Quarter share in Caulfield Cup fancy Mustajeer on offer in online auction

Mustajeer's part-owner Gaelic Bloodstock is putting its quarter-stake in the Ebor winner up for sale on an online auction.

The ownership share in the six-year-old son of Medicean will be offered through Inglis Digital's online sale platform next Tuesday and Wednesday.

Mustajeer had been sold to Australian interests before he ran in the Ebor and he arrived in quarantine at Werribee last Wednesday.

He will join the stables of Kris Lees for a tilt at the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup, in which he is set to carry the colours of Australian Bloodstock.

Mustajeer, who also finished second in the Vintage Crop Stakes and third in the Tattersalls Gold Cup for Ger Lyons this season, is among the leading fancies for the Caulfield Cup on October 19 and the Melbourne Cup next month.

Champion jockey Damien Oliver has been booked for the ride in the Caulfield Cup, for which the horse has been allotted a weight of 55.5kg.

Recent winners of the Ebor have acquitted themselves well in the big Cup races down under including Purple Moon (second in the 2007 Melbourne Cup), All Too Good (winner of the Caulfield Cup), Heartbreak City (second in the 2016 Melbourne Cup) and Nakeeta (fifth in the 2017 Melbourne Cup).

Lees said of his new recruit: “He’s a lovely looking horse that seems quite adaptable in his racing style, whether it’s forward or back, plus he’s performed on firm ground which he found in the Ebor and he beat home Prince of Arran who performed very well here previously, so I think he meets all the credentials.

“This is a fantastic opportunity to buy a share in a horse that’s about to race in the Caulfield and highly likely to progress into the Melbourne Cup.

“He’ll go to Caulfield for a gallop probably the Tuesday before the Caulfield Cup, he’ll be stabled there that week to give him the best chance to familiarise himself with the surroundings and he’ll have a gallop there with Damien Oliver aboard.’’

Inglis Digital business manager Nick Melmeth described the chance to buy into Mustajeer as a “coup” for the platform.

“It’s also a great chance for someone to buy into a horse with Mustajeer’s profile – who is not only qualified for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cup but is also a live chance in both races,’’ he said.

Bidding on the 25 per cent share in Mustajeer will open 9am (AEDT) on Tuesday, October 8, with Final Countdown commencing at 5pm (AEDT) on Wednesday, October 9.

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