Can Sharp ‘N’ Smart win the 2024 Melbourne Cup?
Three-time Group 1 winner Sharp ‘N’ Smart will represent New Zealand in the 2024 Melbourne Cup.
The Graeme & Deborah Rogerson-trained gelding is yet to win a race since claiming the 2023 Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m), however, he’s been primed to peak on the back of two runs in Australia. Will it be enough for the five-year-old son of Redwood to figure in this year’s Melbourne Cup? Or is he making up the numbers?
When will Sharp ‘N’ Smart run in the Melbourne Cup
A capacity field of 24 are set to line up in front of a sold-out Flemington Racecourse on the first Tuesday of November, with a $8.56 million prize packet on offer.
Sharp ‘N’ Smart will step out alongside 23 other contenders trying to etch their name in history, attempting to claim victory in Australia’s greatest handicap.
Sharp ‘N’ Smart (15)
- Age: 5YO
- Color: Bay
- Sex: Gelding
- Sire: Redwood (GB)
- Dam: Queen Margaret (NZ)
Sharp ‘N’ Smart 2024 Melbourne Cup Odds
Career stats for Sharp ‘N’ Smart
- Career: 22: 6-5-2
- Flemington: 2: 0-1-0
- Distance: 0: 0-0-0
- Wet: 10: 2-3-0
- Good: 12: 4-2-2
- Group 1: 12: 3-2-0
- Win %: 29%
- Place %: 59%
Melbourne Cup results for Sharp ‘N’ Smart
Sharp ‘N’ Smart will be having his first attempt at the Melbourne Cup in 2024.
Recent Form for Sharp ‘N’ Smart
| Date | Race | Track | Distance | Placing | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Odds | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | Moonee Valley Gold Cup | Moonee Valley | 2500m | 3/10 | Craig Williams | 5 | 59kg | $18.00 | 2.5L |
| Oct 5 | Turnbull Stakes | Flemington | 2000m | 13/16 | Luke Currie | 13 | 55kg | $26.00 | 10.3L |
Can Sharp ‘N’ Smart win the 2024 Melbourne Cup?
Sharp ‘N’ Smart is a ridiculous price with horse betting sites. The Graeme & Deborah Rogerson-trained Kiwi has had plenty of excuses this campaign, but can turn it all around at a +8000 quote on Tuesday. He struggles on wet ground, which is what he faced at his first three runs this campaign, before finding the bright lights at Moonee Valley a bit too much in the Moonee Valley Gold Cup. It could all be coming together nicely at Flemington. A NZ Derby winner at three over 2400m, he seemingly will get the trip and has the ability to settle closer to the speed than some. He may not win necessarily, but a top five or six bet with certain bookmakers could be the play at the right price.
Watch Sharp ‘N’ Smart Finish 3rd in the Moonee Valley Gold Cup
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