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The Melbourne Mail: Cranbourne Cup Day 2025

We head out to Cranbourne for their revamped Cup and Meteorite Day.

NADAL winning the The Ladbrokes Meteorite at Cranbourne in Australia.
NADAL winning the The Ladbrokes Meteorite at Cranbourne in Australia. Picture: Racing Photos

Looks a good betting card at Cranbourne on Saturday and we should get lovely conditions, which will be key for the best bet on the card, which we'll get to shortly.

In the Cup, I think most people will be jumping off Enxuto which piques my interest. I haven't been with him this preparation but we're getting near on double figures about him here.

He was unlucky in two Flemington 1400m runs and then a touch disappointing last time in the Chester Manifold but the market hammered him there. There weren't may excuses for his fourth placing but he was left in front a long way and I think this sets up very well for him to tag the speed and dash best.

That expected rating last time sticks out, and I marked him a clear second favourite behind Sabaj, who I've no doubt is the horse to beat but will need things to go his way from the wide gate.

I think Enxuto is more a $6.50 chance and worthy of a bet.

In The Meteorite, I'm sticking solid with last year's winner Nadal.

His win, going to 120 at Racing & Sports, is still the single best performance in this field, and I think he can improve out of sight here.

His first up run at 1000m off 301 days was fine when having a lot of improvement to come before striking a very heavy track at Flemington which he didn't handle and wasn't equipped to do so.

The market liked him there and I think we trust that support. He should be ready to go now onto better ground and while drawn to get back, I think he's very backable at $10.

They'll be the feature race plays but I also want to be with the unbeaten Biancelli in the final race over 1000m as I'm surprised she isn't favourite.

She's gone 88-94-97 at RAS which has her well weighted here first up off a strong jump out win. The ones at the top of the weights are very limited and the favourite is Celerity who is more exposed than Biancelli but only rated 93 at her most recent run.

Biancelli tags the good speed here from the soft gate and with any luck at a key stage I think she goes close.


The Melbourne Mail

Bet of the day: Race 9 #3 Nadal at $10
Cranbourne Cup: Race 8 #14 Enxuto at $9.50
Also backing: Race 10 #9 Biancelli at $6.00


Racing and Sports

Cranbourne

Saturday, 22nd November 2025

9
ET

Ladbrokes Meteorite

Age: 3yo and up Type: OPEN
6 f TURF GOOD
9

(local)
AUD $1,000,000
6 f GOOD

Ladbrokes Meteorite

Age: 3yo and up Type: OPEN


FP Silk Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 2. JIGSAW (AUS) 7yo G
MANHATTAN RAIN (AUS) - DEMANDZ (NZ)
LOGAN BATES
CINDY ALDERSON
$6
59kg
Ms C M Alderson & M C Price
2nd 1. ARKANSAW KID (AUS) 5yo G
HARRY ANGEL (IRE) - FLORABELLA (AUS)
LUKE CURRIE
BEN, WILL & JD HAYES
$6.5
59kg
Ms J McAlpine, Philippa Duncan Bloodstock (Mgr: Ms P E Duncan), Mrs C G Legh, Mrs K L Gordon, Ms N K Arthur, Ms K L Bytel, Mrs L A Frew, Mrs J G Madden, Mrs S M Montague, Mrs I Sampieri, Mrs K G Spillane & Mrs A M Webb

Sales Information

3rd 5. ZOU SENSATION (AUS) 6yo G
ZOUSTAR (AUS) - DAME CLAIRE (NZ)
BEN ALLEN
L & T CORSTENS & W LARKIN
$6.5
58kg
Bennett Racing Pty Ltd (N Bennett), D Hardie, A Stanley, B Britten, S Dellow, K Stephenson, FW No.2 (R Fennell), D Lamont, Bakerland (A Downard), Doug can't skip (M Trotter), BMBP Racing (B Fisher), Damestar Group (L Anderton), Bennett Dame Claire 1 & 2, P Wells, B Feldmann, S Hunter & M Blum

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4th 14. JENNI THE FOX (AUS) 4yo M
TOO DARN HOT (GB) - MISS FOXWOOD (AUS)
DECLAN BATES
LUCY YEOMANS
$91
55kg

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5th 4. WATCHME WIN (AUS) 5yo G
HARRY ANGEL (IRE) - WATCHMESPIN (AUS)
JASON HOLDER
ANDREW GLUYAS
$17
58.5kg

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6th 3. NADAL (AUS) 5yo G
XTRAVAGANT (NZ) - MOSHKI (AUS)
ETHAN BROWN
CIARON MAHER
$9
58.5kg

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7th 8. HEDGED (AUS) 5yo G
CAPITALIST (AUS) - ACING SHAMROCK (AUS)
JAMIE MOTT
GAVIN BEDGGOOD
$3.6
57kg

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8th 10. SOUGHT AFTER (NZ) 4yo G
TIVACI (AUS) - SHE'S POPULAR (NZ)
LUKE NOLEN
PETER G MOODY & KATHERINE COLEMAN
$61
57kg

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9th 9. KLABEL (NZ) 6yo G
VADAMOS (FR) - ARDERE (AUS)
THOMAS STOCKDALE
RICHARD & CHANTELLE JOLLY
$41
57kg

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10th 6. NEED SOME LUCK (AUS) 5yo G
RUBICK (AUS) - LOVELY JUBLY (AUS)
MICHAEL DEE
PETER SNOWDEN
$8.5
58kg
11th 12. SOFT LOVE (AUS) 4yo M
PIERATA (AUS) - TIGRESS LILY (AUS)
DANIEL STACKHOUSE
MATT LAURIE
$21
55.5kg

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12th 13. EXTRATWO (AUS) 6yo M
TORONADO (IRE) - RED PIXIE (AUS)
BEAU MERTENS
CIARON MAHER
$81
55kg

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13th 7. BEAUTY CHARGE (GB) 6yo G
HAVANA GOLD (IRE) - POPPETS SWEETLOVE (GB)
CRAIG WILLIAMS
MATTHEW SMITH
$26
57kg

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14th 11. STRETAN ANGEL (AUS) 5yo M
HARRY ANGEL (IRE) - SRETAN (AUS)
LACHLAN NEINDORF
PHILLIP STOKES
$31
56kg

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