Beau Zam, Almaarad equal in Cup weights

Press, 31 July 1989, Page 30

Beau Zam, Almaarad equal in Cup weights

NZPA-AAP Sydney Beau Zam, Australia’s champion racehorse of last season, has been given equal top weight of 59kg in both the sAustl.Bs million Melbourne Cup and the sAustl million Caulfield Cup. The Bart Cummingstrained entire shares the honour with the imported galloper, Almaarad, which is being prepared for the Cups by Colin Hayes. But due to a freak accident in a trial at Kembla Grange recently, Beau Zam is unlikely to race again. The rising five-year-old strained his off hind hock. Almaarad is owned by Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who also owned the 1986 Melbourne Cup winner, At Weights are: CAULFIELD CUP Almaarad, Beau Zam (NZ) 59; Lord Reims (NZ), Vo Rogue 58.5; Empire Rose (NZ), Sky Chase (NZ) 56.5; Flotilla, Omnicorp (NZ), Super Impose (NZ) 56; The Gentry (NZ) 55.5; Card Shark (NZ), Kensei (NZ), Mr Lomondy (NZ), Nayrizi, Shantaroun 55; Badnerol (NZ), Lord Hybrow (NZ) 54.5; Balciano (NZ), Congressman, Dandy Andy (NZ), King’s High, Our Waverley Star (NZ), Street Line, Tawrrific (NZ), Water Boatman 54; Apollo Run (NZ), Celtic Spirit (NZ), Ideal Centreman (NZ), Savana City, Spyglass (NZ), St James' (NZ), Thethingaboutitis 53.5; Belele, Bravery, Brown Edition, Dalgan, Full At Last, High Regard, It’s Candide (NZ), Rejamah (NZ), Tour Blade (NZ), Zamakima (NZ) 53; Abstraction (NZ), Chigarow (NZ), Escalation, Eye Of The Sky (NZ), Full And By (NZ), Hidden Rhythm

Talaq. The rising seven-year-old entire was brought to Australia by an English trainer, John Dunlop, for the Tancred International Stakes at Rosehill last autumn but broke down and was scratched from the race. Beau Zam also missed the Tancred International because of a pricked hoof.

Almaarad has been transferred to Hayes, who also trained At Talaq for a Cups preparation. The Caulfield Cup will be run on Saturday, October 21, while the Melbourne Cup is run on Tuesday, November 7. The Melbourne Cup favourite, Research, will have to be the equal of the champion mare, Light Fingers, if she is to take (NZ), Kruthoffer, Kudz, Mountebank, Our Palliser (NZ), Periscope, Research 52.5. New Zealand horses weighted at 52kg and less include: Flying Luskin, Jondolar, Shuzohra 52; Courtalista, Prince Avila, The Phantom 51.5; All Counted, Red Chiffon 51; Argonaut Style, Balance, Flight Queen, Kate’s Myth, Star Harvest, Street Hawk 50.5; Dixie Kid, Fool’s Fortune, Irish Anchor 50; Bouillon, Mr Sandman, Rongonui, Sarah Fay 49.5; Etoile D’Or, Icelette, Neja, Shaun Og, Von Trapp 49; Crown Regent, French Icing, Mr Classic 48.5; Cast The Gauntlet, Fiery Type, Gregory James, Haaji’s Hope, Mr Earing King, Onawa, Raie Lunaire 48; Cordero 46. MELBOURNE CUP Almaarad, Beau Zam (NZ) 59; Lord Reims (NZ), 58; Sky Chase (NZ), Top Class 57; Empire Rose (NZ), Omnicorp (NZ) 56.5; Super Impose

out the famous race this year.

Jim Bowler, the Victoria Racing Club’s handicapper, allotted Research 52.5 kg for the Melbourne Cup — the equivalent to the eight stone four pounds carried to victory by Light Fingers in 1965.

Research, winner of the V.R.C. champion racehorse award for the 198889 season, earned her weight with a string of victories in Melbourne and Sydney. The rising four-year-old mare, which is prepared by Clarrie Conners at Warwick Farm in Sydney, became the first filly to complete the Australian Jockey Club’s Derby-Oaks double in the autumn.

Alan Wicks, the Victoria Amateur Turf Club’s han-

(NZ), Vaguelyu Pleasant 56; The Gentry (NZ), Zaffaran 55.5; Card Shark (NZ), Kensei (NZ), Nayrizi, Shantaroun, Street Line 55; Lord Hybrow (NZ), Mr Lomondy (NZ), Na Botto (NZ), Zero Watt 54.5; Balciano (NZ), Banderol (NZ), Congressman, Coshking (NZ), Dandy Andy (NZ), King’s High, Mr Pintips, Our Waverley Star (NZ), Spyglass (NZ), Tawrrific (NZ), Water Boatman 54; Apollo Run (NZ), Dalgan, Full At Last, Ideal Centreman (NZ), Savana City 53.5, Bravery, Brown Edition, Celtic Spirit (NZ), Chigarow (NZ), Full And By (NZ), Thethingaboutitis, Tour Blade (NZ), Zamakima (NZ) 53; Abstraction (NZ), Belele, Devizes, Eye Of The Sky, Flying Luskin, Heavenly Manna, It’s Candide (NZ), Kudz, Mountebank, Noble Khan, Our Palliser (NZ), Prince Kumai (NZ), Research, Saratov, Stavordale, True Dreams (NZ), Valiant End, Waiau Pal (NZ) 52.5. New Zealand horses

dicapper, made a similar assessment of Research, giving her 52.5 kg in the Caulfield Cup.

The veteran Melbourne doubles bookmaker, Syd Lyons, has Research at 71 for the Melbourne Cup. Lyons has the Lee Freedman-trained Super Impose a 9-1 favourite for the Caulfield Cup. Super Impose is weighted on 56kg in both Cups.

Vo Rogue, which defeated Super Impose in the Australian Cup over 2000 m at Flemington during the autumn, is the third highest weighted horse in the Caulfield Cup with 58.5 kg. Vo Rogue was not nominated for the Melbourne Cup.

weighted at 52kg and less include:

Fleetward Lad, Jondolar, Prince Avila 52; The Phantom 51.5; All Counted, Argonaut Style, Courtalista, Mr Bunnythorpe, Shannon Lad 51; Plume D’Or Veille, Red Chiffon, Star Harvest, Street Hawk 50.5; Bouillon, Dundee Road, Fool’s Fortune 50; Dixie Kid, Etoile D’Or, Irish Anchor, Orapai, Secret Mission 49.5; Balance, Beau Bayou, Hot Point, Jullene, Mountain Air, Mr Classic, My Mr Milson, Sarah Fay, Shaun Og, Silver Leopard, Special Knight 49; Mr Sandman, Naisbie, Nicinda, Ragatan, Von Trapp 48.5; Beula Bea, Blizzard, Cast The Gauntlet, Crown Regent, Crystal Jayjay, Fiery Type, French Icing, Gregory James, Icelette, Justs Whinga, Kingscrest, Lord Smuggles, Our Taw, Roulade, Shagroon, Smiling Belle, Winner’s Walk, Zither 48; Cordero 46.

Note (N.Z.) denotes a New Zealand-bred horse.