{"id":125629,"date":"2015-11-02T11:06:42","date_gmt":"2015-11-02T01:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=125629"},"modified":"2020-11-09T18:56:55","modified_gmt":"2020-11-09T08:56:55","slug":"locals-target-kumbia-cup-day-plums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2015\/11\/02\/locals-target-kumbia-cup-day-plums\/","title":{"rendered":"Locals Target Kumbia Cup Day Plums"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Consistent campaigner Famechon Baroness with her Chahpingah trainer Tom Moloney at Burrandowan earlier this year (Photo: Ross Stanley)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"Gunsynd's<\/a>November 2, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Tom Moloney will load Famechon Baroness and Yamanners on to his float to make the short journey from Chahpingah to Kumbia.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Victory by either of the pair in the $8600 Jim Lenihan Memorial (BM 55, 1400m) will be very satisfying for the local fraternity.<\/p>\n

However, success by Lucks In – a newcomer to Glenn Richardson\u2019s string – would be very special because Jim\u2019s brother Brian, the Kumbia Race Club President, is in the Bradbury Luck gelding\u2019s ownership.<\/p>\n

As expected, the triumphant Stanthorpe Cup team of Writtenintherain, owner-trainer Graeme Postle and jockey Leanne McCoy has its sights set on the $7700 Huston Motors Kumbia Cup (1200m).<\/p>\n

The first prize bonus of a complimentary nomination to the Old Boyneside stallion Over adds value to the pursuit.<\/p>\n

James Curtain is pinning his hopes of a hometown victory in the bottom weight Kistamon.<\/p>\n

The Monashee Mountain mare will be handled by Hannah Phillips, the Nanango apprentice who piloted the stablemate Chain Road to a tidy fourth at Kilcoy\u2019s TAB fixture on Friday.<\/p>\n

Kistamon is stepping out in easier company but has not raced since January.<\/p>\n

With the two kilogram claim, she will be in receipt of eight kilograms from the top weight Craiglea Falcon, the ten-year-old with a 109:18-15-11 form line.<\/p>\n

Lyall Appo\u2019s mount Brady\u2019N\u2019Me will also have backers.<\/p>\n

The Mark Goodwin trained galloper has been on the podium at its last three outings.<\/p>\n

An interesting runner is Talk Back in the Rob Stewart Memorial Class B (900m).<\/p>\n

The Stratum mare, previously prepared by her owner Chris Nettelfield, and her Wondai trainer Neville “Shorty” O\u2019Toole are resuming after a long lay off.<\/p>\n

Jason Missen, who booted her home in the Maiden on the corresponding card last year, will be aboard again.<\/p>\n

Tuesday’s program has been boosted by the support of Kenilworth\u2019s Craiglea juggernaut.<\/p>\n

Seven starters are set to sport Stan and Marilyn Johnston\u2019s blue and white livery.<\/p>\n

Kumbia Race Club has reason to be pleased with the number of acceptors the five races drew.<\/p>\n

Competition has been fierce with Gatton, Kilcoy and Beaudesert all racing in the lead up, and another 14 Cup day meetings running across the state.<\/p>\n

The traditional prelude – the Cup Calcutta – was conducted at the Kumbia Hotel on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n

The Fashions Of The Field categories are Classical Lady, Unique Styling and Best Dressed Gent.<\/p>\n

Novel twists include a Suits and Frocks Dash, children\u2019s footraces and Jumping Castle fun for both adults and kids.<\/p>\n

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Barry Jones, the long-time Darling Downs based race caller, will be taking his final curtain call at Kumbia on Tuesday (Photo: Ross Stanley)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Missing The Master<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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The late Bart Cummings collected his first Melbourne Cup fifty years ago (Photo: Ross Stanley)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The James Cummings trained Ruling Dynasty failed to score a place in the final Melbourne Cup posse of 24. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Pity, because the omen punters would have had a sentimental saver on the aspirant in memory of Bart, the young conditioner\u2019s grandfather.<\/p>\n

Bart Cummings first entered the Melbourne Cup winner\u2019s slot in 1950.<\/p>\n

He was strapping Comic Court, his father Jim\u2019s highly versatile galloper that set race records for events ranging from six furlongs to two miles.<\/p>\n

Half a century ago,the South Australian maestro was there for the first time in the trainer\u2019s role.<\/p>\n

The dry witted legend went on to make eleven more appearances in the coveted zone.<\/p>\n

Below are a few key points about each of the Cummings-trained winners.<\/p>\n

The depth of his mastery is revealed in the variety of backgrounds of his hero and heroines:<\/p>\n

1965:<\/b> In an epic stoush, Light Fingers wrested the trophy from her stablemate Ziema. The mare by Le Filou from the Red Mars mare Cuddlesome was a full sister to The Dip, the gelding that Bart usually trained but was in Jim Cummings\u2019 care when it scored in the 1962 AJC Metropolitan Handicap.<\/p>\n

1966:<\/b> The Caulfield Cup star Galilee, raced by Ziema\u2019s owners, proved too strong for Light Fingers. The Alcimedes gelding was from the same family as Sometime, the 1963 Caulfield Cup winner that was transferred to Les Patterson when Cummings was outed for a year in November 1961.<\/p>\n

1967:<\/b> Red Handed, an 850 guinea grandson of Red Mars, had put the writing on the wall with a fast finishing second in the Caulfield Cup. The Le Filou gelding completed a two mile, eastern capital sweep for Cummings with Galiee (Sydney Cup) and Fulmen (Adelaide-Brisbane Cups) also contributing.<\/p>\n

1974:<\/b> Think Big, the son of Sobig that had wintered in Brisbane, ran down his yard mate, the Caulfield Cup winner Leilani.<\/p>\n

1975:<\/b> After a winless twelve months, Think Big prevailed again. Holiday Waggon ran second. The duo gave Cummings his fourth quinella.<\/p>\n

1977:<\/b> Gold and Black\u2019s defeat of Reckless meant that Bart\u2019s run with Kiwi bred stayers had chalked up six Cups. He had selected and bought all bar one of them as yearlings.<\/p>\n

1979:<\/b> Hyperno, third in 1977 when prepared by Geoff Murphy, put his moodiness aside and had a lip to spare on Salamander in the desperate drive to the wire. The Harry White and Bart Cummings combination secured their third title in six years.<\/p>\n

1990:<\/b> Kingston Rule (USA) started his Australian chapter with Tommy Smith. Sydney\u2019s champion trainer wanted to geld the entire by Secretariat. Cummings had put the polish on the aristocratic chestnut\u2019s grand-dam Kingston Rose. The lead up this time was a neat win in the Moonee Valley Cup.<\/p>\n

1991:<\/b> Caulfield Cup winner Let\u2019s Elope, a Group 3 winer in New Zealand before she migrated across the Tasman, and Shiva\u2019s Revenge filled the quinella. Cummings could not lose when the latter protested (in vain).<\/p>\n

1996:<\/b> Saintly had disappointed when third in the AJC Metropolitan but bounced back in the Cox Plate.Cummings then poured work into the Sky Chase chestnut and proved that he could adjust the lead up pathway for his Cup contenders according to their needs.<\/p>\n

1999:<\/b> The Western Australian Rogan Josh was sent to Cummings with the specific aim of capturing first-Tuesday glory. Some would say he made a sow\u2019s ear into a silk purse. That is a bit harsh but the point is clear. The Old Spice gelding which may have headed to the Broome Cup arguably would not have scored without Cummings\u2019 solution to his stomach ulcer problem.<\/p>\n

2008:<\/b> Viewed had won the Brisbane Cup in heavy going in the winter. Again, it was an ultra tight finish with the fast finishing English contender Bauer failing to get there by a nose. Gold and Black\u2019s runner-up effort to Van Der Hum in 1976 was the only time a Cummings runner ran second to anything but a stablemate.<\/p>\n

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Cup Day Bits And Bridles<\/strong><\/h2>\n