Cossack Warrior to win

Press, 17 October 1987, Page 29

Cossack Warrior to win

by

J. J. BOYLE

Rain In Melbourne yesterday, and more of it forecast for today, could have won today’s Caulfield Cup for Cossack Warrior.

“He’ll handle any kind of track, but the easing in the ground will suit Cossack Warrior more than most,’’ said the Melbourne racing correspondent of "The Press,” Adrian Dunne, yesterday. Dunne reports that Cossack Warrior has pleased in everything he has done since he won the Herbert Power Handicap, and is confident in the four-year-old’s ability to become the first to win the Herbert Power Handicap-Caulfield Cup double since 1970. The New . Zealanders, Rising Fast and My Hero, have been the only others to win that double since World War 11, but Dunne believes Cossack Warrior will never get a better chance to win one of the rich Australian cups. “He comes from a top stable and will be ridden by a top rider in Michael Clark," Dunne said yesterday.

“A wide barrier is hardly likely to worry him. He’ll probably settle back, and storm home.” Cossack Warrior is a half-brother by Bletchingly to Cossack Prince, which finished second to Hayai in the 1983 Caulfield Cup. Dunne regards the New Zealand-owned-and-trained Secret Seal and Noble Kit as the best of Cossack Warrior’s rivals. He said he found it hard to enthuse over the favourite, Beau Zam.

“He’s the only horse in the field carrying weight-for-age, he’s been beating only very ordinary three-year-olds in Sydney and he has to show he can adapt straight away to Caulfield, which can be tricky. On the other hand, Cossack Warrior has won three races at Caulfield.” Beau Zam’s trainer, Bart Cummings, believes Cossack Warrior is one of three main dangers for his New Zealand-bred three-year-old in today’s sAust627,ooo race. Cummings also rates the chances of Balciano and Secret Seal highly but his confidence in a stable victory was boosted by Beau Zam’s satisfactory progress in training this week.

Beau Zam, a close relation of Balciano’s sire, Balmerino, was purchased for $200,000 at the Trentham sales.

His dam, Belle Cherie, is a sister in blood to Surround, the best year-old fHly of her year in Australia under the

direction of the Caulfield trainer, Geoff Murphy, whose Caulfield Cup hopeful today is the three-year-old, Marwong.

Jetbet: 10 Race 1 TF 4.15 THE THOUSAND GUNEAS *200,000; three-year-old fillies; 1600 m 1 211 Midnight Fever 6 54.0 2 4231 Judyann 4 . . K. Moses 54.0 3 4688 Twining 18 K. Russell 54.0 4 3112 Glory Girt 5 54.0 5 3712 Tenneeeee Vein 14 G. Hall 54.0 6 6211 (mpoeere 15 54.0 7 1974 Soda Springe 10 54.0 8 8920 St Klaks 17 K. Mitchell 54.0 9 1124 Mani Bay 13 54.0 10 5440 Hidden Power 7 54.0 11 0006 Slater Shirley 12 54.0 12 1315 Bianco Flyer 16 . . 54.0 13 7622 Twisted Logic 8 54.0 14 4288 Rancheetah 3 54.0 15 51 Miami Vice 1 G. Murphy 54.0 16 0020 Julep 9 54.0 17 3862 Loving Devotion 2 54.0 18 3055 Evasion 11 P. Cook 54.0 Race 2 TF 5.00 FOSTER’S CAULFIELD CUP $625,000; 2400 m 1 2158 FIELD DANCER 3 555. Smart New Zealand galloper which won six of past seven before arriving here but his two Australian runs have been disappointing. Followed two len win 1400 m Hastings September 12 with sth Rubiton 2000 m Caulfield weight-for-age September 24 and 13 len Bth, Drought, 2000 m weight-for-age, Caulfield Stakes, October 10. Needs to improve. Colour*: Blue, grey crossed sashes, armbands and cap. 2 5304 COLOUR PAGE 18 54.0. Good Sydney galloper but hasn’t won since 2500 m Flemington, November 8. Placed four of last nine. Followed 4'A len 3rd Beau Zam, Cool Deal 1750 m Rosehill weight-for-age September 19 with 15th Sound Horizon 1600 m Randwick Epsom, October 3 and 5 len 4th King of Brooklyn 2000 m Caulfield October 14. Tested. J. Cassidy Colours: White, red diamond, yellow sleeves and cap. 3 1351 COSSACK WARRIOR 15 53.0 Excellent chance on last start I’4 len win Our Palliser, Noble Kit 2400 m Caulfield Herbert Power Handicap October 10. Before that 3 len 3rd Rubiton, Society Bay 1400 m Caulfield weight-for-age September 5 and 12 len sth Rubiton 1619 m Moonee Valley welght-for-age September 19. Big show. M. Clarke Colour*: Green, royal blue sleeves, white cap with green spots. 4 6105 TRISTRAM 4 53.0. Returned to his good three year-old form when scored nose win Real Purpose, Vo Rogue 1800 m Caulfield September 24 then weakened to run last of 16 Vo Rogue 2000 m Flemington, October 3. Latest 5 len sth Cdssack Warrior 2400 m Caulfield October 10. Well drawn. Place maybe. G. Hall Colour*: Black, red seams and cap. 5 1131 BALCIANO 9 52.5. Sydney stayer in fine form. Scored over 2000 m and 1900 m at Rosehill in September before unlucky hd, hd 3rd Algonquin Club, Semstar 2400 m Randwick September 26. Latest set course record with 2% len win Kensei, The Brotherhood 2600 m Randwick Metropolitan October 5. Worth plenty of thought. P. Cook Colours: Yellow red sash and sleeves, black cap. 6 4335 IMA RED MAN 13 52.0. Won 2000 m Kyneton Cup November 5. Followed long nk 3rd 1600 m Seymour Cup dead track September 9 with 3'A len 3rd Burannti. Black Charleston 1600 m Moonee Valley September 27 and 3 A len sth Latin Rule 2050 m Cranbourne Cup slow track October 7. Tested. D. Ganci Colours: Brown, green diamond, green and brown hooped sleeves, green cap. 7 8000 LORD REIMS 20 52.0. Won 3200 m M’vllle Adelaide Cup heavy track May 1. Saddle slipped shortly after start when 4’/z len 10th Latin Rule 2050 m Cranbourne Cup slow track October 7 then 7 len 10th King Of Brooklyn 2000 m Caulfield October 14. Has drawn the outside barrier. Could show up if wet. B. Thompson Colour*: Yellow, black braces, royal blue diamonds and cap. 8 3108 NEVER QUIT 19 SZO. Sydney galloper. Won 2015 m Gold Coast Prime Minister’s Cup slow track , May 20. After win 1500 m Rosehill September 19, was 16th Sound Horizon 1600 m Randwick Epsom October 3 and 6 len Bth Caledonian Boy 1600 m Caulfield October 10. Blocked for a run in Elders last week. Faces hard task from wide barrier. R. Quinton Colour*: Red, white seams and cap. 9 5111 SECRET SEAL 5 52.0. Looks a big threat on New Zealand form. Has won last three starts In weight-for-age company and looks well weighted. Won 1600 m Wanganui September 5 before

nose win Guess, Lacka Reason 2000 m Hastings September 16 and 'A len win Lacka Reason, Guess 2000 m New Plymouth October 3. Hard to hold out. H. White Colour*: Green, white diamonds and sleeves. 10 8001 SOUND HORIZON 10 52.0. Good Sydney galloper. Has won up to 2000 m. Ran 11th Campaign King 1600 m Randwick weight-for-age September 26 before fast finishing neck win Groucho, Tierra Rist 1600 m Randwick Epsom October 3. Has some hope if he gets the 2-IOOm trip. N. Tiley Colour*: Dark blue, pink band, armbands and spottd cap. 11 1418 BEST TIME 14 505. West Australian stayer. Won 1600 m Belmont Park September 16. Two starts later scored 1% len win Major Croft, Jev Queen 2200 m Belmont Park September 28 before 9 len Bth Cossack Warrior 2400 m Caulfield October 10. Looks safely held on Herbert Power effort. M. Sestich Colour*: Light blue, brown sash and sleeves. 12 8010 BRAVE TRESPASSER 8 50.5. Tasmanian galloper. Won 2600 m , Launceston Cup February 25. Followed head win Heroic Steel, Rebel Show 2054 m Moonee Valley September 26 with 117 len last of 14 Cossack Warrior 2400 m Caulfield October 10. Others preferred. B. Buckingham Colours: Navy blue. 13 1119 ISLAND SPY 6 505. Lightly raced galloper which has won seven of 14 starts. Completed hat-trick with % len win Celtic Heir, Silver Shark 1600 m Bairnsdale Cup September 25 then 3 len 9th Latin Rule 2050 m Cranbourne Cup slow track October 7. Query this trip. S. Marshall Colour*: Purple, gold spot, purple and white striped sleeves, gold cap. 14 3113 NOBLE KIT 2 50.5. Much improved stayer. Followed win 2000 m Flemington September 12 and 2’4 len win Sansong, King Matthias 2400 m Caulfield September 24 with 1% len 3rd Cossack Warrior. Our Palliser 2400 m Caulfield October 10. Drawn well and will be up there all the way. Each way. A.Clarke Colours: White, purple stripes and cap. 15 1933 SCARVILA 1 50.5. Won 2000 m Darwin Cup August 3. Followed VA len 3rd Magic Konstev, Palatinski 1600 m Caulfield Welter September 24 with head, nose 3rd Latin Rule, Happy View 2050 m Cranbourne Cup slow track October 7. Find this tough. K. Forrester Colour*: White, ochre and black band and armbands, ochre and black quartered cap, white brim. 16 3468 PALMYRA BAY 11 50.0. Sydney mare. Placed 2200 m Doomben Fourex Cup in July. More recently 3 len 6th Gielgud's Belle 1600 m Moonee Valley Mares September 27 and 2 len Bth Latin Rule 2050 m Cranbourne Cup slow track, October 7. This looks too hard. G. Doughty Colours: Pale green, red sash, orange hooped sleeves and cap. 17 4211 BEAU ZAM 7 48.0. Top three-year-old chasing hat-trick following 4 len win Cool Deal, Colour Page 1750 m Rosehill weight-for-age September 19 and 2% len win Nickson, Hit Again Benny 2000 m Randwick Sprint Champion Stakes, October 3. Has drawn well and looks a top chance. J. Marshall Colour*: Green and gold diagonal stripes, white cap. 18 3181 MARWONG 17 45.5. Was a maiden until only three starts back when he won 2000 m Randwick September 26. Then Bth Beau Zam 2000 m Randwick Spring Champion October 3 before win (on protest) Our Poetic Prince, Kaapstaed 1600 m Caulfield Guineas October 10. Has nothing on his back. Place. . C. Carmody Colours: Black, grey, burgundy and white stripes and hooped slqsvgs. 19 2346 ALL SPADES 16 50.0. Placed in 1400 m S’down weight-for-age August 29 and 1619 Moonee Valley weight-for-age September 19 before 4th Vo Rogue 2000 m Flemington October 3 and 11 6th Drought 2000 m weight-for-age Caulfield Stakes October 10. Rough place hope. Colour*: Blue, red and white diagonal stripes and bands. 20 3173 THE BROTHERHOOD 12 495. Won 2300 m Newcastle Gold Cup September 16 before VA len 7th Algonquin Club 2400 m Randwick September 26 and 4 1 A len 3rd Balciano, Kensei 2600 m Randwick Metropolitan October - 5. Sydney form gives him a place chance if he gets a run. Colour*: Pale green, orange hoops. Emergencies: All Spades, The Brotherhood.