Defending Melbourne Cup champion Gold Trip is hitting his stride beautifully ahead of the spring carnival, but faces a stern challenge from imports and a gelding backed by six AFL players.
Richmond spearhead Tom Lynch has a stake in Soulcombe, as do teammates Nathan Broad, Liam Baker, Jack Graham and Jayden Short and retired Tiger Jack Riewoldt.
Gold Trip, trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, and Soulcombe will both race in Saturday’s Turnbull Stakes at Flemington and have their sights set on the Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup.
There is also plenty of hype around Romantic Warrior, the Danny Shum-trained galloper out of Hong Kong, who is the short-priced favourite to win the Turnbull Stakes.
Soulcombe, trained by Chris Waller, is on the second line of betting behind Vauban for the Melbourne Cup.
“It’s very exciting,” Lynch said at a TAB event on Tuesday.
“(It’s) a little…
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