{"id":216907,"date":"2025-10-22T03:08:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T03:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/216907\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T03:08:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T03:08:11","slug":"cox-plate-2025-who-gerard-whateley-is-tipping-in-this-years-cox-plate-rsn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/216907\/","title":{"rendered":"Cox Plate 2025: Who Gerard Whateley Is Tipping In This Year&#8217;s Cox Plate | Rsn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"v2_larger-content\">  &#8220;I will tip&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Via Sistina is currently the $2.30 favourite with Sportsbet to win the $6 million Cox Plate (2040m).<\/p>\n<p>The eight-year-old mare won this race by 8 lengths last year and now she is looking to go back-to-back.<\/p>\n<p>The superstar hasn\u2019t been in the best of form this spring though, only winning the Winx Stakes (1400m) first-up, and coming third in both the Makybe Diva Stakes and Turnbull Stakes.<\/p>\n<p>Despite not being at peak form, Gerard Whateley believes the Chris Waller-trained bay should win this year\u2019s edition of the Cox Plate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think I will tip Via Sistina for the history of it,\u201d Whateley told SENTrack &amp; RSN\u2019s Giddy Up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s entered the twilight of her career, as an eight-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the great horses have won this race twice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat image of last year (winning by 8 lengths) and she beat a better field then she\u2019ll need to beat this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll defer to the reigning horse of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I will say I won\u2019t back her \u2013 I couldn\u2019t take $2.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whateley was adamant that Via Sistina is far too short of a favourite to be backable in the $6 million Group 1, but Gareth Hall is confident that she is.<\/p>\n<p>Hall attended the Breakfast With The Best at Moonee Valley on Tuesday morning and saw first-hand Via Sistina\u2019s physical excellence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI might be able to take $2,\u201d Hall said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust the way she looked there on Tuesday, I just don\u2019t know how they beat her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe looked like a different horse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was like the heavyweight champion coming out to box in front of the crowd just to say I\u2019ve finally arrived here for this spring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ll see the world champ do what she needs to do there on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sen.com.au\/news\/2025\/10\/22\/cox-plate-2025-bruce-mcavaney-tips\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to see Bruce McAvaney\u2019s selections for the Cox Plate.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/jm2mdQ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1759059731_401_eDM_SIGN_UP.png\" alt=\"eDM SIGN UP\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sen.com.au\/tips\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/SSxTrack_Article_banner2.jpg\" alt=\"SSxTrack Article banner2\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What are you prepared to lose today? 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