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He\u2019s viewed by some pundits as one of the leading local chances in this year\u2019s Caulfield Cup, but Half Yours has a battle on his hands to even make it to the starting gates.<\/p>\n
The Tony and Calvin McEvoy trained stayer, who shot to prominence with a dominant win in the Listed Caloundra Cup (2400m) in July, was allocated 51kgs by Racing Victoria\u2019s chief handicapper on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The horse currently sits at No.47 in the Order Of Entry.<\/p>\n
\u201cTypically, at this stage, you\u2019d want to be in the top 40 in the order for the Caulfield Cup,\u201d RV\u2019s David Hegan told The Verdict podcast.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut every year is different.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat may change, as we get closer to the race, but if it\u2019s the case\u2026 then the only way he can really get into the Caulfield Cup is to win the Metrop and get a penalty.\u201d<\/p>\n
At the time of writing, Half Yours was equal favourite with some bookmakers to win the Metropolitan Handicap on October 4 and is also prominent in some Caulfield Cup markets.<\/p>\n
Hegan ran through all of his big weight calls on The Verdict podcast, also sharing the names of a couple of horses that worried him most, heading towards the feature staying events.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can only handicap them on what they\u2019ve done, not what you think they\u2019re going to do,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Press PLAY below to listen to The Verdict podcast<\/p>\n
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