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BLINKERS DO THE TRICK WITH ‘WHOBE’ AT THE VALLEY

THE brilliant WHOBEGOTYOU took a stranglehold on early Cox Plate betting with his win in Saturday’s $500,000 Group 2 Dato Tan Chim Nam Stakes, 1600m, at Moonee Valley.

Mark Read’s IASbet.com reacted quickly by shortening Whobegotyou to $3.50 for the $3 million Cox Plate on October 24 with yesterday’s placegetters, Mic Mac and Jolie’s Shinju, next in the betting at $11 and $12.

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‘WHOBE’ BEST BACKED IN FEATURE RACES AROUND THE COUNTRY

THE ‘real’ Whobegotyou needs to stand up and be counted in today's G2 $500,000 Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes, 1600m, at Moonee Valley, to retain his firm grip on favoritism for the Cox Plate.

Whobegotyou has been heavily backed from $2.70 to $2.40 favoritism following his eye-catching seconds in the Liston and Memsie Stakes at his two runs since a spell. In both races he was frustrated by a genuine lack of speed.

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'ANIMAL WELFARE LOBBY HAS GIVEN US GREAT DISPENSATION’

AUSTRALIAN Racing Board chairman Bob Bentley today warned jockeys that further upsetting the animal welfare lobby could have catastrophic implications for the racing industry.

“You have to look at this issue rationally and understand the concerns of the RSPCA and the animal welfare lobby. They have given us great dispensation in their understanding of the necessity for the use of whips in horse racing,” Bentley told Sport 927 in Melbourne.

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BALLINA JOCKEYS WON FRIENDS WITH THEIR CUP DAY DECISION

JOCKEYS at the BALLINA CUP meeeting in New South Wales got a rousing roar of approval when they agreed to ride out the biggest meeting of the year before joining colleagues around the country in strike action over the new whip rules.

A roar went up from the crowd of 6,000, enjoying a half-day public holiday in Grafton, when it was announced over the public address system that the Cup would still be run.

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FIRST ACCEPTANCES for the Melbourne Spring Carnival races:

 

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THOMPSON TAKES OVER - COYLE TO TRAIN SMALLER TEAM

JASON Coyle has resigned as private trainer for wealthy owner, Nathan Tinkler, paving the way for John Thompson to take over the massive Patinack Farm team.

Patinack Farm confirmed that the two parties had mutually agreed their current relationship was unsuitable and had decided to proceed on a different commercial basis.

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NEW RACETRACK AND GRANDSTANDS INVOLVED IN CLUB PLANS

MOONEE Valley could undergo a $200 million upgrade involving the construction of a new track and the demolition of grandstands.

Chairman Bob Scarborough has revealed the plans, to be completed within five to 10 years if given the all-clear by his Board, in an interview in today’s Melbourne Herald-Sun.

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EMERGING STAR EMULATES HIS SIRE IN WINNING GROUP 2 FEATURE

EMERGING star, O’Lonhro, emulated his sire winning the Group 2 Chelmsford Stakes, 1600m, at Randwick on Saturday and will now be set for Epsom Handicap early next month.

Trainer John Hawkes, who prepared Lonhro when he won the race in 2002-03, took great satisfaction for the win, especially as O’Lonhro ran a race record and quicker time than his dad.

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VIGOR EMERGES AS NEW CAULFIELD CUP FAVORITE AFTER GUTSY WIN

TRAINER Peter Moody has blamed tactics adopted by rival jockeys for the defeat of his star mare, Typhoon Tracy, which went down by a nose to Vigor in Saturday’s G2 Makybe Diva Stakes, 1600m, at Flemington.

Vigor emerged as the new Caulfield Cup favorite after his tough win in the $400,000 weight-for-age feature but Moody was steaming when he spoke with Sports 927, the racing radio station in Melbourne today.

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BOOKMAKERS KEEN TO LAY TYPHOON TRACY IN THE MAKYBE DIVA STAKES

LISTON Stakes winner, PREDATORY PRICER, has been best backed in early markets to repeat his effort in tomorrow’s $400,000 Maykbe Diva Stakes, 1600m, at Flemington.

Predatory Pricer today firmed from $5 to $3.80 in Fixed Odds betting on the Group 2 weight-for-age feature despite trainer Paul Murray claiming the one alley was not ideal.

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