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START The Lexus Bart Cummings (Group 3) (59th of Series) 2520m Of $500,000 and trophies of $5,325. 1st $300,000 and trophies of $5,325, 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. Handicap. No allowances for apprentices. (The winner of this race shall be exempt from ballot for the 2023 Lexus Melbourne Cup) Track & Class Record: 2-36.67E Lunar Flare (01/10/2022) [Good3] TAB Assessed Odds 1 410s7 Ashrun (FR) (18) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace (dwc) ....................... Mark Zahra 59 $17 2 11s96 Goldman (NZ) (2) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott (wt) .................... Jordan Childs 59 $7 3 95s08 Sheraz (FR) (4) Chris Waller (dw) .................................................... Damien Oliver 58.5 $15 4 29s24 Serpentine (IRE) (15) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott ........................ Ben Melham 58 $7 5 0s704 Sir Lucan (IRE) (13) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott (w) ................. Winona Costin 57.5 $13 6 02s09 Virtuous Circle (NZ) (6) Liam Howley (w) ..................................... Damian Lane 57.5 $11 7 s9911 Athabascan (FR) (14) John O’Shea (w) .................................... James McDonald 57 $5.50 8 840s7 High Emocean (NZ) (19) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace (wc) ....... Harry Coffey 56.5 $26 9 020s0 Hopeful (FR) (10) Annabel Neasham (w) ...................................... Chad Schofield 56.5 $61 10 s7253 Alaskan God (1) Daniel Morton ............................................................ Jamie Kah 56 $15 11 300s9 Amade (IRE) (5) Phillip Stokes (wt) ............................................................. Zac Spain 56 $41 12 8s586 Fancy Man (IRE) (16) Annabel Neasham (w) ........................................ Jamie Mott 56 $41 13 13s00 Hasta La War (12) Sue Murphy (dw) ............................................... Linda Meech 55.5 $51 14 Ps325 Interpretation (IRE) (17) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace (w) .......... John Allen 55 $10 15 s7212 Future History (GB) (3) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace (w) .... Craig Williams 54 $11 16 32361 Mostly Cloudy (IRE) (9) Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young (wc) ....... Daniel Moor 54 $9 17e s2s31 Carini (FR) (11) Danny O’Brien (wt) ..................................................... Michael Dee 54 $4.40 18e 11s21 First Immortal (20) Mark & Levi Kavanagh (wtc) ............. Daniel Stackhouse 54 $3.80 19e 71616 Shaiyhar (IRE) (7) Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young (wt) ................... Beau Mertens 54 $10 20e s9523 United Nations (IRE) (8) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace ........................................ 54 $26 FORM SUMMARY MOSTLY CLOUDY has a great strike rate at this distance. He was impressive in his last start and could be untouchable at the lighter end of the weights. CARINI worked home well for the win last start and is undefeated at this track. FIRST IMMORTAL sheds 9kg. TECHFORM’S TOP 5 17 Carini 100 18 First Immortal 98 16 Mostly Cloudy 98 15 Future History 97 7 Athabascan 97 BART CUMMINGS James Bartholomew (Bart) Cummings AM (1927-2015) achieved ‘Legend’ status in both the Australian Racing Hall of Fame and the Sports Australia Hall of Fame. He trained a record 12 winners of the Melbourne Cup, between 1965 and 2008, including five Cup quinellas. His training career spanned 62 years, with more than 260 Group 1 level winners. He was six times premier trainer in Adelaide, five times in Melbourne, and once in Sydney. The VRC awarded him life membership, and in 2004 established “The Bart Cummings” in his honour, a stepping stone to the Melbourne Cup.
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