Perth Cup

Goes in for third and four westbound.

Resuming, maybe finding his way towards a Perth Cup.

Who knows? 14-5, 11-4.

14, 5, 11, 4, Diggers.

The group one.

Yeah, the traditional Perth Cup day is also big.

But Irish Days is becoming a cultural event in Perth.

And

Well, you would remember, and I certainly remember, because it was sort of in my sort of hitting zone at the time.

Remember the Perth Cup when the tent land? Yeah, massive.

Didn't that get out of control? Massive.

That would get out of control.

Well, you would remember, and I certainly remember because it was sort of in my sort of hitting zone at the time.

Remember the Perth Cup when the tent land? Yeah, massive.

Didn't that get out of control? Massive.

That would get out of control.

You've also got the returning, uh, former winner of a, of a Guineas in Zip Away.

You've got Forever Boy, who showed Perth Cup potential last campaign.

A lightly raced four-year-old Vatican Storm, million-dollar earner in, uh, Let's Galavant.

It, it's a cracking line up there today of horses that we're seeing returning to the races, Digs.

I think so, Digs, like you said, just, just see where he allows, you know.

Um, I think the handicap is trying to help Abyssie get to the Perth Cup, but [laughs] with the rating points that he got, um, but this horse would, would be way in front of him.

So if he had this run, um, and potentially won it, just say, um, he'd probably go to the Lucky Grey, I'd say, on his rating.

Um, you know, that's, we sort of went the other way with Forever Boy.

You, this horse is way above where you think he is." And ever since that trial, he's, um, he's really come on.

So I said to the boss man all these different scenarios and, you know, we did nominate him for the Railway.

He's that sort of a horse that could potentially do it, and if he doesn't make it, um, he's got the, the Perth Cup to fall back on.

So I reckon he'll, um, he'll give him a shake on, um, Saturday, to be honest with you.

...

... is easily, uh, Elite Belle in the Railway Stakes.

Yeah.

I'm not sure what mentality you want to take with it, but I do believe it, winning is, uh, is a habit in every part of your life, even horses.

Blake double, Blake double underscore.

Uh, how many, how many more Perth Cups will you and Chuffer win?

[laughs] Puffer?

The other element of the Kalgoorlie Cup is that it's a 2300, and if you're looking at the runs of Kuramundi, he's won a Pinjarra Cup at 2300.

He's been beaten on a length in a Perth Cup at 2400.

Yes, he's now an eight-year-old, and we haven't seen the best of him for quite a long time, but I think we've seen enough recently to suggest that there's glimpses of it.

The run behind Tudardi, beaten less than two lengths over 16.50, that run late behind the Jester's son in the Boulder Cup, and even the fact that he came into this race last year...