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Gerald Mosse and Americain
"Mosse, who conceded that he hadn't seen the horse for a couple of months, expressed himself delighted with the way Americain looked..."
Top French jockey Gerald Mosse couldn't hide his enthusiasm for the chances of Americain in Saturday's BMW Stakes (off 05:25 BST) at Rosehill after riding the seven-year-old entire in a special gallop at the track on Tuesday.
2010 Melbourne Cup winner American took to the course well before dawn to do h his preparation for Saturday's $2.25million BMW Stakes in the hands of Mosse, with the rider having flown in from Hong Kong late Monday to put the Timeform 129-rated stayer through a light workout.
Mosse, who conceded that he hadn't seen the horse for a couple of months, expressed himself delighted with the way Americain looked, also stating that the horse's action felt "great".
Americain's gallop, in which he kept tightly to the running rail, was undertaken to help the horses get familiar with the track, something that Mosse believes will be a factor in helping his turn tables with Australian Cup conqueror Manighar at the weekend.
The horse his rider describes as a "pure gentleman" is currently trading as the [2.48] favourite for Saturday's 2400m race.
However, Americain won't be the only former Melbourne Cup hero amongst the 10-strong line-up as 2007 winner Efficient has also been declared. That said, rising nine and having only won once since that Flemington success, Efficient is understandably trading at [26.0].
Manighar ([4.2]) and Southern Speed ([9.0]) are also set to feature in the BMW Stakes, which joins the Golden Slipper as the two Group 1s on Rosehill's Saturday card.
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