Caulfield races preview & quaddie tips | Wednesday, October 18
| What | Coongy Cup Day 2023 |
| Where | Caulfield Racecourse – 22 Station St, Caulfield East VIC 3145 |
| When | Wednesday, October 18, 2023 |
| First Race | 1:30pm AEDT |
It is Coongy Cup Day on Wednesday afternoon as a competitive eight-race card awaits punters at Caulfield for the middle day of the Caulfield Cup Carnival. Following Saturday’s Caulfield Guineas Day meeting, the rail comes out 12m for the mid-week program and with favourable weather forecast, the track should remain a Good 4. Racing is set to commence at 1:30pm AEST.
Coongy Cup Top Tip: Diamil
The Group 3 Coongy Cup (2000m) has attracted a competitive field of 13, and we’re confident Diamil can walk away with his fair share of the $200,000 on offer. The John O’Shea-trained gelding was quite unlucky when finishing midfield in the Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) last time out. He has been comfortably held in much tougher races than this throughout his campaign, but a step back dramatically in grade and fourth-up from a spell, he looks the goods in this. He draws barrier three, and with the in-form Damian Lane on board, he will be given every chance to succeed. Diamil is clearly the best horse in the field, and with even luck, he should be taking out the feature event.
Coongy Cup
Race 2 – 
#1 Diamil (3)
5yo Gelding | T: John O’Shea | J: Damian Lane (59kg)
Best Bet at Caulfield: Shock ‘Em Ova
Hailing from the Alex Rae barn, Shock ‘Em Ova was an impressive Caulfield 1600m winner on September 23 and can record back-to-back wins here. The five-year-old gelding was ridden patiently at the rear of the field by Craig Williams but unleashed a thunderous finish to blouse his rivals late on. With a genuinely run 2000m event expected, the race looks set up for Shock ‘Em Ova to build through the gears and with a strong turn of foot, he should emerge victorious again.
Best Bet
Race 5 – 
#7 Shock ‘Em Ova (7)
5yo Gelding | T: Alex Rae | J: Craig Williams (58.5kg)
Next Best at Caulfield: Dancing Alone
We were with the Bryce Heys-trained Dancing Alone when the mare won convincingly down the Flemington straight, and she can go on with the job at Caulfield. Having won five of her first six career starts, the I Am Invincible mare is basically bombproof and looks to have been well placed by the stable once again. From barrier nine, Blake Shinn looks to gain a cart across the field with speed drawn to their outside. If they can find a spot in the moving line with cover or at worst, land outside the leader, Dancing Alone should be dancing away with the prize.
Next Best
Race 6 – 
#2 Dancing Alone (9)
4yo Mare | T: Bryce Heys | J: Blake Shinn (59kg)
Best Value at Caulfield: Jennilala
Fresh from a near six-month spell, we anticipate Jennilala will return a winner over the 1440m on Wednesday. The four-year-old was last seen finishing third in the Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m), so the fact she returns over 1400m, suggests she will only improve with the run under her belt. However, she has been more than competitive in much harder races than this at the trip, and from barrier two, she will get every opportunity to get the better of her rivals upon return.
Best Value
Race 8 – 
#11 Jennilala (2)
4yo Mare | T: Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | J: Declan Bates (56kg)
Wednesday quaddie tips for Caulfield
Caulfield quadrella selections
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
- 2-7
- 1-2-7
- 1-2-4-7-13
- 3-5-8-11-13