In Australia on Saturday, the New Zealand-trained Cape Cross gelding Capecover successfully plundered the spoils in the Listed Tokyo City Cup over a mile at Morphettville.
A Group Three winner in New Zealand last season, this was his first run outside his native land for the promising stayer, and he will now look to back up in the Naturalism Stakes next week. He has been allotted 50kg in both the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup and trainer, Alexander Fieldes will be hoping he earns the necessary qualification money in order to guarantee a run at Flemington.
Out of the unraced Zabeel mare Set Up, he is a half-brother to champion New Zealand stayer Upsetthym, who won the G1 Auckland Cup, and from the family of Epsom Derby winner Slip Anchor.
