It’s hard to believe that the 2019 Caulfield Cup is already here, and we’ll faced with an outstanding field of local and international stayers on Saturday afternoon.
There is a case to be made for nearly every horse in the confirmed field, as well as the emergencies and typically, we’re faced with $6 the field. It’s going to be a bloody good day if you land on the right one!
My 2019 Caulfield Cup tips can be found below.
Suggested Bets
- 2 Units straight out #6 Finche
- Boxed Trifecta of the selections below
Finche’s preparation could hardly have been more impressive and he will take a power of beating in the Caulfield Cup 2019. I’ve said it a few times this spring and I’ll say it again – he does not know how to run a bad race. Everything that he has done since arriving in Australia has been classy, and he’s probably unlucky not to be chasing a third win in succession, having beaten some good stayers in the Group 3 Kingston Town, before finishing a close-up second in the Group 1 Turnbull two weeks ago. The mile and a half is going to be ideal and all he needs is even luck from the wide draw to fight out the finish.
There is no denying that Constantinople was the big winner at Wednesday’s barrier draw and the European import looks a serious chance in Caulfield Cup betting at around the $10 mark. Now transferred to the care of Lindsay Park, Constantinople hasn’t finished worse than second in five starts this year; winning the Group 3 Gallinule at The Curragh most notably, and he was last seen finishing second in the Group 2 Great Voltigeur. The form all stacks up and the conditions should prove ideal.
There has been plenty of hype around Mustajeer’s arrival in Australia and he is another horse that looms as a live chance at double-figure Caulfield Cup odds. The seven-year-old son of Medicean has returned five good efforts this time, improving with each, but his most-recent effort to win the famed Ebor was as good as anything done by any horse in this field, and a repeat of that effort would see him extremely hard to beat.
Mr Quickie’s first-up run suggested that he could win anything this spring and I actually think his second performance, well and truly under par, can be thrown into the ‘second-up syndrome’ pile. There really doesn’t seem to be any real season why, and we’ve seen this sort of thing happen countless times after an eye-catching first-up run. Facts are, this bloke is a Group 1 winner, typically improves further into his preparation and we know he’ll see out the trip. The wide draw actually suits him, and I for one would not be surprised to see him fight out the finish.