph Handicap.

Cauthen's trainer Andrew Campbell said he had no option but to scratch when the track was upgraded to a Fast 1.

"We're just not prepared to risk him out there. I've spoken to a number of jockeys and they've told me it's just like running down the main street," he said.

He is unsure when the smart three-year-old colt, who won the McKenzie Stakes at Moonee Valley in August, would now begin his campaign.

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