COUNTRY cups specialist Pennon has been handed the top weight for Thursday’s $15,000 Petrogas Regional Burrumbeet Cup, 1800m.
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Pennon, which has 60kg, is on the comeback trail for Ballarat trainer Andrew Payne.
Payne won three cups in a row with Pennon at the end of 2012 – St Arnaud, Mortlake and Dunkeld.
He did not race again until May this year and since returning this preparation has raced just twice, the latest run being in the Woodford Cup at Warrnambool on Sunday.
Payne is keeping his options open in considering Pennon’s next assignment.
The eight-year-old is also nominated for the Marma Cup (60kg) and Byron Moore Handicap (54kg) at Flemington on New Year’s Day.
Burrumbeet Park and Windermere Racing Club has 25 nominations for the cup, which has a capacity of 10 starters.
Pakenham Cup winner Captain Fancypantz (59kg) is set to make the trip from Cranbourne, with trainer Cameron Templeton having already engaged jockey Billy Egan. Stawell trainer Paul Jones is considering chasing the Ballarat-Burrumbeet Cups double.
Already with the Ballarat Cup in the bag thanks to Mujadale, he has nominated last-start Moonee Valley winner Spanish Vixen (58kg) for Burrumbeet.
He is another who has the choice of also going to Murtoa for the Marma Cup, in which Spanish Vixen has the same weight, as he looks to add to his Great Western and St Arnaud Cup victories.
The Ballarat stables of Terry Kelly, and Glen and Barry James each have two entries.
Kelly, who won the Burrumbeet Cup with Skalaad in 2007, has nominated Deduct and Eastern Peak.
The James have Asset Hound and Well Being.
Burrumbeet Cup Day will also feature fashions on the field, dash for cash’ for kids with under-12 boys’ and girls’ and under-eight boys’ and girls’ divisions (between races three and four), and children’s entertainment including face painting, jumping castle, pony rides, animal nursery and Camp Australia activities.
CUP WEIGHTS
Pennon (Andrew J Payne) 60kg; Captain Fancypantz (Cameron Templeton) 59kg; Spanish Vixen (Paul A Jones) 58kg; Severn Road (Jamie Edwards and Bruce Elkington) 57.5kg; Elusive King (Danny Curran) 57kg; Mariner (Colin and Cindy Alderson) 55.5kg; Holly Holy (Wayne Walters) 55kg; Rebel Force (Patrick Payne) 55kg; Scaredymac (Christina Jeffery) 55kg; LoukoumI (Rick Harrison) 55kg; Asset Hound (Barry and Glen James) 55kg; Beneficiary (Robbie Laing) 55kg; Nabootique (Patrick Payne) 55kg; Resounding Miss (Wez Hunter) 55kg; A Cool Lago (Con Kelly ) 55kg; Razor (Bianca Tootell) 55kg; Peace An Quiet (Wayne Walters) 55kg; Deduct (Terry Kelly) 55kg; Henshaw (Mick Cerchi) 55kg; Wilshire Flyer (Bill Cerchi) 55kg; Big Brom (Neil Pfeiffer) 55kg; Eastern Peak (Terry Kelly) 55kg; Well Being (Barry and Glen James) 55kg; Saintly Manner (Charles Quick) 55kg; Xiphos (Frank Conlan) 55kg.
david.brehaut@fairfaxmedia.com.au