O'Brien's Yucatan romps home in Caulfield Aidan O’Brien was on the scoresheet at Caulfield where his Yucatan was a very easy winner of the Herbert Power Stakes under James McDonald in which Charlie Fellowes’ Prince Of Arran was third. He scored by an eased down length and a quarter to storm into contention for the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup. There was also good news for Saeed bin Suroor as his Benbatl won the Ladbrokes Caulfield Stakes. The Godolphin runner is being lined up for a crack at Winx in the Cox Plate and this success, under Pat Cosgrave, will raise expectations they can give the mare a race. It was a one-two for Godolphin, with Charlie Appleby’s Blair House in second while O’Brien’s Cliffs Of Moher flew home to finish just out of the places. Bin Suroor told Channel 7: “He ran a huge race. I knew the ground would suit him because of his action and the way he finished his race gives us confidence for the Cox Plate. “Charlie’s horse ran a huge race, too, and Sheikh Mohammed is a big supporter of Australian racing. “The filly (Winx) is the best of the best but it has been our plan since January to run in the Cox Plate so we’ll see how we go.”
