Happy Trails – Caulfield Cup Odds

The Group 2 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m), to be run this Saturday at Flemington, is expected to have a major impact on 2012 Caulfield Cup Odds at bookmaker.com.au

Eleven of the twelve runners in the $300,000 Makybe Diva Stakes are nominated for the 2012 Caulfield Cup and with several horses resuming for the first time this season the race will be a key lead-up to the world’s richest 2400m race, which will be run at Caulfield racecourse on the October 20^th.

The Anthony Freedman -trained Mawingo is currently on the third line of Caulfield Cup betting at bookmaker.com.au and will run for the first time this season in the Makybe Diva.

The German-bred stayer was handpicked by the Australian Bloodstock Syndicate to be a cups contender and qualified for the 2012 Caulfield Cup field with an impressive victory in the Group 1 Doomben Cup.

Six-year-old Manighar finished third behind Mawingo in the Doomben Cup, at the end of an incredibly successful Autumn Racing Carnival.

The Peter Moody-trained gelding became the first horse to win the Australian Cup, Ranvet Stakes and BMW Stakes in the same season and ran a gallant second behind More Joyous in the Queen Elisabeth Stakes.

Manighar is currently priced at $26 to win the 2012 Caulfield Cup and is also a leading contender for the 2012 Cox Plate and 2012 Melbourne Cup.

Last year’s Caulfield Cup winner Southern Speed returns to Melbourne after a successful start to the season in Adelaide.

The Southern Image mare finished third behind Happy Trails in the Spring Stakes before winning the Penny Edition Stakes a fortnight ago.

Southern Speed is currently on the fifth line of 2012 Caulfield Cup betting at bookmaker.com.au at $21.

December Draw returns to the track after almost a year away with a broken splint bone in his hind leg, which was suffered in last year’s Caulfield Cup.

The Mark Kavanagh-trained stayer appears to be in excellent physical condition and has a strong first-up record.

He is currently paying $26 at bookmaker.com.au to win the 2012 Caulfield Cup.

Shenzou Steeds ($51), Zabeelionaire ($51), Midas Touch ($51), Mourayan ($67), Moudre ($71), Dance With Her ($101) and Efficient ($101) are all Makybe Diva Stakes runners who will be hoping to head on to the 2012 Caulfield Cup.

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Opie Bosson was thrilled with the feel offered up by Mongolian Khan when third in the Group 1 Caulfield Stakes (2000m) last weekend, and is confident the four-year-old is primed for a return to the winner’s circle in Saturday’s 2015 Caulfield Cup (2400m). Mongolian Khan is primed for success in the 2015 Caulfield Cup. Photo: Steve Hart

Jumping from the gates well, Bosson elected to settle Mongolian Khan off the pace of the race’s early leaders; receiving a good run in transit and while unable to peel out leading into the final straight, produced a huge turn of foot to finish a close third behind Criterion and Happy Trails.

Confident the entire will again respond well to a step-up to his ideal distance of 2400m, Bosson told the Sydney Morning Herald he is relishing the thought of climbing aboard Mongolian Khan for the 2015 Caulfield Cup.

“I don’t know what would have happened if I got clear at the top of the straight,” Bosson said of Mongolian Khan’s run in the Caulfield Stakes.

“His last 100m was outright, he was really trucking to the line. He is just looking for the 2400m now.

“That run couldn’t have been any better and I can’t wait for next week.”

Trainer Murray Baker is yet to post a win in the Caulfield Cup; having saddled both Nom De Jeu and Harris Tweed to second-place finishes most notably, but is confident Mongolian Khan is primed for success on Saturday.

“Mongolian Khan is on track and we know he is going to be better at 2400m next week,” Baker said.

Posting seven wins and one minor through 12 career starts so far, Mongolian Khan stamped his claims as one to watch when debuting for a comfortable win at Te Rapa in September last year, but failed to make anything of an impact when eleventh in the Group 2 Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m) in October.

Returning to the winner’s circle in a minor Ellerslie race over a mile on November 4^th, the Holy Roman Emperor entire won each of the Listed Guineas Prelude (2100m), Group 2 Waikato Guineas (2000m) and Group 2 Avondale Guineas (2100m) in succession before taking out the Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) on February 28^th.

Crossing the Tasman the first time for fifth in the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m), Mongolian Khan produced a monumental turn of foot to take out the Group 1 Australian Derby (2400m) on Day 1 of The Championships.

Ladbrokes.com.au is currently offering the best 2015 Caulfield Cup odds, for which Mongolian Khan remains outright $4.80 favourite for success.

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