Herbert Power Stakes attracts 10 Caulfield Cup hopefuls

Can Carini book his place in the Group 1 Caulfied Cup with a win in the Herbert Power Stakes on Saturday?

Of the 10 runners set to compete in the Group 2 Herbert Power Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday, one will claim the golden ticket into the $5 million Caulfield Cup on October 21 with a win in the 2400m contest.

At his third Australian race start, the Danny O’Brien-trained Carini (+180) has opened as the race favourite with online bookmakers, coming off a strong Open Handicap win over 1700m at Flemington last start.

With the son of Siyouni sitting at equal 28th in the Caulfield Cup order of entry, the gelding will need to win the Herbert Power to gain a start.

After claiming the Benalla Cup last start, the Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young-trained Brayden Star (+340) sits on the second line of betting and sits equal with the race favourite in the order of entry, which means he would also need to win the Herbert Power to ensure his spot in the Caulfield Cup.

Meanwhile, both Kalapour (+700) and Military Mission (+750) will come down from Sydney after competing in the Group 1 The Metropolitan two weeks ago, finishing in third and fourth, respectively.

One of the runners that could be considered over the odds is the John Leek Jnr-trained Regal Power (+1500), who is a multiple Group 1 winner and is coming off a runner-up finish behind Born A King in the R.M Ansett Classic over 2400m at Mornington.

2023 Herbert Power Stakes Final Field

No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight
1 Silks
Daqiansweet Junior
Phillip Stokes
Blake Shinn
5
58kg
2 Silks
Regal Power
John Leek (Jnr)
Arron Lynch
9
58kg
3 Silks
Kalapour
Kris Lees
Tim Clark
2
57kg
4 Silks
Military Mission
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
Joao Moreira
10
57kg
5 Silks
Mount Popa
Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes
Damien Oliver
8
56.5kg
6 Silks
Rebel Racer
Amy & Ash Yargi
Craig Newitt
4
53.5kg
7 Silks
Brayden Star
Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
Daniel Moor
7
53kg
8 Silks
Carini
Danny O’Brien
Michael Dee
1
53kg
9 Silks
United Nations
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
Dean Yendall
6
53kg
10 Silks
Ferago
Patrick F Ryan Jnr
Harry Grace
3
53kg

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