Home of the Brave, Manicure and Savatiano chase Hunter Grand Prizes

2019-11-13 18:08:30
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The attractive A $ 1 million cash prize in Newcastle, New South Wales, has attracted three Godolphin horses, whose coach James Cummings expects to be an important part of the competition.

Home of the Brave (Glen Scofield), Manicure (Tim Clark) and Savatiano (James Macdonald) are set to compete in the Grand Prix, but not seeded.

The Hunter race is one of two options on Saturday for the "Home of the Brave", also registered for the Kevin Heffernan Stakes in Melbourne, and Cummings will delay the decision until soon.

Despite winning just one race in Australia, Home of the Brave has remained in the running and has been demonstrated in all four of its season.

Coach James Cummings said: "In any participation this horse has played this season, he was showing what we are pleased with, and I think he deserves to compete well in either race.

"I look forward to being involved in a weight-for-age race, but there is a million-dollar prize in Newcastle.
"Both races are at 1,300 meters and both are very convenient."

Pushing skilled Manicure to compete in a race longer than 1,200 meters is driven by her strong performance in Melbourne.

The coach said: "It can carry a distance of 1300 meters here thanks to the readiness that I have gained from past participations.

"In any of her appearances this season she has been showing what we are pleased and carrying less weight here."

While she has never won more than 1,200 meters, she has scored twice in the 1,400-meter category I races and finished second behind the prestigious Mustangs in the 1300-meter race.

Savatiano made a marvelous performance against the mares in Caulfield before two competitions before competing at a shorter distance (1600 meters) at the Empire Rose Stakes G1 in Flamington last week.

"Savatiano is comfortable running at 1,300 meters and is expected to be fit again here," Cummings said.

"In her victory at Caulfield she appeared extremely strong and very worthy to participate in this race.
The skilled Asiago (Rachel King) gave up the foals in the Spring Stakes G3 and her coach revealed some confidence in her.

He said: "I nominated her as this race is an opportunity for her to perform above expectations.

"I may be wrong, but I feel a strong desire to get them into this race, which I look at as winning is open to everyone.

"The skilled did not compete well in Money Valley after winning their first three appearances, and, by analogy with that, they are supposed to have a strong performance in this race."