37 MOONEE VALLEY RACING CLUB 36 ANAMOE The son of Street Boss is now a 6-time Group 1 winner, and the champion tag is brewing. From his three runs this preparation, he has won the Winx Stakes, George Main Stakes and the Might And Power. Godolphin have still never won the Ladbrokes Cox Plate, and Anamoe will be favourite to make amends for his unlucky defeat last year. He is quickly becoming a bombproof colt and will have the world’s best jockey James McDonald on board. ZAAKI Zaaki has taken Australia by storm since his arrival, and he was the Weight For Age star of Season 2021/22. Scratched with a high temperature on Cox Plate morning last year, he too will be looking for redemption on October 22. He has been slowly building his fitness base with great third placed efforts in both the Underwood Stakes and Might And Power, and Jamie Kah is sure to let the sparks fly on Grand Final Day. I’M THUNDERSTRUCK It will be impossible to miss I’m Thunderstruck in the mounting yard on Ladbrokes Cox Plate Day. The baldy faced stable star of Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr. has improved again in his fiveyear-old year, and his elite turn of foot would rival any horse in Australia. He ticked the 2000 metre box with a second placed effort in the Might And Power, and he will be eating up the ground late in the Cox Plate. LADBROKES COX PLATE EL BODEGON Internationals have won the last three Ladbrokes Cox Plates, and all three were having their first run off the plane which is the equation the ex. UK trained horse faces. Now in the hands of champion trainer Chris Waller, El Bodegon boasts form around star Europeans Vadeni, Onesto and Melbourne Cup favourite Deauville Legend. He may be only small in stature, but his form is good enough to mix it with the big boys down under. MR BRIGHTSIDE When Ben & JD Hayes inherited Lindsay Park from their father, champion trainer David Hayes, Mr Brightside was just the horse they needed to put them on the map. He defeated I’m Thunderstruck to win the Doncaster Mile back in April, and his victory in the Clamms Seafood Feehan Stakes confirmed his position in the Cox Plate. He is unbeaten at The Valley, and he carries the Hayes colours made famous by 1990 Cox Plate champion Better Loosen Up. ALLIGATOR BLOOD The resurrection of Alligator Blood has been something to behold. Dominant at three but outed with injury for nearly a year, Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott have him back and remarkably, have him racing in career best form. He has picked up the Stradbroke Handicap and Underwood Stakes since his arrival at the powerhouse stable, and he will be on top of the speed with Tim Clark, one of the best front-running jockeys in Australia in the saddle.
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