Adelaide Cup Nominations Released
- Thursday, 24 February 2011 03:44
Speed Gifted was among 54 horses nominated for next month's $400,000 Group Two Adelaide Casino Adelaide Cup (3200m) at Morphettville when entries closed earlier today.
Boasting the highest rating of all nominees, Speed Gifted hasn't raced since last year's Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington when only managing to beat one runner home. His last win was in the 2009 Group 1 Metropolitan Handicap (2400m) at Randwick.
Some of the notable horses nominated for the Adelaide Cup included last year's winner Capecover, yesterday's Group 3 Launceston Cup winner Fast Future and Group 1 Metropolitan Handicap runner-up Mourayan.
Tinseltown, Lady Avacan and Maunatrice are other runners nominated for the race with a rating above 100.
Recent Mornington Cup winner Guyno boasts a rating of 99.
The full list of nominations for the Adelaide Cup can be seen below.
Morphettville (March 14)
$400,000 Group 2 Adelaide Casino Adelaide Cup (3200m)
| # | Horse | Trainer | Rating |
| 1 | ALESSANDRO VOLTA (GB) | Robbie Laing | 74 |
| 2 | ART SUCCESS (NZ) | Ciaron Maher | 86 |
| 3 | BIG TED | Ivan Haggerty | 90 |
| 4 | BOLTON (NZ) | Robert Hickmott | 70 |
| 5 | BUNKER BOY | Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas | 67 |
| 6 | CAPECOVER (NZ) | Patrick Payne | 105 |
| 7 | COMOCEAN | John Moloney | 72 |
| 8 | COUNT LA ZA (NZ) | David Hayes | 61 |
| 9 | DAVCON | Heath Conners | 88 |
| 10 | EXALTED BEAUTY | Jim Smith | 73 |
| 11 | FAST FUTURE (NZ) | Russell Cameron | 100 |
| 12 | GUYNO (NZ) | Lou Luciani | 99 |
| 13 | HALFWAYTOLONDON | Ken Callaughan | 68 |
| 14 | HE'S UNDER THE GUN (NZ) | Michael Moroney | 86 |
| 15 | INTERAQ | Neil Walsh | 58 |
| 16 | IRAZU | Steve Richards | 82 |
| 17 | JUNGLE ROCKET (NZ) | Gregory Mcfarlane | 86 |
| 18 | KINCAPLE (NZ) | Jim Conlan | 68 |
| 19 | KING DIAMOND | Mark Kavanagh | 94 |
| 20 | LADY AVACAN | Sue Jaensch | 100 |
| 21 | MACEDONIAN (NZ) | Peter G Moody | 95 |
| 22 | MATEO | Tony Noonan | 72 |
| 23 | MAUNATRICE | Darren Weir | 101 |
| 24 | MONTAHLIA (NZ) | Michael Kent | 78 |
| 25 | MONTGOMERY (NZ) | Colin & Cindy Alderson | 73 |
| 26 | MOURAYAN (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | 104 |
| 27 | MR RIGGS | Robbie Griffiths | 78 |
| 28 | MR TIPSY (NZ) | Murray & Bjorn Baker | 96 |
| 29 | MUIR (GB) | Robert Hickmott | 88 |
| 30 | NANBROOKE NIC | Mark Ashton | 71 |
| 31 | OLYMPIC WIN (NZ) | Robert Smerdon | 86 |
| 32 | OUR SERENA | Pat Carey | 77 |
| 33 | PERGOLA (NZ) | Colin & Cindy Alderson | 82 |
| 34 | RACK IT UP | Clinton McDonald | 68 |
| 35 | RAIN SHADOW | Mark Kavanagh | 78 |
| 36 | SADDLER'S STORY | Robert Smerdon | 83 |
| 37 | SANDHILL LAD | Barry Dunn | 71 |
| 38 | SIMPLY ADORABLE | Vaughn Sigley | 89 |
| 39 | SIR WALTER | Kathryn Durden | 78 |
| 40 | SKYSTREAMER | Tony Vasil | 82 |
| 41 | SPEED GIFTED (GB) | Lee Freedman | 106 |
| 42 | STAKHANOVITE | Gary Searle | 76 |
| 43 | STREAKY FELLA | Darren Weir | 82 |
| 44 | TASTEOFENERGY | John Croucher | 66 |
| 45 | THE MEMBER | Robbie Laing | 60 |
| 46 | TIBOOBURRA TRAVIS | Leon Wells | 86 |
| 47 | TINSELTOWN (NZ) | Michael Moroney | 103 |
| 48 | TITCH (NZ) | Patrick Payne | 98 |
| 49 | TITUS VINIUS | Robbie Laing | 76 |
| 50 | UPON | Robert Hickmott | 76 |
| 51 | VESPER | Robert Hickmott | 78 |
| 52 | WHITE YARD | David & Scott Brunton | 93 |
| 53 | ZAUBERIN | Russell Cameron | 88 |
| 54 | ZIP OLE | Byron Cozamanis | 62 |
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