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Lexus Roy Higgins (Listed) (57th of Series) 2600m
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Of $500,000 and trophies of $1,250. 1st $300,000 and trophies of $1,250, 2nd $90,000, 3rd $45,000, 4th $22,500, 5th $12,500, 6th $10,000, 7th $10,000, 8th $10,000. Prizemoney contribution totalling 3% will be directed to jockey and equine welfare prior to distribution. For Three-Years-Old and Upwards. Set Weights plus Penalties. No allowances for apprentices. (The winner of this race shall be exempt from ballot for the 2024 Lexus Melbourne Cup) Track Record: 2-41.13E Francis of Assisi (IRE) (05/11/2016) [Good3] Class Record: 2-43.17E Goldman (NZ) (25/03/2023) [Good4] TAB Assessed Odds 1 51s86 Selino (GB) (2) Chris Waller .................................................................. Blake Shinn 58.5$101 2 609s7 Major Beel (NZ) (3) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott (w) ....................... Jye McNeil 58.5 $41 3 s2116 Dunkel (NZ) (1) Patrick Payne (wt) .......................................................... Billy Egan 58.5$6.50 4 00s31 Gear Up (IRE) (4) Annabel Neasham (w) ................................................ Jamie Mott 57 $8 5 11162 Glentaneous (IRE) (12) Anthony & Sam Freedman (wt) .................. Damian Lane 57 $4.60 6 745s5 Daqiansweet Junior (NZ) (9) Phillip Stokes ..................... Daniel Stackhouse 56 $9 7 s2422 Mankayan (IRE) (11) Ciaron Maher (dw) ............................................. Mark Zahra 56 $5.50 8 36153 Don’t Doubt Dory (10) Julien Welsh (wt) ................................. Carleen Hefel 56 $41 9 2s770 Loft (GER) (7) Ben, Will & JD Hayes (w) ................................................. John Allen 56 $151 10 s5790 Port Guillaume (FR) (8) Ben, Will & JD Hayes (wt) ............ Celine Gaudray (a) 56 $201 11 145s2 Mostly Cloudy (IRE) (5) Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young (wt) .......... Luke Currie 56 $9 12 s7331 Strawberry Rock (IRE) (6) Ciaron Maher (w) ............................... Ben Melham 56 $13 13 43123 Mark Twain (NZ) (13) Roger James & Robert Wellwood (w) ............ Michael Dee 55 $5 FORM SUMMARY GLENTANEOUS worked home strongly in the Pakenham Cup and looks well placed to win here. MANKAYAN has been close-up in all runs this preparation and is the main danger. DUNKEL has an exceptional overall record and can bounce back. TECHFORM’S TOP 5 3 Dunkel 100 4 Gear Up 93 7 Mankayan 91 5 Glentaneous 88 2 Major Beel 86 ROY HIGGINS Roy Henry Higgins MBE (1938–2014) was one of Australia’s greatest riders, winning eleven Melbourne Jockeys’ Premiership between 1965 and 1978. Among his career highlights were his twelve winners at the 1972 VRC three-day Autumn Carnival. Five times he rode five winners at a meeting. Roy began riding at Deniliquin, NSW, and retired from the saddle in October 1983 with more than 2500 winners. He won top- class races all over Australia including Melbourne Cups on Light Fingers (1965) and Red Handed (1967). Roy was an inaugural inductee into the Australian Racing Museum. His statue graces Flemington racecourse.
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