View the nominations for the 2016 Merson Cooper Stakes. The Merson Cooper Stakes will be run on Saturday 12th November at Ladbrokes Park Hillside racecourse.
| 1 | AL PASSEM |
| 2 | ANOTHER DEMON |
| 3 | ARCTIC ANGEL |
| 4 | BANDIPUR |
| 5 | DOCAROCKET |
| 6 | ELTIZAAM |
| 7 | EXPLICITLY |
| 8 | FROM THE CLOUDS |
| 9 | FULLY MAXED |
| 10 | GARRARD |
| 11 | HEATHERTON |
| 12 | HERRERA |
| 13 | KEDLESTON |
| 14 | MALZOOM |
| 15 | MIKUNI |
| 16 | MURAAQEB |
| 17 | MY MOTHER SAYS |
| 18 | NUMBER ONE CEED |
| 19 | PLEDGEOFALLEGIANCE |
| 20 | PURE EMOTION |
| 21 | RED ZEPHYR |
| 22 | RITORNO |
| 23 | SUPER SNOB |
| 24 | THE SWORD |
| 25 | VINLAND |
| 26 | ZARPOYA |
News:
Start Wondering has made a triumphant return home in New Zealand to win a Listed race at Te Rapa, beating Group One winner Ryan Mark.
From five Australian starts for trainer Chris Waller, Start Wondering notched three wins but suffered a bleeding attack in a race in May and was sent back to New Zealand.
His new trainers Evan and J J Rayner were confident he was ready for Saturday’s Legacy Lodge Sprint and were proved correct.
“It was a very good effort and we knew we had him as ready as we could,” Evan Rayner told NZ Racing Desk.
“I’ll get home and have a couple of beers while we decide what we do.
“All we’ve been waiting for is a good track for him. That was a strong field and he’s pulled up well, which is the main thing.”
Start Wondering won four of his first eight starts for trainer Paul Belsham who has since retired.
