ANOTHER CUP CHANCE AT SEYMOUR ON SUNDAY

Two runners for us today at Seymour headed by Chapada in the Cup.

The $200,000 Seymour Cup is race seven over 1600m with Damien Oliver riding and jumping from barrier three in the field of six.

Chapada (pictured) resumed with a running on seventh over 1400m at Caulfield on September 29 and Mike Moroney says the four-year-old has taken considerable improvement from the run.

“The scratchings help him and it looks a pretty even field,” Moroney said.

“The 1600 metres should be the only query with him on a tight track but he’s improved a lot for the first-up run, looks terrific and I could not be happier with him.

“He’s still at the right stage of his preparation to be fresh enough for this trip and with a bit of luck in the run it will not surprise me at all to see him in the finish.”

Oliver is also aboard our other runner, Nerve Not Verve in race five, the benchmark 64 Handicap over 2000m.

It is the third start this preparation for the four-year-old daughter of Shocking who made up some ground over 1750m at Geelong last time out on September 30.

“She’s drawn nicely in what looks a handy enough race,” Moroney said. “She’s come on a lot and her last piece of work was as good as she has gone since being at Flemington.

“She’s close to her best and looks terrific and I’m expecting her to run a big race.”