Cranbourne Cup Day is shaping up to be a thrilling event, with a strong field confirmed for the $500,000 Cranbourne Cup (1600m).
The Ciaron Maher stable will be well represented, entering four contenders: Nugget, Running By, Flash Flood, and Cosmic Vega. Among the other notable entries is Mighty Ulysses, fresh off a victory in the Moonga Stakes, and Globe, a horse once regarded with high expectations.
Uncle Bryn, a previous Cranbourne Cup winner, is also set to return, while Wild Night will make his Australian debut with Blake Shinn booked for the ride.
Adding to the anticipation, leading jockeys Damian Lane and Blake Shinn are scheduled to ride throughout the meeting.
Betting Sites in Australia are yet to open their markets for the race with too many uncertainties with which horses will line-up in the race.
Cranbourne Cup Likely Field
| Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNCLE BRYN | T Busuttin & N Young | L Curie | |
| MIGHTY ULYSSES | A Neasham & R Archibald | J Mott | |
| GLOBE | M Price & M Kent Jnr | E Brown | |
| WILD NIGHT | M Walker | B Shinn | |
| AIR ASSAULT | A Gluyas | ||
| NUGGET | C Maher | ||
| FLASH FLOOD | C Maher | ||
| COSMIC VEGA | C Maher | ||
| VON HAUKE | C Brown | ||
| RUNNING BY | C Maher | ||
| AIN’TNODEELDUN | A & S Freedman | ||
| MILITARY EXPERT | A Neasham & R Archibald | B Mertens | |
| MAGNASPIN | L & T Corstens & W Larkin | ||
| RUMBLED AGAIN | M Trotter | ||
| OH TOO GOOD | K Daffy | ||
| VERDAD | R Griffiths & M De Kock | ||
| CHARTRES | MAtt Laurie |
