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87 5:10pm 9 MELBOURNE 9 COX PLATE (Group 1) 2040m Of $5,000,000 and trophies of $50,000. 1st $3,000,000 and $50000 trophy to owner, 2nd $750,000, 3rd $375,000, 4th $250,000, 5th $200,000, 6th $100,000, 7th $100,000, 8th $75,000, 9th $75,000, 10th $75,000. Prizemoney contribution totaling 2% will be directed to jockey and equine welfare prior to distribution. For Three-Years-Old and Upwards. Standard Weight for Age. No allowances for apprentices. Track & Class Record: 2-02.94E Winx (28/10/2017) [Good3] 1 s12s4 Romantic Warrior (IRE) (7) Danny Shum (d) ................James McDonald 59 2 17s32 Zaaki (GB) (12) Annabel Neasham (dw) ......................................Damian Lane 59 3 s1112 Mr Brightside (NZ) (2) Ben, Will & JD Hayes (wt) . .............Craig Williams 59 4 s4211 Alligator Blood (5) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott (dw) . ..........Tim Clark 59 5 0s413 Gold Trip (FR) (8) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace (dw) ............... Mark Zahra 59 6 s6473 My Oberon (IRE) (4) Annabel Neasham (wt) ................................Jamie Mott 59 7 3s215 Pinstriped (11) Enver Jusufovic (wt) .......................................... Ben Allen 59 8 7s131 Fangirl (9) Chris Waller (w) . ..................................................... Zac Purton 57 9 s7933 Duais (1) Edward Cummings (dw) . ......................................... Damien Oliver 57 10 11s73 Victoria Road (IRE) (6) Aidan O’Brien (w) ............................... Blake Shinn 56.5 11 1s515 Militarize (NZ) (3) Chris Waller (w) ..........................................Zac Lloyd (a) 49.5 12 1s974 King Colorado (10) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace (w) ...........Michael Dee 49.5 FORM SUMMARY ROMANTIC WARRIOR wouldn’t have lost too many admirers after his G1 Turnbull Stakes run. Expect him to bounce back with authority. MR BRIGHTSIDE and ALLIGATOR BLOOD are in flying form and can’t be ruled out. MILITARIZE has a big chance down in the weights. TECHFORM’S TOP 5 4 Alligator Blood 100 3 Mr Brightside 98 1 Romantic Warrior 95 8 Fangirl 94 2 Zaaki 94

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