05-11-2012, 11:30
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Re: Horse Racing
MOORE BUOYED BY CUP MOUNT
http://www.attheraces.com/article.as...e&sub=&day=Mon
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Ryan Moore believes he could have a triumphant first ride in the Emirates Melbourne Cup when he teams up with Mount Athos for Luca Cumani at Flemington on Tuesday.
The Newmarket handler has gone close in the past with Bauer and Purple Moon, and Moore is convinced Mount Athos has the ideal profile.
"I know what I have to do and in Mount Athos, I have a horse that I wouldn't swap for any other," he told www.betfair.com.
"He stays well, as a Chester Cup fourth and a Cesarewitch fourth underlines, but to win this race you need a horse with a turn of foot. And Mount Athos certainly has that.
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