James Cummings is in the perfect position to win his second consecutive Caulfield Guineas with Golden Mile primed to give the Godolphin trainer victory on Saturday.
The three-year-old colt has a lot in his favour historically as horses who have run well in the Golden Rose Stakes have a great record in the Caulfield Guineas.
Golden Mile also has drawn barrier five and prior to Anamoe winning from barrier 13 last year the previous five winners of the Caulfield Guineas had drawn from barriers one to five.
Golden Mile is the only horse from the Golden Rose Stakes to line up in the Caulfield Guineas and he finished fourth after hitting the front a long way out.
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Three of the past four winners of the Caulfield Guineas have finished first or second in the Golden Rose Stakes. In 2016 Divine Prophet finished fourth before winning the Caulfield Guineas.
Cummings said Golden Mile didn’t quite get it right in the Golden Rose but pointed out the strength of the race.
“The horse was found wanting by less than 1.5 lengths to a very, very good horse in Jacquinot, who flew like an absolute machine to win on the line against our filly (In Secret) we regard as an elite three-year-old filly,” Cummings said.
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Cummings is also confident Anamoe can prove he’s Australia’s best horse by winning the Group 1 Might And Power Stakes,
“He’s going to arrive at Caulfield third-up from a spell in the Might And Power confident he’s going to run a good race,” Cummings said.
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“That run in the George Main (Stakes, 1,600m) topped him off beautifully to be stepping up to 2,000m.”
“He’s had a really uncomplicated three weeks since his last start and he’s feeling well. All week, he’s been such a happy horse and he’s coming together beautifully.”
Cummings believes his pair of sprinters in the Schillaci Stakes (1100m) Ingratiating and Paulele will also run well.
He said Paulele will be suited by the weight-for-age conditions and he thought Ingratiating, who is under-rated, would be suited by the fast speed.
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