DOCKLANDS TO RAID COX PLATE

UK trainer Eustace has brother David's big shoes to fill in Australia's biggest WFA race

- Michael Lee

Between the two foreign entries contesting the A$5 million (S$4.38 million) Group 1 Cox Plate (2,040m) on Oct 26, Japan is tipped to emulate Hong Kong in taking the trophy home on Oct 26.

Just like Romantic Warrior was the favourite when he claimed Australia's weight-for-age championship for trainer Danny Shum in 2023, the Mitsumasa Nakauchi-da-trained Prognosis currently tops the markets at around 5-2.

With three Japanese Group 2 wins all over 2,000m and a second to Romantic Warrior in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup (2,000m) at Sha Tin in April, the son of Deep Impact is worthy of the tag.

Five rows below, and way past single-figure-odds local hopes Pride Of Jenni, Via Sistina, Broadsiding and Mr Brightside (2023 Cox Plate runner-up), sits the other offshore raider, UK's Docklands.