Mark Kavanagh is once again celebrating Cup glory with Shocking after the 2009 Melbourne Cup winner returned to form with a dominant victory in the Group 1 Darley Australian Cup (2000m).
Shocking defeated Lloyd Williams’ grey Linton and Perth three year old Playing God.
Fellow Perth star Scenic Shot was fourth.
Shocking will now head to Sydney to contest the Group 1 The BMW (2400m) at Rosehill on April 2.
No
|
Horse
|
Jockey
|
Trainer
|
Wg
|
Margin
|
Odds
|
|
1st
|
1
|
SHOCKING(12)
|
Corey Brown
|
Mark Kavanagh
|
59.0
|
2-0.95
|
/$8.50
|
2nd
|
10
|
LINTON(8)
|
Michael Rodd
|
Robert Hickmott
|
59.0
|
2.0L
|
/$9
|
3rd
|
15
|
PLAYING GOD(11)
|
Craig Newitt
|
Neville Parnham
|
54.5
|
3.3L
|
/$6.50
|
4th
|
2
|
SCENIC SHOT(15)
|
Shane Scriven
|
Daniel Morton
|
59.0
|
3.5L
|
/$31
|
5th
|
5
|
PRECEDENCE(13)
|
Steven Arnold
|
Bart Cummings
|
59.0
|
3.6L
|
/$5.50
|
6th
|
14
|
LARISTAN(7)
|
Brad Rawiller
|
David Hayes
|
58.5
|
4.1L
|
/$26
|
7th
|
11
|
CEDARBERG(6)
|
Glyn Schofield
|
Pat Carey
|
59.0
|
4.3L
|
/$26
|
8th
|
3
|
HEART OF DREAMS(9)
|
Damien Oliver
|
Mick Price
|
59.0
|
4.4L
|
/$4.60F
|
9th
|
9
|
MOUDRE(4)
|
Craig Williams
|
Ciaron Maher
|
59.0
|
5.9L
|
/$11
|
10th
|
6
|
GINGA DUDE(1)
|
Michael Walker
|
Graeme Boyd
|
59.0
|
8.1L
|
/$14
|
11th
|
7
|
MOURAYAN(10)
|
Danny Nikolic
|
Robert Hickmott
|
59.0
|
8.3L
|
/$71
|
12th
|
13
|
MR CHARLIE(5)
|
Luke Nolen
|
Peter G Moody
|
59.0
|
12.1L
|
/$61
|
13th
|
4
|
C’EST LA GUERRE(3)
|
Nicholas Hall
|
Robert Hickmott
|
59.0
|
12.2L
|
/$101
|
14th
|
8
|
ALCOPOP(14)
|
Ben Melham
|
Jake Stephens
|
59.0
|
12.9L
|
/$14
|
15th
|
12
|
LORD PYRUS(2)
|
Noel Callow
|
Judy Mawer
|
59.0
|
15.9L
|
/$81
|