The stage is about for an additional two-mile showdown within the 2024 Brisbane Cup this Saturday at Eagle Farm Racecourse.
Largely Cloudy heads betting on Saturday’s Brisbane Cup 2024 subject at Eagle Farm. Picture: Final Racing Photographs.
A aggressive subject of 11 contenders will vie for the $400,000 Group 2 prize, with the European import Largely Cloudy main the cost.
Educated by Trent Busuttin & Natalie Younger, Largely Cloudy sits atop the Brisbane Cup betting charts at $2.60 by way of Ladbrokes.
The five-year-old Harzand gelding boasts successful expertise as much as 3318m in Europe and has been operating competitively in his Australian marketing campaign.
Regardless of only one win down underneath, he completed an in depth second within the Listed Andrew Ramsden (2800m) at Flemington final day trip.
A big weight drop to 55kg (prone to carry 56kg after remaining weights) within the Brisbane Cup subject is an enormous benefit after carrying 58.5kg in his earlier race.
In-form jockey Blake Shinn might be within the saddle, and barrier draw (4) provides to Largely Cloudy’s favouritism.
Amade, the evergreen veteran skilled by Phillip Stokes, presents a reputable risk at $4.50.
The ten-year-old comes off a dominant victory within the Listed Sandown Cup (3200m) simply two weeks in the past, carrying extra weight than he’ll within the Brisbane Cup (58.5kg).
Jockey Daniel Stackhouse might be aboard as Amade appears to be like to defy his age and proceed his successful streak.
The Brisbane Cup guarantees to be an open race with a number of different runners underneath $10.
Bjorn Baker‘s Alegron ($6) has proven enchancment in his current outings, whereas Chris Waller‘s defending champion Selino ($9) is aiming to grow to be the primary back-to-back winner since Truthful Patton (1964-65).
Goldman ($9) is one other contender coming off a third-place end within the Premiers Cup.
2024 Brisbane Cup Area
| No | Final 10 | Horse | Coach | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Possible Weight | Penalty | Hcp Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3x0007x509 | KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 10 | 59kg | 104 | ||
| 2 | 9515423401 | AMADE (IRE) | Phillip Stokes | Daniel Stackhouse | 7 | 58.5kg | 103 | ||
| 3 | 0651×86850 | SELINO (GB) | Chris Waller | Tommy Berry | 2 | 58kg | 102 | ||
| 4 | 1x9600x243 | GOLDMAN (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Regan Bayliss | 11 | 57kg | 100 | ||
| 5 | 4x6008x062 | ALEGRON | Bjorn Baker | Dylan Gibbons (a) | 9 | 56.5kg | 99 | ||
| 6 | 231×051754 | CAPTAIN ENVIOUS (NZ) | Paul Preusker | Mark Zahra | 5 | 56.5kg | 99 | ||
| 7 | 36145×2362 | MOSTLY CLOUDY (IRE) | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Younger | Blake Shinn | 4 | 55kg | 56kg | 96 | |
| 8 | 427x270x98 | WARNING | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Jason Collett | 3 | 53.5kg | 93 | ||
| 9 | 0578×06120 | TAPILDOODLEDO (NZ) | Kerry Taplin | Robbie Dolan | 1 | 53kg | 82 | ||
| 10 | 775×742361 | CASUAL CONNECTION (NZ) | John Sargent | Damien Thornton | 8 | 53kg | 76 | ||
| 11 | 96808×8750 | TAPPY’S LAD (NZ) | Kerry Taplin | Nikita Beriman | 6 | 53kg | 73 |
Desk Credit score: Racing Australia.
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