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One of Australia’s greatest and most respected Group 1 races will be run and won at Mooney Valley today, when the 2022 WS Cox Plate takes place on what looks likely to be a wet track. Join The Roar for live race updates and commentary from 5:10pm (AEDT).
2040 metres will be distance the 12 runners travel in search of a share of the $5 million prize money. The winning connections will walk away with $3 million and all the glory and adoration that follows, after winning one of the best Group 1s in world racing.
The bookies will hold most money on four-year-old stallion Anamoe, with the highest-ranked jockey in the world James McDonald on board and a perfect barrier draw of four that should allow the best horse in Australia to track both the early moves and any changes in pace throughout the running.
Must pundits expect Alligator Blood (12) and Zaaki (1) to set the early pace from the outside and inside barriers respectively, with Anamoe almost certain to trail their speed and set himself to be in the finish down the short Mooney Valley straight.
Zaaki should enter the race as second favourite, with I’m Thunderstruck and Mr Brightside good value options for anyone thinking that the favourite is gettable.
Mo’unga ran fourth in the corresponding race last year and is not without a hope, foreigner El Bodegon is something of a mystery, yet does have solid recent form that could well see Chris Waller claim another Group 1, and there has been plenty of support for Gold Trip after his brilliant second-place finish in the Caulfield Cup last week.
Laws and Indices, Young Werther, Profondo and Maximal do look the roughies in the field and with Alligator Blood almost certain to lead at the 600 mark, will be amongst those searching for a dream run to storm into contention.
Prediction
Anamoe looks the winner, with perhaps the sketchy weather in Melbourne over the next 24 hours destined to play the most significant role in the running of the plate for 2022. He doesn’t mind wet conditions and few of the others may well prefer things much firmer under foot.
1st Anamoe
2nd I’m Thunderstruck
3rd Mr Brightside
Start: 5:10pm (AEDT)
Venue: Mooney Valley Racecourse, Melbourne
TV: Channel Seven
Live stream: 7plus
Catch all the action on The Roar‘s live coverage from 5:10pm (AEDT).
The Field and latest odds (barrier number)
1. Zaaki (1) $4.40
2. I’m Thunderstruck (10) $12
3. Alligator Blood (12) $18
4. Mr Brightside (11) $16
5. Mo’unga (9) $26
6. Gold Trip (7) $14
7. Laws of Indices (3) $34
8. Young Werther (2) $41
9. Maximal (5) $41
10. Anamoe (4) $2.40
11. Profondo (6) $71
12. El Bodegon (8) $8
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