Waterhouse backs The Euphrates for Melbourne Cup berth
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 26 Oct, 17:02 · Archive
Trainer Gai Waterhouse believes The Euphrates can secure a Melbourne Cup place by winning Wednesday's Bendigo Cup.
Trainer Gai Waterhouse is backing imported stayer The Euphrates to secure a Melbourne Cup place by winning the Group 3 Bendigo Cup on Wednesday. The six-year-old finished unplaced in the Geelong Cup last week despite leading for most of the race. Waterhouse said the horse lost a front shoe and the Geelong track may not have suited the import on his first run in Victoria.
The Euphrates sits just outside the Melbourne Cup cut line in 25th on the order of entry for the race, which has a capacity field of 24 runners. A win at Bendigo should almost certainly satisfy qualification criteria to clinch a start at Flemington next Tuesday. Waterhouse and co-trainer Adrian Bott plan to run evergreen veteran Vauban in the Melbourne Cup and want The Euphrates as a second string.
Waterhouse described The Euphrates as 'a softer horse' but said that does not mean he lacks talent. The horse has four wins in fifteen starts but none at Group 1 level, though he won a Group 2 at Randwick in September and a Listed event in Ireland. He is a 60kg topweight for the Bendigo Cup and is rated a $7.50 chance with Jett Stanley on board.
How it is being reported
- Waterhouse hopes The Euphrates leads to rivers of goldThe Euphrates disappointed legendary trainer Gai Waterhouse at Geelong but could still secure a berth in the Melbourne Cup with victory in Bendigo.Perth Now · 26 Oct, 16:33
- Waterhouse hopes The Euphrates leads to rivers of goldThe Euphrates disappointed legendary trainer Gai Waterhouse at Geelong but could still secure a berth in the Melbourne Cup with victory in Bendigo.The West Australian · 26 Oct, 16:33
In this story: Gai Waterhouse · The Euphrates · Adrian Bott · Vauban · Bendigo · Melbourne · Geelong · Victoria
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