The Lord Mayors Cup is a Group 3 weight-for-age race held each year in May at Doomben racecourse in Brisbane, Queensland. The race is run over a distance of 1615 metres and worth $115,000 in prizemoney. The 2011 Lord Mayors Cup was won by Firebolt from St Germaine with Tagus third.
The Lord Mayors Cup is a 1615m race held under weight-for-age conditions that is typically contested by predominantly local gallopers. Not usually an overly high class affair, more often than not the Lord Mayors Cup is simply an event for handy types, although 1999 Caulfield Cup winner Sky Heights managed to win this race in 2001.
Competitors from this race may head on to a race like the Gr2 PJ O'Shea Stakes at Eagle Farm on Oaks Day, although the Lord Mayors Cup has not been a great guide in recent years, while three-year-olds might consider tackling the Gr2 Queensland Guineas on Stradbroke day the following month at Eagle Farm. Rothesay (2010) went on to win the Gr2 Queensland Guineas. at his next start.
Firebolt (2011) ran fourth in the Gr3 Chairman's Handicap over 2020m at this track prior to winning this race and recent Lord Mayors Cup winners include Rothesay (2010) and Rampant Lion (2009).
2011 Lord Mayors Cup result
1. $3.90 Firebolt 59.0 J Bowman
2. $5.50 St Germaine 57.0 J Riddell
3. $8.00 Tagus 59.0 D Dunn
Then followed
4. $4.00 Snow Alert 59.0 M Rodd
5. $21.00 Atom Cat 59.0 J Mc Donald
6. $11.00 Danagaze 59.0 C Brown
7. $31.00 Informality 59.0 J Byrne
8. $4.80 Our Lukas 59.0 L Cassidy
Margins: 1 1/4 len, 1/2 len Time: 1:35.46
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