Black Caviar Arrives in UK

**Lambethlad** · 08-06-2012, 12:11 AM

Attention UK punters! Oz horse Black Caviar has arrived safely in UK after a 24 hour flight on a cargo plane. She will attempt a record 22nd win in a row to remain unbeaten. She is running in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Ascot on June 23. Hopefully British Bookies will disregard her Australian form and offer some tasty odds. She has never been touched with the whip and has been held on a tight reign in all her races. However her trainer has stipulated that if she doesn't fully recover from the flight (apparently they lose 20-25kg) or adjust to her new environment she will not run. Odds of 6-1 are being offered for her to win by more than 5 lengths - so it is worth a flutter.

**Johndoe** · 08-06-2012, 12:14 AM

Get her on the Melton Mowbray pies................she'll soon plump up.

**BrisDubBris** · 08-06-2012, 12:18 AM

She is a very special horse. Will be great to see how she goes.

**Bob1** · 08-06-2012, 12:21 AM

wish I lost 20-25kg on a flight to the UK - that's about what I put on!

**Sir Les Patterson** · 08-06-2012, 08:53 AM

Originally Posted by BrisDubBris

She is a very special horse. Will be great to see how she goes.

That she is......I've been following her "career" for a while now........she has not been worth backing as she is always at $1.04....6/1 for a 5 length win,I'll think that should be good for a $50 punt.

**harpodom** · 08-06-2012, 08:55 AM

Have Pedigree Chum shown an interest?

**Ptp113** · 08-06-2012, 09:48 AM

As the servant of a reasonably expensive horse may I offer an insight to how she may go in blighty? Some horses handle travel reasonably well, some it destroys their racing career permanently. I'm not sure, along with a few others I've listen to, that they are giving BC enough time to settle before Ascot. Let's hope we are wrong.

**calNgary** · 08-06-2012, 09:58 AM

Originally Posted by Ptp113

As the servant of a reasonably expensive horse may I offer an insight to how she may go in blighty? Some horses handle travel reasonably well, some it destroys their racing career permanently. I'm not sure, along with a few others I've listen to, that they are giving BC enough time to settle before Ascot. Let's hope we are wrong.

I think her trainer would know, he is used to her and as it says in the OP, she will not race if they dont feel she has recovered from the flight..

Cal x

**pwkl** · 08-06-2012, 10:38 AM

What's the reason for taking her to UK if there's a risk to her? Also, will she compete against Frankel?

**StevieF8** · 08-06-2012, 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by pwkl

Also, will she compete against Frankel?

No, £1m was put up for the 2 of them to race but BC connections turned it down, partly because the race was going to be 1/4 mile further than normal for BC and partly because the race was penciled in for August and they want to get BC back to Oz and through quarantine and back in shape for the Oz Spring racing program