Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted yesterday at 02:03 AM Journalists Share Posted yesterday at 02:03 AM Pride Of Jenni ridden by Craig Newitt winning the Peter Young Stakes at Caulfield Racecourse. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) The time-honoured Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) headlines the action at Flemington on Saturday afternoon, with the weight-for-age feature attracting a quality field of 10. The Ciaron Maher barn seemingly has a stranglehold on the event, according to horse racing bookmakers, with Pride Of Jennni holding the call at $2.70 after drawing barrier one. The Pride Of Dubai mare is in search of back-to-back wins after dominating the Group 2 Peter Young Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield on March 15 and is one of seven Group 1 winners set to line-up in the $2.5 million classic. Stable companion Middle Earth is on the second line of betting at after a blistering Australian debut in the Australian Cup Prelude (2000m) at the same course and distance on March 8. Zardozi ($6.50) couldn’t reel in the margin of Pride Of Jenni on the Peter Young Classic and will be attempting to turn the tables despite drawing out in gate nine. Jamie Melham retains the ride and should be aided by a genuine tempo this time around, with Deny Knowledge ($15) likely to inject an element of speed into the race. The Chris Waller-trained Atishu ($8) looks set to peak third-up into the campaign after producing a strong closing figure behind Tom Kitten in the Group 1 All Star Mile (1600m) on March 8. You can get double-figure odds for every other runner, with the likes of Light Infantry Man and Attrition representing good each-way value with . The 2025 Australian Cup is the second leg of the Flemington quaddie and is scheduled to get underway at 4:15pm AEDT. 2025 Australian Cup Final Field 1. Light Infantry Man (4) T: Ciaron Maher J: Ethan Brown W: 59kg Age: 6YO Colour: Chestnut Sex: Gelding Sire: Fast Company (IRE) Dam: Lights On Me (GB) +900 +180 2. Attrition (6) T: Mitchell Freedman J: John Allen W: 59kg Age: 5YO Colour: Bay Sex: Horse Sire: Churchill (IRE) Dam: Queen’s Kiss +1100 +210 3. Young Werther (10) T: Danny O’Brien J: Daniel Stackhouse W: 59kg Age: 7YO Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Tavistock (NZ) Dam: Romantic Time (NZ) +3300 +600 4. Middle Earth (8) T: Ciaron Maher J: Mark Zahra W: 59kg Age: 5YO Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Roaring Lion (USA) Dam: Roheryn (IRE) +400 -117.65 5. Shaiyhar (2) T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young J: Daniel Moor W: 59kg Age: 6YO Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Camelot (GB) Dam: Sharliyna (IRE) +3300 +600 6. Pride Of Jenni (1) T: Ciaron Maher J: Craig Newitt W: 57kg Age: 7YO Colour: Bay Sex: Mare Sire: Pride of Dubai Dam: Sancerre (NZ) +170 -250 7. Atishu (7) T: Chris Waller J: Blake Shinn W: 57kg Age: 7YO Colour: Brown Sex: Mare Sire: Savabeel Dam: Posy (NZ) +700 +140 8. Zardozi (9) T: James Cummings J: Jamie Melham W: 57kg Age: 4YO Colour: Bay Sex: Mare Sire: Kingman (GB) Dam: Chanderi (GB) +550 +110 9. Deny Knowledge (3) T: Anthony & Sam Freedman J: Craig Williams W: 57kg Age: 7YO Colour: Bay Sex: Mare Sire: Pride of Dubai Dam: The Paris Shrug (GB) +1300 +250 10. Feroce (5) T: Dominic Sutton J: Billy Egan W: 54.5kg Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Super Seth Dam: Corinthia (NZ) +1300 +250 Horse racing news View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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