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BANKERS CHOICE SEEKING A SECOND BALLARAT CUP

The Ballarat Cup has a long history and was one of the first races of its type to be granted Listed status when the pattern system came into being in the late 1970's. Only on four occasions has it been won by the same horse twice and we are hoping that Bankers Choice can add his name to that honor roll come Saturday.

The form from his dominant 2 1/4 length victory two years ago certainly stood up, second to him on that day being the triple Gr.1 winning mare Atishu.

Bankers Choice showed a nice return to form when contesting the Listed Cranbourne Cup a couple of weeks ago, getting back from a tricky wide gate and finding the line well to finish just over three lengths from the winner.

The millionaire galloper a similar race in the lead up to his last Ballarat Cup victory and Michael Moroney has been happy with his progress since the Cranbourne run.

"He showed good glimpses of being back to his best with that run," he said. "He is going really well and actually looks the best he ever has - he is finally getting strong!"

"When he won the Ballarat Cup two years ago it was a heavy track, we are not sure that is his go now; I've found that as they get older they tend to slip a bit more in that sort of going."

Bankers Choice ran the fastest last 400m in the Cranbourne Cup, making the big odds on offer on Saturday look pretty good - "he is nicely on target for the race," Moroney said.

John Allen reunites with Bankers Choice; the pair combining to win the 2022 Ballarat Cup - Allen also aboard for a Gr.2 Sandown Classic second and a Gr.3 Blamey Stakes third last year.

Allen has won the Ballarat Cup on three occasions and knows how to win it twice - steering home Kiwia in 2018 and 2019.

BREEDING TRIVIA: Bankers Choice hails from a family that has been producing high quality horses for generations... he can boast amongst his relations the Gr.1 gallopers Magic Flute (Doncaster Handicap and the 1000 Guineas), Pago Pago (Golden Slipper and the VRC Sires Produce Stakes) and Sakana (Spring Champion Stakes).

[06 Dec 24]

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