Credit: <\/span>Getty Images<\/cite><\/p>\nWith their phones capturing the action, they watched their horse, the five-year-old gelding Soulcombe, do his main trackwork ahead of Saturday\u2019s Caulfield Cup.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was grouse. I was glad I went. It was pretty early. I asked Jack why they do it so early,\u201d Short said.<\/p>\n
The question, albeit one that\u2019s not easily answered, reveals both Short\u2019s enthusiasm and his willingness to admit he\u2019s no Bart Cummings when it comes to matters of the turf.<\/p>\n
Click here to read the story.<\/p>\n
The trackside conditions<\/h2>\nJohn Allen chasing Caulfield Cup upset<\/h2>\n
As many eyes fixate on high-profile stayer Gold Trip, Irish jockey John Allen has his sights on an upset aboard one of the favourite\u2019s stablemates in the $5 million Group 1 Caulfield Cup.<\/p>\n
Imported galloper Duke De Sessa has been geared towards the prestigious 2400m spring feature and has hardly put a hoof wrong in the lead-up to Saturday\u2019s race.<\/p>\n
The five-year-old, rated a $31 chance, has been overshadowed by fellow Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained stayer Gold Trip ($6).<\/p>\n
Trainers David Eustace (l) and Ciaron Maher (r) hold a strong hand in the $5 million Caulfield Cup.<\/p>\n
Soulcombe and West Wind Blows ($6.50) are on the second line of betting, as Without A Fight ($8) and Breakup ($9) round out the leading contenders.<\/p>\n
But Allen is quietly confident of mounting a challenge after sitting on Duke De Sessa for the first time this week.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s probably flown a little bit under the radar but hopefully he can step up to the mark on Saturday,\u201d Allen told AAP.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a very deep race and he\u2019s going to have to step up a little on what he\u2019s shown.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut Ciaron and David are confident he can and he couldn\u2019t have worked any better than what he did on Tuesday morning when I rode him.<\/p>\n
\u201cGoing in we\u2019re certainly very hopeful.\u201d<\/p>\n
Duke De Sessa won twice in as many starts over 2400m in Ireland and was sixth in the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) last time out.<\/p>\n
The son of Lope de Vega out of Dark Crusader made steady ground from the back in his third Australian run and drops from 56kg to 53kg for the Caulfield Cup.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m hoping that run has just topped him up and he\u2019ll be cherry ripe for Saturday,\u201d Allen said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll his runs have showed a bit of promise and there should be good improvement in him. I\u2019m pretty confident he can run well.\u201d<\/p>\n
There are queries, however, with Duke De Sessa having to negotiate barrier 14 and a track that won\u2019t present as ideal.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019ve always had a thought that he\u2019s a little bit better on soft ground but he certainly couldn\u2019t have felt any better on Tuesday,\u201d Allen said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was moving super and his action seemed good. I think he can handle it hopefully once it\u2019s not rock hard.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s probably going to balance up somewhere but a lot of the fancied ones will be around midfield or somewhere like that so I should be able to find the right back to follow.\u201d<\/p>\n
AAP<\/strong><\/p>\nGood morning<\/h2>\n
G\u2019day and welcome to our Caulfield Cup Day 2023 live blog as one of the prime events of the spring racing carnival plays out at Caulfield racecourse.<\/p>\n
We will have plenty of colour and fashion from the course and then the races across the day with the first race set for 12.15pm AEDT.<\/p>\n
Enjoy the day to come.<\/p>\n
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