Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted April 8 Journalists Share Posted April 8 Alalcance winning the Group 3 Chairman’s Quality. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au The Group 1 Sydney Cup (3200m) has attracted a capacity field of 20 on Day 2 of The Championships at Randwick on Saturday afternoon, where the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Alalcance is on the one-week backup after a dominant victory in the Group 2 Chairman’s Quality (2600m). The daughter of Mastercraftsman holds the call at $2.50 with horse racing bookmakers as she looks to remain undefeated for the preparation, going in search of a four-straight victory and securing a maiden Group 1 triumph. Tim Clark will continue his association with the impressive five-year-old mare as the pair disengage from barrier 15. The James Cummings-trained Zardozi is on the second line of betting at as she returns to Sydney after finding the minor money behind Light Infantry Man in the Group 1 Australia Cup (2000m). She should relish stepping out to the 3200m for the first time since contesting the Group 1 Melbourne Cup in the spring and seemingly gets every chance to settle in the run after drawing barrier three, with Jamie Melham being replaced by Kerrin McEvoy. Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) winner Duke De Sessa will carry top weight in this year’s Sydney Cup, however, he will be aided by drawing in barrier two after a grinding effort behind Dubai Honour in the Group 1 Tancred Stakes (2400m). The Lope De Vega gelding is the only other running holding single figures at the , with the trio of Arapaho, Circle Of Fire and River Of Stars yet to garner any support at the . The 2025 Sydney Cup is the feature staying contest of the autumn and is worth $2 million in prizemoney. Horse racing news View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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