Grand Destiny Scratched From Launceston Cup
- Tuesday, 23 February 2010 03:55
Grand Destiny has been scratched from tomorrow’s $300,000 Group 3 AAMI Launceston Cup (2400m).
Rated a $3.80 chance with TAB Fixed Odds prior to his scratching, Grand Destiny was withdrawn from the race at 12:30pm earlier this afternoon.
He is now expected to contest the $100,000 Moonee Valley Night Cup (2500m) this Friday night.
The six-year-old gelding won at Flemington on December 19 last year before finishing third in the Listed Bagot Handicap (2800m).
Subsequent to that, Grand Destiny has finished second at his past two starts also at Flemington.
Trained by Mick Kent at Cranbourne, Grand Destiny boasts a poor record at around Moonee Valley, winning once – a 2040m maiden – from eight attempts.
Earlier today, Thoroughbred Racing SA handicappers released their weights for next month’s $400,000 Group 2 Adelaide Casino Adelaide Cup (3200m) with Grand Destiny handicapped on the minimum weight of 53kgs.
Growl, who was rated a $2.70 favourite before Grand Destiny’s scratching, has now shortened to be a $2.30 favourite for the Launceston Cup ahead of De Fine Lago at $2.40.
Other notable scratchings for tomorrow's Launceston meeting include the Luke Oliver-trained Dollops from the $100,000 Listed Vamos Stakes (1400m) for fillies and mares and the Gary White-trained Twenty Grand in the $15,500 Betfair Handicap (1200m).
Launceston (Wednesday)
Race 7 @ 4:09pm - $300,000 Group 3 AAMI Launceston Cup (2400m)
| # | Form | Horse (Barrier) | Trainer | Jockey | Weight | API | Win % | Place % | Odds |
| 1 | 3X3421 | Growl (1) | D Hayes |
B Rawiller |
58.0 | 23.1 | 21.9 | 50.0 | $2.30 |
| 2 | |||||||||
| 3 | 469684 | Larry's Never Late (8) | R Douglas |
B Melham |
53.5 | 12.6 | 22.7 | 40.9 | $7.50 |
| 4 | 841643 | Dream Pedlar (9) | T Blacker |
C Newitt |
53.5 | 7.9 | 14.8 | 55.6 | $7.50 |
| 5 | 111932 | De Fine Lago (6) | A J Vasil |
D Oliver |
53.5 | 10.1 | 29.4 | 64.7 | $2.40 |
| 6 | 506067 | Geejayhaitch (5) | W N McShane |
Dean Holland |
53.0 | 3.1 | 20.8 | 54.2 | $51 |
| 7 | 032033 | Himstedt (4) | J Luttrell |
Lee Smith |
53.0 | 1.7 | 8.7 | 43.5 | $35 |
| 8 | 987098 | Testasaurus (2) | C N Goggin |
D Pires |
53.0 | 2.7 | 17.4 | 47.8 | $71 |
| 9 | 046311 | Veloce Cavallo (7) | T Mollross |
J Todd |
53.0 | 3.7 | 33.3 | 50.0 | $21 |
Picture: Fiona Tomlin