83 8 4:25pm McCafé Moonee Valley Gold Cup (Group 2) 2500m Of $1,000,000 and trophies of $11,000. 1st $600,000 and $8000 trophy to owner, $1500 trophy to trainer, $1500 trophy to jockey, 2nd $180,000, 3rd $90,000, 4th $45,000, 5th $25,000, 6th $20,000, 7th $20,000, 8th $20,000. Prizemoney contribution totaling 3% will be directed to jockey and equine welfare prior to distribution. For Four-Years-Old and Upwards. Set Weights plus Penalties. No allowances for apprentices. Track Record: 2-33.90E Daqiansweet Junior (NZ) (22/01/2022) [Good3] Class Record: 2-34.37E Ventura Storm (IRE) (27/10/2018) [Good3] 1 s7s59 Grand Promenade (GB) (3) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace (dw) . Jye McNeil 56 2 s9453 Sacramento (9) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott (w) ......... Craig Williams 56 3 57113 Desert Icon (FR) (1) Chris Waller (wt) ................................Brett Prebble 56 4 04070 The Good Fight (NZ) (4) Michael Moroney (w) .......................... Jamie Mott 56 5 s4661 Lunar Flare (10) Grahame Begg (dwtc) ........................... Jordan Childs 55 6 9s034 Persan (7) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace (dwt) .....................Damian Lane 55 7 96277 Carif (6) Peter & Paul Snowden .............................................Damien Oliver 55 8 s0s09 Serpentine (IRE) (11) Robert Hickmott ................................. Ethan Brown 55 9 2s924 Nerve Not Verve (NZ) (5) Michael Moroney (wt) ....................... Tim Clark 55 10 28s60 San Huberto (IRE) (8) Matt Cumani (w) .................................... John Allen 55 11 23282 Francesco Guardi (IRE) (2) Chris Waller (w) ..............James McDonald 55 12 1s601 The Amazonian (12) Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) (dw) . ..... Jamie Kah 52 FORM SUMMARY The seasoned stayer PERSAN is reaching peak fitness and form at the right time. He can sit off the pace, blend in when he likes and be strong to the line. FRANCESCO GUARDI charged at LUNAR FLARE in The Bart Cummings G3 and has drawn to conserve his energy for late. TECHFORM’S TOP 5 1 Grand Promenade 100 3 Desert Icon 95 5 Lunar Flare 95 6 Persan 94 11 Francesco Guardi 92
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