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First International Horses Arrive Tuesday
The 2006 Spring Racing Carnival will receive its first taste of international flavour when the initial batch of overseas feature-race entrants arrive at Melbourne Airport on this afternoon.
Japanese-trained gallopers Delta Blues and Pop Rock are due to arrive, along with English Spring entries Wunderwood, Geordieland and Land`N Stars.
Delta Blues, Pop Rock and Wunderwood are entered for both the BMW Caulfield Cup and Emirates Melbourne Cup, while the Emirates Melbourne Cup is the sole aim of Geordieland and Land `N Stars.
Meanwhile, the market for The Cup remained largely unchanged after the weekends racing. Headturner is still the favourite at 6/1, with stablemate Railings the second favourite at 8/1. On the third line at 10/1 are Eremein and Yeats, with Pentane and Tawqeet both at 12/1.
One of the biggest firmers in recent weeks for a major at the Melbourne Spring Carnival is the Dale Sutton trained Grey Swallow who has firmed from 20/1 into 10/1 following impressive exhibition gallops at Moonee Valley in the last fortnight. Grey Swallow will attempt to win the big race first up and Dale, (who has Magnetic Bay going around for us on the weekend), grows more confident by the day!
- Peter Morley
The 2006 Spring Racing Carnival will receive its first taste of international flavour when the initial batch of overseas feature-race entrants arrive at Melbourne Airport on this afternoon.
Japanese-trained gallopers Delta Blues and Pop Rock are due to arrive, along with English Spring entries Wunderwood, Geordieland and Land`N Stars.
Delta Blues, Pop Rock and Wunderwood are entered for both the BMW Caulfield Cup and Emirates Melbourne Cup, while the Emirates Melbourne Cup is the sole aim of Geordieland and Land `N Stars.
Meanwhile, the market for The Cup remained largely unchanged after the weekends racing. Headturner is still the favourite at 6/1, with stablemate Railings the second favourite at 8/1. On the third line at 10/1 are Eremein and Yeats, with Pentane and Tawqeet both at 12/1.
One of the biggest firmers in recent weeks for a major at the Melbourne Spring Carnival is the Dale Sutton trained Grey Swallow who has firmed from 20/1 into 10/1 following impressive exhibition gallops at Moonee Valley in the last fortnight. Grey Swallow will attempt to win the big race first up and Dale, (who has Magnetic Bay going around for us on the weekend), grows more confident by the day!
- Peter Morley
posted by Liam Webb at 12:29 pm
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