Valiant King
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Nov 5, 2026
Nick FooteHOST
I'll read the market quickly.
Nick FooteHOST
We've got Pinhole at $3, King Pedro at $4.50, Defiantly at $4.80. Lit Steel is at $7, Barclay Square at $9, and then you're getting out to around $20 for Valiant King.
Nick FooteHOST
This is a really intriguing runner, Defiantly, because...
Nick FooteHOST
He was obviously scratched from the Melbourne Cup.
John RothfieldGUEST
Mm-hmm.
John RothfieldGUEST
Valiant King.
John RothfieldGUEST
Yes.
John RothfieldGUEST
Who's, he's going okay, Valiant King, but he's another horse that I don't really want to be on if the track is wet.
John RothfieldGUEST
Not potting Jewel Akibo.
John RothfieldGUEST
He's a very honest horse, Jewel Akibo, you know, but he's drawn barrier 20.
Trav NoonanHOST
The Moonee Valley Gold Cup, you've got two runners there.
Trav NoonanHOST
Valiant King, he's one horse who's made his presence felt at Flemington plenty of times before.
Trav NoonanHOST
Is he now at sort of peak fitness?
Chris WallerGUEST
Peak fitness, great run last start, good draw.
speaker_4HOST
The Moonee Valley Gold Cup, you've got two runners there.
speaker_4HOST
Valiant King, he's one horse who's made his presence felt at Flemington plenty of times before.
speaker_4HOST
Is he now at sort of peak fitness?
Chris WallerGUEST
Peak fitness, great run last start, good draw, probably a bit more weight than he carries in some of those handicaps.
Shane MatthewsGUEST
So they're the main two.
Shane MatthewsGUEST
The other one I'd probably be keeping on side is Valiant King.
Shane MatthewsGUEST
I thought he improved pretty sharply in the Bart Cummings.
Shane MatthewsGUEST
He was beaten a fair way.
Shane MatthewsGUEST
There's a few others I haven't mentioned that are certainly big chances.
Shane MatthewsGUEST
But, yeah, with Drew Giacobbo, he's just sort of sticking with Amar Kant at the moment.
Shane MatthewsGUEST
They're on fire, backing it in King Pedro and saving on number five, Valiant King.
James O'SheaHOST
Sort of a two-bit playing, basically, is that right? The two and the 11? Yeah, correct.
John RothfieldHOST
He gets up to 58 kilos here.
John RothfieldHOST
I'll tell you who's airborne and who ran really well at Flemington was Valiant King ran really well the other day.
John RothfieldHOST
But this is a very even race, this one.
Matty CampbellADVERTISER
Yeah, and it's going to change, as you say, when the selections come out.
Stephen J. PeakPANELIST
The first three of the Metropolitan Handicap from Sydney, which was raced over 2,600 metres, were in the race.
Stephen J. PeakPANELIST
But I'm going to go with Valiant King, who either couldn't get a run in the corner or was scratched.
Stephen J. PeakPANELIST
And I think he could be cherry right for this, the Valiant King.
Stephen J. PeakPANELIST
His fourth start from a spell.
Stephen J. PeakPANELIST
He had a third last start.
Stephen J. PeakPANELIST
Should be right in it.
Stephen J. PeakPANELIST
After that, I think that the Herbert Powell winner, Pinhole, would have to be a big chance, followed by the Euphrates.
Stephen J. PeakPANELIST
So you've got Valiant King at the moment is number 16, Pinhole's 5. and the Euphrates is two.
Liam PickeringHOST
But I've got a couple of black bookers running around.
Liam PickeringHOST
Valiant King, which I've had in a black book for a while.
Cam LukeHOST
Yeah.
Liam PickeringHOST
I read it initially.
Liam PickeringHOST
No, it was this time last year, and it wanted $126.
Liam PickeringHOST
So it owes me nothing.
Liam PickeringHOST
So Valiant King, it's $31 at the moment.
Liam PickeringHOST
The other one I've got is Jennifer Moose.
Trav NoonanHOST
Have big bet on Middle Earth Melbourne Cup." Um, so yeah, some interesting English on the text there.
Trav NoonanHOST
And Valiant King if it makes the field.
Trav NoonanHOST
So good luck to the texter there who's following Roaring Lion.
Nick NoonanHOST
Sure, he's Cornell at the Caulfield Cup.