Racing WS Cox Plate 2023

[Jugada]

Tenuous rankings after having a look at todays races

1. Fangirl - Has never raced beyond a mile in open grade and has to be a huge possibility Cotton Wool Waller just sets her for one of the mile races.
2. Alligator Blood - Ticked the 2000m box today by winning well. Form out of the race was questionable but we already know he has a high enough level at his best. As an on speed runner at the Valley will likely start favourite for mine.
3. Gold Trip - If he backs up I think he is the best horse but he will be sitting near last at the Valley and likely running up the back of them like last year.
4. Romantic Warrior - Not getting the juice in the price for his average first up run.
5. Mr Brightside - Has class but dont think he stays 2000m at all.

Confidence levels very low though and in such an open edition feels like we could get a Pinker Pinker, FOO, Shamus Award type winner

 

[iluvparis]

Looks like the oz bloody boys been slagging off their latest D grade purchase

 

[Jugada]

Once he hoses up in a couple of WFA lead ups he will be

Nah would need to be slaughtered at the weights to go that way. He will be better over 2400m-3000m and will likely be against weaker opposition. Just like Incentivise he could go the Cox Plate and be competitive if he wanted but the Cups are sitting there for him to just take

 

[IKnowtheDog]

Looks like the oz bloody boys been slagging off their latest D grade purchase

The size of the operation has come a long way since Master of Design.

 

[iluvparis]

Nah would need to be slaughtered at the weights to go that way. He will be better over 2400m-3000m and will likely be against weaker opposition. Just like Incentivise he could go the Cox Plate and be competitive if he wanted but the Cups are sitting there for him to just take

Knights order was basically topweight last year. He will be right up there in the weights

 

[IKnowtheDog]

 

[Jugada]

About time. Think of all the past Takarazuka Kinen winners that wanted to come but got cut

 

[iluvparis]

Without A Fight's spring plans

Sam Freedman outlines likely spring path for import after pair of impressive Queensland performances

www.racing.com

Freedman says the Cox Plate (2040m) could be the perfect race for the galloper formerly trained by Simon and Ed Crisford in the UK.

 

[Jugada]

Without A Fight's spring plans

Sam Freedman outlines likely spring path for import after pair of impressive Queensland performances

www.racing.com

Freedman says the Cox Plate (2040m) could be the perfect race for the galloper formerly trained by Simon and Ed Crisford in the UK.

Complete muppet comments for $500 please

"The Melbourne Cup is a little less likely unless he was thriving and running well in either of those races, but the two miles might just be a little query," he said.

Because 2800m Euros really struggle to run out the 2 miles down here...

Comments like that make the Cox Plate seem less likely to me. Would be a complete butcher job to not run him in anything north of 2000m. Gold Trip circa 2021

 

[tombomb]

Nations Pride a good chance of coming for the Cox plate.

 

[Jugada]

Nations Pride possible for the Cox plate.

Same story last year.

Couldnt back an Appleby horse in anything until he outright says he is coming back

 

[tombomb]

Same story last year.

Couldnt back an Appleby horse in anything until he outright says he is coming back

Yeah maybe. This seemed a reasonable push though.

 

[Jugada]

Yeah maybe. This seemed a reasonable push though.

Would read almost nothing into that. Aussie journo wants to chat Spring Carnival for 30 seconds so you give them a couple names of possibles. If he comes he is an obvious play but would want something more concrete

 

[Jugada]

Light Infantry (Queen Anne) and Buckaroo (Wolferton) the two to keep an eye on tonight from a possible Cox Plate perspective

 

[iluvparis]

Light Infantry (Queen Anne) and Buckaroo (Wolferton) the two to keep an eye on tonight from a possible Cox Plate perspective

Get ready to load up the pink on Betfair if they run well - neither are getting a near a CP

 

[iluvparis]

Nations Pride a good chance of coming for the Cox plate.

Yeah nah - Appleby has specifically stated he won't bring horses under the current vet rules.

 

[tombomb]

Yeah nah - Appleby has specifically stated he won't bring horses under the current vet rules.

Charlie Appleby sets his sights on the Spring Racing Carnival

Godolphin's esteemed trainer, Charlie Appleby, is keen on making a triumphant return to Melbourne's prestigious Spring Racing Carnival this year, with his

www.justhorseracing.com.au

Doesn't seem to be any actual quotes though.

 

[iluvparis]

Charlie Appleby sets his sights on the Spring Racing Carnival

Godolphin's esteemed trainer, Charlie Appleby, is keen on making a triumphant return to Melbourne's prestigious Spring Racing Carnival this year, with his

www.justhorseracing.com.au

Doesn't seem to be any actual quotes though.

Said similar this time last year. He ain’t coming

 

[Jugada]

That's probably even more of a nothing article to what we were hearing this time last year. Says nothing

 

[Jugada]

Very good run Light Infantry. Beats home everything already here

 

[iluvparis]

Very good run Light Infantry. Beats home everything already here

Yeah nah - bog average run plodding into a place at 30/1 like always behind a 50/1 winner. That race has gone awful with the fave going dogshit

We have better horses here. This thing going to be an amazing lay on the day just like in the eagle. Total one batting plodder

 

[iluvparis]

As a guide INSPIRAL beat it further today then it did before it’s a eagle failure

 

[Jugada]

Yeah nah - bog average run plodding into a place at 30/1 like always behind a 50/1 winner. That race has gone awful with the fave going dogshit

We have better horses here. This thing going to be an amazing lay on the day just like in the eagle. Total one batting plodder

Lol tell me the long list of horses here that would place in a Queen Anne please

 

[iluvparis]

Lol tell me the long list of horses here that would place in a Queen Anne please

Mate accidental agent has won a Queen Anne and it would be 200s in a cox plate.

That was a dogshit race.

Be better and don’t get sucked in to horses running placings at 30s that never even look like winning.

 

[Jugada]

As a guide INSPIRAL beat it further today then it did before it’s a eagle failure

1500m vs 2000m

Plus he is leading in races now and running well which is a very big benefit compared to trying to come from the back over trips too short

 

[Jugada]

Mate accidental agent has won a Queen Anne and it would be 200s in a cox plate.

That was a dogshit race.

Be better and don’t get sucked in to horses running placings at 30s that never even look like winning.

Still waiting on this list of current locals that would place in a Queen Anne