STAR Tasmanian galloper Geegees Blackflash shares top weight of 59 kilograms for this year’s Betfair Hobart Cup with the Darren Weir-trained Akzar.
Geegees Blackflash, already a winner of a Betfair Hobart Cup recently became an equine millionaire with all of his prize money won in Tasmania while Akzar won the Warrnambool Cup last preparation and he has his warm-up for the Hobart Cup in an open handicap over 2000m (race 5) at Flemington today.
Others in the Flemington race on trial for a trip to Tasmania for the Hobart Cup are Akzar’s stablemate Toolleybuc Kid (54kg), Magnapal (54kg) from the Terry and Karina O’Sullivan stable; and the Robbie Laing-trained Scelto (54kg).
The Tony McEvoy-trained Pelicano has been handicapped to carry 58 kg while local star Banca Mo is nest in the weights at 56.5 kg but he is playing catch-up trying to get to the Hobart Cup after being a scratching at the barrier in the Summer Cup last Sunday in Hobart.
Betfair Hobart Cup (2400m) weights and horse ratings.
| Hobart Cup (2400 METRES) |
| Of $225,000.1st $135,000, 2nd $40,500, 3rd $20,250, 4th $10,125, 5th $5,625, 6th $4,500, 7th $4,500, 8th $4,500 GROUP 3 Handicap, Minimum Weight 54kg, Apprentices cannot claim.Field Limit: 17 + 3 EM |
| Horse | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating | |
| 1 | AKZAR (IRE) | Darren Weir | 3 | 59kg | 105 | |
| 2 | GEEGEES BLACKFLASH | John Luttrell | 1 | 59kg | 105 | |
| 3 | PELICANO | Tony McEvoy | 4 | 58kg | 103 | |
| 4 | BANCA MO | Scott Brunton | 6 | 56.5kg | 100 | |
| 5 | COOLDINI | Robert Smerdon | 8 | 55kg | 97 | |
| 6 | ESCADO | Matt Laurie | 7 | 55kg | 97 | |
| 7 | IGGIMACOOL | Bill Ryan | 5 | 54.5kg | 100 | |
| 8 | ANOTHER LAD AL | Rodney Seymour | 2 | 54kg | 77 | |
| 9 | CRIME FIGHTER | Peter G Moody | 20 | 54kg | 76 | |
| 10 | DESERT ROAD | Robbie Laing | 27 | 54kg | 65 | |
| 11 | FALAMONTE (NZ) | Robbie Laing | 24 | 54kg | 68 | |
| 12 | GARUD (IRE) | Michael Moroney | 10 | 54kg | 92 | |
| 13 | GENUINE LAD | Bill Ryan | 16 | 54kg | 82 | |
| 14 | GOLD MEDALS (NZ) | Symon Wilde | 17 | 54kg | 80 | |
| 15 | HOLD TRUE | John Luttrell | 26 | 54kg | 66 | |
| 16 | JAKCORIJIM | Glenn Stevenson | 13 | 54kg | 87 | |
| 17 | KEUKENHOF | Troy Blacker | 21 | 54kg | 75 | |
| 18 | LUCKY LUCKY LUCKY | Tony McEvoy | 15 | 54kg | 84 | |
| 19 | MAGNAPAL | Terry & Karina O’Sullivan | 14 | 54kg | 85 | |
| 20 | OERTER | Robert Smerdon | 22 | 54kg | 75 | |
| 21 | OLLIE’S GOLD | Gary White | 18 | 54kg | 79 | |
| 22 | ORIENTAL LADY (GER) | Kris Lees | 9 | 54kg | 94 | |
| 23 | PERPLEXING | Scott Brunton | 25 | 54kg | 67 | |
| 24 | PHANTOM BREW (NZ) | Colin Little | 12 | 54kg | 90 | |
| 25 | PLAYER ONE | Max Cowen | 23 | 54kg | 69 | |
| 26 | SCELTO (NZ) | Robbie Laing | 19 | 54kg | 78 | |
| 27 | THE GHANMAN | Robbie Laing | 28 | 54kg | 58 | |
| 28 | TOOLEYBUC KID | Darren Weir | 11 | 54kg | 90 |