Cranbourne Cup Preview

The Cranbourne Cup is a Open Handicap open handicap race that takes place annually on a Sunday at Cranbourne racecourse during the Melbourne Spring racing carnival in mid October. The race is run over a distance of 2025 metres and worth $200,000 in prizemoney. The 2011 Cranbourne Cup was won by Boom N Zoom from Paddy OReilly with Ginga Dude third.

Cranbourne racecourse is located south-east of Melbourne on the South Gippsland Highway.

Cranbourne Cup info
Date:	Sunday 14th October 2012
Track:	Cranbourne racecourse, Cranbourne
Distance:	2025 metres
Race Type:	Open Handicap
Status:	Listed
Prizemoney:	$200,000
2011 Winner:	Boom N Zoom

The Cranbourne Cup is an above average country cup with good prizemoney and is one of the bigger country cups on the racing calendar each year.

The race tends to attract handy types most of the time, although in recent years it has produced a Melbourne Cup placegetter with On a Jeune (2004) finishing second in the 2005 Melbourne Cup and Barbaricus (2nd in 2008) running a very good third in the Caulfield Cup less than a week later.

Boom 'N' Zoom (2011) finished seventh in the Bairnsdale Cup over 1800m prior to winning this event and recent Cranbourne Cup winners include Starmon (2010) and Sermon (2009).

Spring Carnival Guide
The race is not a very good guide to the major staying races in Melbourne during the spring carnival and the winner is usually just a handy stayer who is competitive in the city and stronger than the country class horses who normally contest this race.

However, On a Jeune (2004) managed to run second in the Melbourne Cup the following year in 2005. Barbaricus (2nd in 2008) ran third next start in the Gr1 Caulfield Cup(2400m) before running second in the Gr1 Mackinnon Stakes over 2000m on Derby Day.

Cranbourne Cup day information
Gates Open: 10:30am
First race: 12:00pm approx.
Last race: 5:30pm approx.
Adults: $25
Concession: $20
Children 17 and under: Free

Cranbourne Turf Club
Grant Street, Cranbourne
PO Box 37, Victoria 3977
Tel: 03-5996 1300

Cranbourne Track Map
Cranbourne race track has a circumference of 1700m with long runs to the first turns in all race starts. It has an uphill run from the 600m to the winning post and a straight length of 300m. The surface is well grassed and irrigated and the track races well all year round.

2011 Cranbourne Cup result
1. $17.00 Boom ’N’ Zoom 53.0 C Newitt
2. $9.00 Paddy O’Reilly 54.5 Ms M Payne
3. $4.60 Ginga Dude 58.5 M Walker

then followed
4. $71.00 Diggersanddealers 53.0 Ms L Cropp
5. $31.00 Sean Baile Mor 53.0 D Holland
6. $5.00 Ishant 53.0 L Nolen
7. $5.50 Domesky 53.0 C Williams
8. $13.00 Coldens Choice 53.0 C Symons
9. $41.00 Riceman 53.0 P Mertens
10. $7.00 Unusual Suspect 60.0 N Rawiller
11. $31.00 Pergola 53.0 D Dunn
12. $15.00 Playwright 55.5 S Arnold

Margins: 2.75 len, 3/4 len
Time: 2:06.67

Cranbourne Cup recent winners & placegetters
Year	Winner	2nd	3rd	Time
2011	Boom N Zoom	Paddy OReilly	Ginga Dude	2:06.6
2010	Starmon	My Bentley	Tube	2:06.8
2009	Sermon	Stormhill	The Sportsman	2.04:8
2008	Majestical	Barbaricus	Chantal Sally	2:03.1
2007	Emerald Jack	Blue Collar Jack	El Pretender	2:05.6
2006	Blue Collar Jack	Octrivia	Professional Lady	2:06.5
2005	Show Barry	Tosen Dandy (Jpn)	Irish Crusader	2:04.6
2004	On A Jeune	Da Capo	Bedouin	2:03.4
2003	Kattavia	Out Of Options	Pinstripe	2:07.5
2002	Eagle Rhythm	Adolescence	Hail	2:03.9
2001	Bush Padre	Captivator	Spirit Of Westbury	2:04.5
2000	Brave Chief	Yammer	Figurehead	2:02.6
1999	Figurehead	Ihtiyati	Light Work	2:02.4
1998	Lisas Game	Rover	Hurricane Storm	2:06.4
1997	Sweet Delight	Rover	Waterford Road	2:02.9
1996	Hereditas	Dancing Sun	Brilliant Poet	2:03.9
1995	Waikikamukau	Yes Indeed	Sky Burner	2:07.1
1994	Main Strike	Paxmat Will	Sari Club	2:10.4
1993	Anfitrion	Golden Serpent	Bon Precieux	2:07.5
1992	Big Barron	Malahide	Stylish Twig	2:11.7
1991	Newbury Star	Centro	Imperial Salute	2:05.1
1990	Universal Ambition	Rays Hope	Charged	2:08.6
1989	Our Watchman	Cosign	Our Magic Man	2:11.3
1988	Celtic Spirit	Toyed	Algonquin Club	2:08.6