Melbourne Cup hopeful Chocante thriving ahead of Kingston Town StakesTRISH DUNELL Chocante is a joint second favourite for October's Metropolitan at Randwick. The Cambridge trainer instead focused on the third-placed horse, a stayer who exceeded his expectations at Randwick. Chocante produced a Sydney debut that has the five-year-old among the frontrunners for the Group I Metropolitan Handicap (2400m) on September 30. Blake Shinn rides Chocante on Saturday after his commitments in Melbourne left Rory Hutchings with the reins in the Chelmsford. Marsh was also interested in the Melbourne Cup weights after they were released on Tuesday with Chocante to carry 53kg should he make the field.

Source: Stuff September 12, 2017 22:18 UTC