Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted April 19, 2023 Journalists Share Posted April 19, 2023 Vow And Declare headlines the 14 horse field for the 2023 Mornington Cup. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Racing Photos)Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare headlines the strong field for the 2023 Listed Mornington Cup (2400m) on Saturday afternoon. Saturday’s feature on the nine-race program offers the winner ballot exemption to the 2023 Caulfield Cup on October 21. Carrying the top-weight in the 2400m affair will be the Danny O’Brien-trained Vow And Declare, who looks to add the Mornington feature to his name alongside wins in the Melbourne Cup (3200m) and Zipping Classic (2400m). He heads to Mornington on the back of two runner-up efforts behind Right You Are and a close fourth-place finish in the Group 1 Tancred Stakes at Rosehill on March 25. Right You Are is set for his 11th start this campaign and will be looking to bounce back from a hefty defeat behind the undefeated White Marlin in the Group 3 Easter Cup at Sandown. Heading the market at $4.40 with online bookmakers is Hezashocka, who managed to finish on the heels of Anamoe in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes and is looking for his first win since taking out a handicap event at Flemington back in July last year. Saturday’s race will be just the second time Hezashocka steps out over 2400m, and the first time since running in the 2021 Group 1 Queensland Derby, where he finished 10.7 lengths back in 10th place. Looking to go one better in the race is the Grahame Begg-trained Nonconformist, who finished second behind Mount Popa in this race 12 months ago and will be wanting to bounce back from a below-par performance in the Group 1 Australian Cup after smashing his rivals in the Group 2 Blamey Stakes. Last-start Group 2 Adelaide Cup winner Rebel Racer joins the likes of Benaud, Port Philip and Gear Up in seeking that golden ticket into one of the premier staying events on the Australian horse racing calendar. 2023 Listed Mornington Cup Field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Vow And Declare Danny O’Brien John Allen 8 60kg 2 Camorra Ben & JD Hayes Luke Nolen 6 59kg 3 Nonconformist Grahame Begg Jordan Childs 1 59kg 4 Gear Up Annabel Neasham Jamie Mott 4 58kg 5 Hezashocka Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) Blake Shinn 14 58kg 6 Right You Are Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Ben Allen 10 58kg 7 Fancy Man Annabel Neasham Daniel Moor 5 57.5kg 8 Aurora’s Symphony Symon Wilde Linda Meech 9 55.5kg 9 Benaud John O’Shea Craig Williams 11 55kg 10 Rebel Racer Amy & Ash Yargi Craig Newitt 15 55kg 11 Swords Drawn Mike Moroney Daniel Stackhouse 2 55kg 12 Port Philip Julius Sandhu Celine Gaudray 12 54kg 13 Herman Hesse Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Michael Dee 3 54kg 14 Yaphet Cliff Brown Harry Coffey 13 54kg 15 Caboche (1E) Chris Waller Jye McNeil 7 54kg More horse racing news View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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