Admire Rakti Caulfield Cup hero British raider Seismos finished down the field as Japanese runner Admire Rakti swooped late to claim the Crown Golden Ale Caulfield Cup Craig Newitt could be noted pushing along early on Marco Botti's Seismos, putting in plenty of work to grab a position on the rails as ex-Sir Michael Stoute inmate Sea Moon set out to make all. The pacesetter was toiling as the field turned for home and the distress signals were evident for Seismos as Rising Romance made her bid for glory. However, Zac Purton was just getting into top gear on the Tomoyuki Umeda-trained Admire Rakti, challenging down the middle of the track. With half a furlong to run, Admire Rakti was still not quite in front but he galloped on strongly to land the 12-furlong event from Rising Romance, with Lucia Valentina back in third. Admire Rakti finished fourth in the Japan Cup last time but finished well down the field in the Tenno Sho at Kyoto racecourse on his most recent outing back in May. Speaking through an interpreter, Umeda said: "He has a handicap of 58 (kilograms) and he has not done much in the big races in Japan so I wasn't sure, but I think he likes it in Australia. "Everything has gone well so hopefully this luck will keeping going until the Melbourne Cup," he told At The Races. Purton added: "It's great to be given the opportunity and hopefully it will be the first of many."
