Nonconformist Secures Caulfield Cup Start

Tara Madgwick - Saturday September 18

Progressive stayer Nonconformist has booked his spot in the Caulfield Cup next month after scoring a brave win in the Group III MRC Foundation Cup (2000m) at Caulfield on Saturday.

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Nonconformist wins G3 Foundation Cup - image Pat Scala / Racing Photos.

The Grahame Begg trained son of dual Derby hero Rebel Raider is one of those horses that always manages to win a nice race each season taking the Group II MVRC Alister Clarke Stakes at three and the Group III MRC Coongy Cup last spring.

Fourth in the Group II MVRC Feehan Stakes at his second run back from a spell, Nonconformist was cherry ripe for today’s assignment and well ridden by Jordan Childs to score a short head win over blue blood Galileo import Delphi.
 



"It was a great ride, he executed it very well and I'm very pleased for Jordan (Childs)," Begg said.

"The horse races really well here and we're delighted."

Bred and retained to race by the Henwood family, Nonconformist has the overall record of five wins and six placings from 17 starts with prizemoney in excess of $654,000.

He is one of only two foals from Good Thinking, who died in 2019. She was a three time winner by Hold That Tiger (USA) from a female family going back to the good New Zealand producer Dancing Maid, whose descendants include Group I winners Jennifer Eccles and Sacred Kingdom.

Nonconformist is the best of four stakes-winners by Rebel Raider, who died in 2019.


 

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Race Result - Mrc Foundation Cup Gr3 2000m

Caulfield Track: Good(4) Time: 2:01.80
1
Nonconformist
- 5g Rebel Raider (AUS) x Good Thinking (AUS) (Hold That Tiger (USA))
Tnr: G M Begg Rdr: Jordan Childs 55.5
2
0.1
Delphi
- 5h Galileo (IRE) x Bye Bye Birdie (IRE) (Oasis Dream (GB))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: John Allen 57
3
2.4
Tralee Rose
- 5m Tavistock (NZ) x Star Of Tralee (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: Symon Wilde Rdr: Craig Williams 54
4
2.5
Mirage Dancer
- 8h Frankel (GB) x Heat Haze (GB) (Green Desert (USA))
Tnr: T Busuttin & N Young Rdr: C Newitt 57.5
5
2.9
Grand Promenade
- 6g Champs Elysees (GB) x Zacchera (GB) (Zamindar (USA))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: H Coffey 55
6
3.4
Port Guillaume
- 5g Le Havre (IRE) x Keira (FR) (Turtle Bowl (IRE))
Tnr: Ben & J D Hayes Rdr: J Mott 56
7
3.6
Mosh Music
- 7m Moshe (AUS) x Dirt Music (AUS) (Jeune (GB))
Tnr: Archie Alexander Rdr: Declan Bates 54
8
3.9
Amade
- 8g Casamento (IRE) x Sheba Five (USA) (Five Star Day (USA))
Tnr: P Stokes Rdr: Ben Allen 56.5
9
4.1
Knights Order
- 7g So You Think (NZ) x Lamanka Lass (USA) (Woodman (USA))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: M J Dee 57
10
4.2
No Effort
- 7m Reward For Effort (AUS) x Hold The Lion (AUS) (Lion Cavern (USA))
Tnr: Gavin Bedggood Rdr: Beau Mertens 54.5
11
5.0
Vow And Declare
- 6g Declaration Of War (USA) x Geblitzt (AUS) (Testa Rossa (AUS))
Tnr: D T O'Brien Rdr: Damian Lane 59
12
6.2
Chapada
- 6g Bullet Train (GB) x Diamantina Dior (AUS) (Oasis Dream (GB))
Tnr: M D Moroney Rdr: D W Stackhouse 56.5
13
6.4
Future Score
- 7g Cape Cross (IRE) x Theola (IRE) (Kalanisi (IRE))
Tnr: Matthew Cumani Rdr: D Yendall 55.5
14
7.7
Realm Of Flowers
- 5m So You Think (NZ) x Astral Flower (GB) (Kalanisi (IRE))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: D Oliver 55
15
7.9
Angel Of Truth
- 6g Animal Kingdom (USA) x Scarletini (AUS) (Bernardini (USA))
Tnr: M, W & J Hawkes Rdr: Jye McNeil 57.5
16
10.1
Miami Bound
- 5m Reliable Man (GB) x Arapaho Miss (AUS) (Danehill Dancer (IRE))
Tnr: D T O'Brien Rdr: B Prebble 56
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