King Diamond Receives Cup Penalty

Monday, 07 March 2011 09:58

King DiamondKing Diamond will carry 54.5 kilos in next Monday’s $400,000 Group Two Adelaide Casino Adelaide Cup (3200m).

The four-year-old gelding won Saturday’s $150,000 Listed Roy Higgins Quality at Flemington and consequently received a one kilo penalty from TRSA Chief Handicapper Craig Kutcher.

King Diamond is yet to run over two miles but has won four of his past five starts and has now accumulated in excess of $275,000.

Kavanagh could have two runners in the Adelaide Cup with Rain Shadow on the brink of forcing her way into the final field of twenty.

Rain Shadow finished last, beaten over 19 lengths in Saturday’s Group 3 Lord Reims Stakes (2600m) at Morphettville narrowly won by Guyno.

Morphettville (March 14)

$400,000 Group 2 Adelaide Casino Adelaide Cup (3200m)

#
Horse
Trainer
Kg
Rating
1 CAPECOVER (NZ) Patrick Payne 57.5 105
2 MOURAYAN (IRE) Robert Hickmott 57 104
3 FAST FUTURE (NZ) Russell Cameron 56 100
4 GUYNO (NZ) Lou Luciani 55.5 99
5 KING DIAMOND Mark Kavanagh 54.5 97
6 MAUNATRICE Darren Weir 54 101
7 LADY AVACAN Sue Jaensch 54 100
8 VESPER Robert Hickmott 54 95
9 MACEDONIAN (NZ) Peter G Moody 54 95
10 TIBOOBURRA TRAVIS Leon Wells 53 92
11 BIG TED Ivan Haggerty 53 90
12 SIMPLY ADORABLE Vaughn Sigley 53 89
13 MUIR (GB) Robert Hickmott 53 88
14 ZAUBERIN Russell Cameron 53 88
15 OLYMPIC WIN (NZ) Robert Smerdon 53 87
16 PERGOLA (NZ) Colin & Cindy Alderson 53 87
17 HE'S UNDER THE GUN (NZ) Michael Moroney 53 86
18 ART SUCCESS (NZ) Ciaron Maher 53 86
19 SADDLER'S STORY Robert Smerdon 53 83
20 SKYSTREAMER Tony Vasil 53 82
21 STREAKY FELLA Darren Weir 53 82
22 RAIN SHADOW Mark Kavanagh 53 78
23 SIR WALTER Kathryn Durden 53 78
24 MONTAHLIA (NZ) Michael Kent 53 78
25 OUR SERENA Pat Carey 53 77
26 STAKHANOVITE Gary Searle 53 76
27 EXALTED BEAUTY Jim Smith 53 74
28 MATEO Tony Noonan 53 72
29 SANDHILL LAD Barry Dunn 53 71
30 KINCAPLE (NZ) Jim Conlan 53 68
31 INTERAQ Neil Walsh 53 58

Picture: Fiona Tomlin