Wine Dark Sea<\/a>, entered to race in a Group 3 at Newbury on Saturday, for the Caulfield-Melbourne Cups.<\/p>\n\u201cIf we could qualify him and get him into the Cups,\u201d Murrell said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s certainly run some times to say he\u2019s a top three or four chance.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s only come through the handicaps but a lightly-raced four-year-old, no miles on the clock \u2026 if runs top three (Geoffrey Freer Stakes) he passes the ballot.<\/p>\n
\u201cI really think he\u2019ll be a Group 1, Group 2 horse here in Australia.\u201d<\/p>\n
Australian Bloodstock acquired Wine Dark Sea prior to the four-year-old\u2019s last start at Newmarket.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s going to come (to Melbourne), he\u2019ll have this run on the weekend and maybe a run the first week of September,\u201d Murrell said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we qualify well and good, if not we\u2019ll have to go the hard way through the Moonee Valley Gold Cup or Geelong (Cup) \u2026 he\u2019s a really good horse, one to watch.\u201d<\/p>\n
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