Marmelo Is Waller's Third Win For The Carnival

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Chris Waller brough up his third winner for Cup Week at Flemington when Marmelo by Duke of Marmalade came from last to win the Flemington Style Plate on Oaks Day.

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Rider Glyn Schofield was content to let Marmelo lob along in last place until the home turn where he commenced a long searching run which continued until the winning post.

Glyn SchofieldGlyn SchofieldMarmelo ($2.50-$3.10-$3.00F) beat the sensationally backed Savannah Moon ($12-$6.50) by a length with a long neck to third placed Brewing ($9.00-$10-$9.50).

Schofield, who has ridden Marmelo in all her starts was impressed with today's run.

"She's showed a lot of ability", he said.

"In her first start she ran third, the second horse (Quayside) is running in the Oaks today."

"She put up a strong performance winning at Randwick last start so she's got her fair share of ability."

"She had to carry a fair bit of weight (59.5kg) and I was in no real hurry early on. I know she can dash and that's what she did."

Waller who also owns a share of Marmelo is looking forward to black type races in the Autumn.

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"(It was an) awkward gate, he just didn't panic early and gave her plenty of time to settle", Waller said.

It's always hard to finish off a race when you've got eight horses in front of you, but it helps when you've got a bit of class on your side."

"I really like the Duke of Marmalade stock with a bit of time. He was a very good horse himself in England and Ireland, but just with a bit of time in Australia I think they'll start to hit their straps."

"She's an Oaks type for the autumn. Today was only her third race start and she's had two good wins, including one at Randwick and one at Flemington, so she's well on her way."

Marmelo certainly has staying blood in her pedigree with her dam Apochrypha being by Zabeel sire Octagonal and her granddam Tributes being by Derby winner Quest For Fame.

Photos: Quentin Lang

Dunlop Proud Of Red Cadeaux's Cup Second

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An eight-year-old gelding on his "zimmer frame tour" once again did his trainer proud with his second Melbourne Cup runner-up finish.

Red Cadeaux was beaten in the tightest Melbourne Cup result in history two years ago and had to settle for second yet again, this time by three quarters of a length to Fiorente.

Red Cadeaux (nearest camera) runs second to FiorenteRed Cadeaux (nearest camera) runs second to Fiorente

In Red Cadeaux's third Cup attempt, Dunlop could hardly have been prouder, even if there was some percentage of frustration.

"I'm so proud of my horse," Dunlop said.

"He's old. I call this his zimmer frame tour and he nearly won again, carrying more weight than two years ago.

"I saw Fiorente in the saddling yard and he looked completely different to last year so Gai (Waterhouse) has done a great job with him.

"But we're very proud of today."

Red Cadeaux, a seasoned traveller, will continue his overseas excursions with the Japan Cup likely to be next on the agenda with the Hong Kong Vase next month also in connections' sights.

Red Cadeaux won the Hong Kong Vase last year.

Dunlop even entertained the thought of a fourth trip to Melbourne with Red Cadeaux next year.

"He might do. Let's see how he is," Dunlop said.

"He'll only be nine. We keep breaking all the rules. He was a 50-1 shot until today."

Dunlop was also full of praise for jockey Gerald Mosse who rode Red Cadeaux who jumped from barrier 23.

Mosse won the Cup on Americain in 2010 but drew criticism for a couple of subsequent rides on the stayer in Australia.

"He's one of the best in the world, even at his age, and that was about as good a ride as you can get without winning a Melbourne Cup," Dunlop said.

Opinion Gives Nash Rawiller A Torrid Time

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The ambulance has literally beaten the favourite home in a distance race at Flemington with Nash Rawiller forced to struggle with a slipping saddle and ride without irons aboard Opinion in the Carnival Handicap.

The 2800 metre race on the Melbourne Cup day program, which was telecast all over the country, was not the ideal setting for such a painful experience but Rawiller managed to make light of his situation.

Nash Rawiller trying to pull up OpinionNash Rawiller trying to pull up Opinion

"We could all see what happened out there," Rawiller said in his best falsetto.

"He stepped back when the gates opened and the saddle slipped on the near side. I couldn't get any leverage."

With Opinion ($3.20) up annoying Mujadale ($15) in the lead in the early part of the race, the latter's trainer Paul Jones admitted he was concerned.

But Rawiller let Opinion drop out of the race and Mujadale went on to give the young Stawell trainer a win on Cup day under Stephen Baster.

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Like A Carousel ($21) held his position for second 2-1/2 lengths away with English visitor Caravan Rolls On ($8) another length away third.

"I was a bit worried when Opinion was up there with my horse in front," Jones said.

"But Mujadale is a horse who likes to win and it was good to see him do it."

Corporate bookmaker Sportsbet.com.au announced after the race it would refund all bets taken on Opinion.

Photos: Quentin Lang, Fiona Tomlin

Melbourne Cup Triumph For English

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It looked a lot like an Australian triumph.

But it wasn't.

A horse prepared by the country's best-known trainer Gai Waterhouse and ridden by one of its most notorious jockeys, Damien Oliver, has won the Melbourne Cup.

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But it is a victory almost as English as it could be.

Fiorente, the horse who did all the hard work, began his life in England, as did the second horse and the third.

To complete another foreign domination of Australia's greatest, the fourth home was Irish and the fifth another English runner.

Fiorente's heritage is a bit like the Royal family's.

The son of a German father and an English mother, he was bred in Ireland and began his racing life in the Newmarket stable of Sir Michael Stoute who taught him to run.

Fiorente and Damien OliverFiorente and Damien Oliver

Waterhouse bought Fiorente for $1.1 million little more than a year ago and taught him to run her way.

It was the first Melbourne Cup for the English, the first for Waterhouse and Oliver's third.

Fiorente, the $7 favourite, won the $6 million race from Red Cadeaux who was running in it for the third successive year, and Mount Athos.

As much as the Cup proved a success for its largest ever foreign contingent, it was also an international disaster.

Gai Waterhouse and the Melbourne CupGai Waterhouse and the Melbourne Cup

As the winner's rejoiced, the French runner Verema was laying dead on the track where she had been put down after breaking a leg.

Her connections were too distraught to speak.

For the Australian contingent the flag was flown highest by the only locally-bred horse among the six that Melbourne owner Lloyd Williams sent to the start.

Fawkner, the Caulfield Cup winner came from last to finish sixth, just ahead of another local, Ethiopia.

Photos: Fiona Tomlin, Quentin Lang

A Bumpy Ride For Nash

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Nash Rawiller will long remember his ride on Opinion at Flemington on Cup Day which saw him lose his riding irons while jumping out of the barrier.

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Contesting the 2800m Carnival Handicap, Rawiller found it impossible to control the hard pulling Irish bred stayer so he bravely tried to go round the field and somehow compete in the race where his mount was a well backed favourite.

The effort proved impossible however and Rawiller was forced to ease Opinion before the home turn before coming home a very long last.

In the meantime, Stephen Baster aboard Mujadale ($14-$15) was enjoying a lovely even paced run in the lead and the superbly fit stayer led virtually throughout to win by 2½ lengths from Like A Carousel ($41-$51) with a length to Caravan Rolls On ($7-$8) which came from last.

Mujadale wins the Carnival HandicapMujadale wins the Carnival Handicap

Winning trainer Paul Jones could see that Opinion was a bit out of control and was concerned that he would distract Mujadale and get him fired up.

"I was a bit worried when I saw him come up and start to eyeball us and he did get on the bridle a bit as he went past but luckily he settled back down and got his composure again."

Baster also had his concerns, not only for his mount but also for Rawiller.

"I was in two minds. I was happy because he was one of the favourites, obviously I was hoping Nash was OK, but I didn't want him to annoy my horse but to my horses' credit he switched off and didn't worry about him."

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Jones has trained Mujadale to win 8 of his 26 starts being placed on another 5 occasions.

"He just loves to run", Jones said.

"Initially in his first few races he wasn't so much a racehorse, he was a bit like Forest Gump he just went out and ran and he still is a bit like that but he is a bit more seasoned now."

"He is a free-running style of horse and he is very tough and gritty."

Ten days ago Jones put Mujadale to his biggest test yet when he ran a creditable sixth in the Moonee Valley Cup on Cox Plate day.

"Every time we've asked him to step up he has, apart from last week because he did get very overawed at the Valley on the big day and he just didn't handle it mentally."

"We checked him out on the Tuesday and he was fine, his blood was good and physically he was fine so we thought we'd press on and this looked like a good race for him."

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Baster was aboard Mujadale at Moonee Valley, the only time he has not won on the horse.

"He got a little bit revved up last start and over raced a bit so he brought himself undone but today he just lobbed along nice and was strong to the line."

"Paul has done a great job with him and I've ridden him now for four starts and three wins and he's been in perfect order every time I've ridden him."

Jones who has a small team in work at Stawell was thrilled to win a race on Cup Day.

"It's a great time to be racing in the spring time and I'm just fortunate enough to have a horse good enough to be here on the day", he said.

Jones will look for another staying test for Mujadale which should be competitive in anything he tries over a distance.

"We'll just see how he pulls up because there's not a lot coming up but we might look at Sandown (at Caulfield) with the 3200m there to see if he runs that sort of trip", Jones said.

Photos: Quentin Lang, Fiona Tomlin

Fiorente To Stand At Stud In Australia

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Andrew Roberts, managing part owner of Melbourne Cup winner Fiorente is keen to see the horse stand at stud in Australia when its racing career is over.

Like the 2010 Cup winner Americain, 2011 winner Dunaden and 2012 winner Green Moon, Fiorente is yet another entire to have collected the world's premier Group 1 staying race. This trend of importing well performed stallions to compete in the Cup seems destined to continue, which will only increase the breeding opportunities for such horses.

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It is not hard to see that with increasing competition from Australian owners forming syndicates to snap up promising European stayers, their price can only increase and with that the attraction of breeding similar horses here will also grow.

Roberts anticipates Fiorente being in demand as a stud proposition and with a family background in breeding and racing horses does not see the Cup winner being gelded any time soon.

His father John Roberts was the founder and Chairman of Multiplex Constructions until his death several years ago. John Roberts was a prolific racehorse owner in Western Australia with perhaps his best horse being Beaux Art which won the Group 1 WA Derby and the Group 2 AJC St Leger in Sydney.

In the press conference after the Melbourne Cup, Gai Waterhouse bemoaned the dearth of staying races in Australia to support the big staying races.

Gai Waterhouse with the Melbourne CupGai Waterhouse with the Melbourne Cup

However there is now a well established trend involving the creation of larger syndicates which means that the costs of supporting a staying bred horse until it is mature enough to realise its potential are spread over more people.

With 40 people making up the Fiorente syndicate, the costs of racing such a horse are more affordable for each owner. In fact Roberts and his associates have shares in several such horses, including Glencadam Gold which won the Group 1 Metropolitan last Spring.

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With Gai now involved in a retail investment scheme with a stated purpose of sourcing and racing international staying horses, the trend seems unstoppable.

Could it be that the days of a Melbourne Cup winner being an unmarketable commercial sire are over?

Wistful Win At Flemington

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The Peter Snowden trained Wistful convincingly won the TAB Rewards Trophy at Flemington this afternoon after being well positioned on the pace during the race by Kerrin McEvoy.

Wistful Wins the TAB Rewards TrophyWistful Wins the TAB Rewards Trophy

"We were mindful that there was no speed in the race and Kerrin wanted to make sure he had her in the right spot", Snowden said.

"She had a good barrier and that probably helped."

"She travelled nicely, she had a bit of cover when the one whipped up around her and she was always travelling sweetly."

With most of the big field losing ground negotiating the home turn Wistful was able to take it easy until well into the straight. When McEvoy let her loose at the 200 metre mark the Tiger Hill mare quickly put the result beyond doubt.

"She was very dominant at the end and that's what I like to see, a horse that goes to the line like that", Snowden said.

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Wistful ($4.00-$4.80) won by a length and three quarters from Minnie Downs ($12) with a head to third placed Rememba How ($61-$41).

McEvoy said he would have been happy to lead in the race but didn't mind taking the sit behind Sinhala.

"We just took bad luck out of the equation and I wouldn't have minded leading but (Darren) Gauci just cruised around and I was able to get the drop."

"She travelled nicely, I knew I had a kick when I wanted it and she's a real dream to ride."

Snowden has big plans for the lightly raced mare which has now won 4 of her 8 starts.

"She's an improving filly that's done a great job this time in and hopefully there's more to come."

"She was at 1800m at her last start and she had no luck at all and I think she's get a trip like that (2000m) for sure. I'm wishing I had her in the Matriarch (Stakes on Saturday) but at the time I thought it would be a step too far but I think the mile at Caulfield in two weeks time is the right progression for her."

Photos: Fiona Tomlin

Winning Double For McEvoy On Moderate

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A flying start meant the difference between winning and losing for the Peter Snowden trained filly Moderate in the Lexus Hybrid Plate at Flemington today.

Kerrin McEvoy produced almost a carbon copy of his win earlier in the day on Wistful by bouncing Moderate ($2.00-$2.15-$2.05F) out of the barriers two lengths in front of the rest of the field. In contrast the second placed Roop All ($12-$14) was slowly away and put in a magnificent effort to fail by long neck on the line.

Third was Politeness ($3.50-$5.00-$4.80).

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"We were quite content to sit back and have the last look at them but she flew a length or two in front and our golden rule is that when they begin that quickly we always take an advantage of that", Snowden said.

"Coming to the corner she got on the wrong leg and took a look at everyone in the grandstand but she was able to get away and win which makes it even better."

"I wouldn't say it was clinical but she got the job done."

Racegoers thought that Moderate got onto the wrong leg, but McEvoy explained that she was hanging out which made her action look awkward.

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"She was on the right leg but she was hanging out and I thought she'd straighten up once I got her balanced and onto her fresh leg but she continued to do a bit wrong."

"The one positive you can take out of it is that once she learns and concentrates she is going to have more to give."

"I was worried at the furlong but at the 100 metres I thought she was going to hold them off even though she was doing a bit wrong."

Snowden pointed out that Moderate has an 80% strike rate which shows that the Commands filly is able to do things wrong but has enough ability to win anyway.

"She's won four from five now, her last start was very dominant and I was expecting her to do a similar thing today but she did it in exact opposite fashion and still got away with it."

Photos: Fiona Tomlin

Well Named Oakleigh Girl Wins 7News Stakes

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Being by Oakleigh Plate winner Snitzel out of Oakleigh Plate winner Miss Kournikova it was to be expected that Oakleigh Girl would be so named.

The filly, which cost $400,000 at this year's Magic Millions Yearling sale, proved today that she was as fast as her Group 1 winning parents by winning the 7News Stakes at Flemington.

Oakleigh Girl wins the 7News Stakes Oakleigh Girl wins the 7News Stakes

"She's the fastest horse I've had", said trainer Danny Bougoure.

"I'm not saying she's the best but she's the fastest and for a two-year-old filly she's got a fantastic attitude and does everything right. She's totally bombproof."

Oakleigh Girl ($4.80-$6.50) led throughout in today's two year old 1000m scamper to win by a comfortable 1¼ lengths from Top Dolly ($3.00-$3.50-$3.40F) with another length and a half to Singularity ($12-$10).

Now based in Brisbane after a stint training in Victoria, Bougure made the decision a month ago to aim Oakleigh Girl at today's Group 3 race.

"She beat a horse at home pretty convincingly that has won a few races so we thought we'd have a crack", he said.

Winning rider Craig Newitt was a key part of the plan.

"I'm privileged that Dan gave me a call about a month ago to trial a couple of horses for him and she was one of them", he said.

Newitt rode Oakleigh Girl in a winning trial at Cranbourne in October which convinced him that she was worth sticking with today.

"I was hoping something would lead her up and give her something to chase because the other day in her trial she put them away pretty quickly and then got lost but she was foolproof right through the line today", Newitt enthused.

Oakleigh Girl in the mounting yardOakleigh Girl in the mounting yard

"She's just a beautiful filly, she's absolutely foolproof and it's a credit to whoever broke her in because she's so well educated."

Bougoure echoed Newitt's sentiments, saying:

"She's done that from day one, in the first jumpout we gave her she just went straight and she's got a very professional attitude so who knows how far she can go."

He now plans to take Oakleigh Girl back to Queensland to tackle the rich Magic Millions Two Year Old race in January.

"That's it, she'll probably have a week off now and then go home to get ready for the Magic Millions."

"She's improving all the time, she just keep taking the right steps and if she draws well in the Magic Millions she's probably going to be hard to beat."

Photos: Fiona Tomlin

On where the filly rates: “She’s the fastest horse I’ve had, I’m not saying she’s the best but she’s the fastest and for a two-year-old filly she’s got a fantastic attitude and does everything right. She’s totally bombproof.”

On the decision to bring her to Melbourne: “She beat a horse at home pretty convincingly that has won a few races so we thought we’d have a crack.”

On the early signs she was above average:  “She’s done that from day one, in the first jumpout we gave her she just went straight and she’s got a very professional attitude so who knows how far she can go.”

On being out of an Oakleigh Plate-winning mare: “Her father won and Oakleigh Plate as well, hence the name Oakleigh Girl.”

On her immediate plans: “That’s it, she’ll probably have a week off now and then go home to get ready for the Magic Millions.”

On her immediate target: “The main mission with her at the moment is the Magic Millions.”

On her scope for improvement: “She’s improving all the time, she just keep taking the right steps and if she draws well in the Magic Millions she’s probably going to be hard to beat.”

On his training hardships: “It was a bit tough there for a while, we went through a bad patch with them but we’ve come out the other side.”

Winning Jockey – Craig Newitt

On the filly: “She’s just a beautiful filly, she’s absolutely foolproof and it’s a credit to whoever broke her in because she’s so well educated.”

On riding for the trainer: “I’m privileged that Dan gave me a call about a month ago to trial a couple of horses for him and she was one of them and she’s a nice filly to stay with.”

On leading up the straight: “I was hoping something would lead her up and give her something to chase because the other day in her trial she put them away pretty quickly and then got lost but she was foolproof right through the line today.”

Rawiller Bounces Back After Saddle Slip

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Champion jockey Nash Rawiller has wasted no time bouncing back from a gear malfunction that made for an uncomfortable ride on Opinion to land a victory aboard Bernabeu two races later.

Rawiller endured a difficult ride on Opinion when his saddle slipped shortly after the start of Tuesday's Carnival Handicap at Flemington and he lost his irons.

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The mishap put paid to the chances of Opinion but Rawiller showed no long-term ill effects from the incident with his victory in the Schweppes #flemingtonfling (1000m) aboard Bernabeu ($13).

"It's still a bit of a sore point," Rawiller quipped when asked about what had gone wrong aboard Opinion.

"I lost my irons coming out of the gates when he jumped a bit awkwardly.

"After 50 yards my saddle slipped right around his guts and made it impossible to get my irons back."

Randwick-based trainer John O'Shea said Bernabeu had been having trouble navigating bends in his races so he wanted to bring him to Melbourne to run down the straight.

Bernabeu with Nash RawillerBernabeu with Nash Rawiller

"I felt that if he could run up to his work then he would run a very big race," O'Shea said.

He said Bernabeu would have a break before coming back to Flemington to run in the Group One Lightning Stakes.

Bernabeu was untroubled to win by 3-1/4 lengths from Iconic ($6.50) with Churchill Dancer ($41) third.

Photos: Fiona Tomlin

Derby Win Sentimental for Chatswood

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Chatswood Stud principal Greg Willis experienced conflicting emotions over the win of Polanski in today's Group 1 Victoria Derby.

On the one hand, he sold Polanski for a bargain $4,000 at the Autumn Yearling Sale to the bid of winning trainer Robbie Laing. And his sire, the brilliant but erratic Rakti died prematurely three years ago while standing at Chatswood Stud.

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But sweeter memories attach to the fact that Polanski carries the AW brand of Greg's late father Alan who founded Chatswood 40 years ago. And while his sire is dead, Polanski's dam Citrium is still going strongly and has two fillies related to the Group 1 winner plus being in foal to Chatswood's new sire Reward For Effort.

"It's also a great advertisement for the stud", Willis observed.

"We could have a great week with Hawkspur (by Chatswood sire Purrealist) running in the Cup on Tuesday."

Willis was hard at work at the stud while Polanski was carrying the flag this afternoon at Flemington.

"I would have loved to be there", Willis said "but I literally had a mare foal five minutes before the race."

"I ran inside to watch it on TV and now there's blood all over the remote."

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A stud that has a policy of selling everything, Chatswood is lucky to have a two year old filly by Amadeus Wolf out of Citrium which is currently available for sale.

"She had an abscess when the sale was on and there was no point putting her through the ring", Willis said.

The mare also has a Purrealist filly foal at foot.

"I've got people coming to look at them this week", Willis said.

Its a fair bet that Willis will be expecting more than $4,000 for Citrium's daughters.

Photos: Chatswood Stud, Fiona Tomlin