Appleby: Scottish ideal type for Caulfield Cup bid

Scottish (William Buick) winning the Strensall Stakes at York in AugustCredit: Edward Whitaker

Newmarket trainer Charlie Appleby has revealed plans to take six horses to Melbourne for the Spring Carnival, headlined by Cox Plate hope Tryster and Melbourne and Caulfield Cup entry Scottish.

Appleby signalled his intent to make the trip with recent Group 3 Betfred Mobile Strensall Stakes scorer Scottish allocated 54.5kg for the $3 million Caulfield Cup on Wednesday.

The son of Teofilo is a best-priced 40-1 chance with Coral and William Hill to land the Melbourne Cup at Flemington on November 1 and 25-1 with bet365 to win the Caulfield Cup on October 15.

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Jack HaynesReporter

Published on 1 September 2016inNews

Last updated 10:24, 1 September 2016

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