Cavalry Girl eyes Moir Stakes repeat of history
History favours Cavalry Girl as she prepares to extend her winning sequence in the Group 1 Moir Stakes.
Since the Moir Stakes was rescheduled to an early September date in 2024, both subsequent champions, Baraqiel and Mornington Glory, had achieved victory in the Carlyon Stakes (1000m) beforehand.
Cavalry Girl captured the Carlyon Stakes at Sandown just two weeks prior and is looking to uphold the flawless record in the Moir Stakes (1000m) at Sandown on Saturday.
This year's Moir Stakes is being conducted at Sandown due to Moonee Valley's ongoing rebuild, a detail Cavalry Girl's trainer Tom Dabernig is keenly aware of.
Significantly, Cavalry Girl passed a crucial test when she was victorious in the Carlyon Stakes, handling the challenging uphill finish at Sandown.
Dabernig remarked that it would be unwise not to attempt securing a Group 1 win with Cavalry Girl, especially considering her current outstanding form.
Cavalry Girl has won four of her last five starts, including her last three consecutively. However, Dabernig is realistic about the calibre of opposition the mare will face on Saturday.
"That Carlyon form has traditionally been good into the Moir as well as that benchmark 100 that she won before that as well," Dabernig stated.
"We'll follow the pattern and see what she can run well again.
"I realise it's going to be a different ballgame again, but she's ticked that box having won at Sandown now and she's a 1000-metre specialist.
"We might as well give it a go whilst she's in form, as if you tip them out, you don't know whether they will come back.
"You could also wait for races over Caulfield Cup week and Melbourne Cup week, and you miss your window."
Having demonstrated superior speed to her rivals in her victories at Morphettville and Caulfield Heath prior to her Carlyon Stakes win, Dabernig noted it was positive to observe the mare settling off the pace.
"It was good to see her come back and prove that she doesn't have to lead all-the-time," Dabernig observed.
"She is good down the straight (at Flemington) so we might give her a freshen after this for Cup week, but we'll get over Saturday first and worry about that later."
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