Three-time winner Guy Walter has entered Cyber Crime and Straight Alert among 17 quality nominations for Friday’s $80,000 Goulburn Cup.
The high profile Warwick Farm trainer with a satellite stable at Goulburn won last year’s event with Willy Jimmy to go with victories by Market Unit (2003) and Nothin’ Leica (2004).
Other leading trainers with nominations for the Cup (1600m) include Anthony Cummings (Dealer Principal), Graeme Rogerson (Rockin’ Rocket), Bede Murray’s New Zealand Derby winner (Coniston Bluebird), Robert Price (One Way Ticket) and Jason Coyle (Alright Already).
Other entries include Forbes and last start Coonabarabran Cup winner Granite Bluff, trained by Richard Clarke, lightly raced Randwick winner Nextanix prepared by Kerry Parker and Chris Strickland’s multiple south coast country Cups winner Sebony.
This year’s Victoria Derby winning jockey Hugh Bowman has confirmed he will ride at the meeting which also features the $25,000 Goulburn Diva (1300m) in which he will partner the Anthony Cummings-trained Alchemy.
The list of 20 nominations includes horses trained by Bart Cummings, Grahame Begg, Tracey Bartley, Gary Portelli, Gerald Ryan, Danny Williams and Matthew Dale.
“Overall the club is delighted at the number and quality of horses entered for Goulburn Cup day and the calibre of trainers involved,” club chief executive Greg Wilson said.
“The Shellscrape Goulburn Diva in particular has attracted a strong entry.
“We’re looking forward to a most successful meeting.”
Weights will be issued on Tuesday with acceptances taken Wednesday.
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