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| Duporth's credentials are as good as any in 10,000 |
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Stable foreman James Cummings has presented a compelling case for forgotten runner Duporth in the Group I $650,000 Doomben 10,000 on Saturday.
Duporth is a last start-start weight-for-age Group I winner but he has been shunned by bookmakers and punters in the lead-up to the 10,000.
With a slow track at best tipped for Doomben after a week of rain in Brisbane, Cummings jnr says Duporth has been unfairly judged as a wet-track risk.
“He put in a great run in the (AJC) Sires’ Produce on a heavy track at just his second start,” he said.
“He ran third in the Up And Coming Stakes on a slow track and ran well in the Royal Sovereign on a slow track behind Youthful Jack.
“He handles wet tracks, it’s just he hasn’t had very much luck in the races he has been in on wet tracks.”
Duporth added to his future worth as a stallion when he scored a gripping win over Bank Robber and Apache Cat in the BTC Cup at Doomben a fortnight ago.
The victory confirmed the colt’s luckless campaign during the Sydney and Melbourne autumn carnivals.
While he crept under the radar in the BTC Cup, Cummings says punters would be unwise to let it happen again, especially with the $21 being offered by some bookmakers.
“He’s a three-year-old weight-for-age winner, not that many horses do that,” he said. “He’s an outstanding horse and he’ll race well on Saturday.”
Friday, 22 May 2009 |
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