BMW Stakes: Americain can take Rosehill Group 1 reckons Mosse

News / Timeform / 03 April 2012 / Leave a Comment

Gerald Mosse and Americain

"Mosse, who conceded that he hadn't seen the horse for a couple of months, expressed himself delighted with the way Americain looked..."

Top French jockey Gerald Mosse couldn't hide his enthusiasm for the chances of Americain in Saturday's BMW Stakes (off 05:25 BST) at Rosehill after riding the seven-year-old entire in a special gallop at the track on Tuesday.

2010 Melbourne Cup winner American took to the course well before dawn to do h his preparation for Saturday's $2.25million BMW Stakes in the hands of Mosse, with the rider having flown in from Hong Kong late Monday to put the Timeform 129-rated stayer through a light workout.

Mosse, who conceded that he hadn't seen the horse for a couple of months, expressed himself delighted with the way Americain looked, also stating that the horse's action felt "great".

Americain's gallop, in which he kept tightly to the running rail, was undertaken to help the horses get familiar with the track, something that Mosse believes will be a factor in helping his turn tables with Australian Cup conqueror Manighar at the weekend.

The horse his rider describes as a "pure gentleman" is currently trading as the [2.48] favourite for Saturday's 2400m race.

However, Americain won't be the only former Melbourne Cup hero amongst the 10-strong line-up as 2007 winner Efficient has also been declared. That said, rising nine and having only won once since that Flemington success, Efficient is understandably trading at [26.0].

Manighar ([4.2]) and Southern Speed ([9.0]) are also set to feature in the BMW Stakes, which joins the Golden Slipper as the two Group 1s on Rosehill's Saturday card.

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Australian Cup News: Leading fancy Americain now sole Hayes runner

News / Timeform / 05 March 2012 / Leave a Comment

Americain is now trained in Australia

"Should Americain oblige on Saturday, he will be Hayes' third Australian Cup winner following Better Loosen Up (1991) and Niconero (2009)."

Australian Hall of Fame trainer David Hayes will rely on former Melbourne Cup winner Americain in Saturday's $1 million Australian Cup having having decided not confirm his three other horses at the latest entry stage...

Hayes' Budai, Extra Zero and Largo Lad have all been removed from the weight-for-age event over 2000m at Flemington on March 10, leaving ex-French stayer Americain, rated 129 by Timeform, to go it alone.

Formerly with Alain de Royer Dupre, Americain will be having his first start since joining the Linday Park trainer in December, a few weeks after his victory in the Zipping Classic at Sandown.

His new trainer has declared himself happy with how Americain's Australian Cup preparation has gone and expressed condifence that the horse can overcome his unorthodox approach to the race - the seven-year-old entire has been subject to strong practice gallops at a range of race meetings in recent weeks.

Americain won "the race that stops a nation" in 2010 and was fourth in it last year, a record that has contributed to him being the most decorated stayer 'Down Under'.

Should Americain oblige on Saturday, he will be Hayes' third Australian Cup winner following Better Loosen Up (1991) and Niconero (2009).

However, joining him at the head of the betting is another ex-European in Lucas Cranach ([3.6]), third in last year's Melbourne Cup on only his second start since joining Anthony Freedman.

David Hayes has also expressed his respect for Manighar, winner of the Catanach's T.S. Carlyon Cup and third in the Young Stakes since joining Black Caviar's trainer Peter Moody from Luca Cumani.

Manghar currently trades at [7.8], close in the betting to yet more former Euros Illo ([9.8]) and Glass Harmonium ([14.0]).

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