2012 Doomben Cup

The Doomben Cup is a 2020 metre race for three-year-olds and over run under weight-for-age conditions. It is held in May by the Brisbane Racing Club at Doomben during the Winter Carnival.

Race Type: Group 1, 3YO and Upwards WFA
Distance: 2020m
Track: Doomben Racecourse, Brisbane, Queensland
Date: 19 May 2012

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The Doomben Cup was first held in 1933 over a distance of 10 furlongs (about 2000 metres) and was won by Pentheus. From 1973 to 1988 it has been held over 2200 metres, 2160 metres in 1989 then 2020 metres from 1990 apart from 2040 metres in 1996 and 2200 metres in 2002 and 2003. The juggling of distances between 2010 and 2200 metres makes it difficult to line up past form.

The major lead-up race to the Doomben Cup is the Group 2 Hollindale Stakes over 1800 metres held at the Gold Coast two weeks earlier. History has shown this to be a great guide to the Doomben Cup with many horses taking out the Hollindale Stakes – Doomben Cup double. After the Cup many horses go on to race in the Group 2 PJ O’Shea Stakes over 2400 metres.

Favourites and second favourites have a good strike rate in this race and in recent years older geldings, and therefore horses carrying maximum weights, have dominated the race. Mares have a poor record and when Cinque Cento won in 2007 she was the first mare to win a Doomben Cup since Dream in 1950.

Doomben Cup Final Field & Odds 2012

R7 Kirks Doomben Cup

Horse	Odds
Manighar	2.40
Shez Sinsational	5.00
Lights Of Heaven	5.50
Mawingo	7.50
Foreteller	13.00
Scenic Shot	16.00
Wall Street	34.00
Fibrillation	34.00
Absolutely	34.00
Triple Honour	41.00
Booming	51.00
Saint Encosta	151.00
Mr Light Blue	151.00
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Doomben Cup Preview & Tips 2012

Track: Dead   Weather: Fine

There are 13 acceptors for the $500,000 2012 Kirks Doomben Cup and 8 of them had their last start in the Hollindale. The clear favourite in the early market is Manighar, who won the Australian Cup, Ranvet and the BMW before running 2^nd in the Queen Elizabeth. Next in the market is Hollindale Stakes winner Shez Sinsational, a tough New Zealand mare who won the Auckland Cup in March. Next in the market is Hollindale runner-up Lights Of Heaven, followed by the third horse home Mawingo.

Foreteller ran 4^th in the Hollindale and looks primed for this distance. Scenic Shot has had 5 runs this campaign and hasn’t been in the first two home, but won this race in 2009 and 2011, so it would be no surprise to see the nine-year-old there at the end. Fibrillation and Absolutely are both promising staying mares, while Triple Honour placed in this race in 2010.

The following are the top 4 selections from our tipster panel for this years race.

Past winners of the Doomben Cup:

The Doomben Cup is a test of endurance and strength and its greatest horse was Rough Habit who won in 1991, 1992 and 1993. Other famous winners include Might And Power, Durbridge, Danewin, Intergaze, Juggler, Lord Hybrow, Winfreux and Bernborough.