Puccini
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Puccini will have history weighing heavily against him when he runs in Saturday's Listed Ipswich Cup.
The multiple New Zealand Group One winner will have to carry 59kg and it is more than half a century since a topweight was successful in the 2150 metre feature.
Trained by Darren Weir for Cambridge breeders Paul and Cushla Smithies, Puccini finished second to Real Love in the Gr.3 Premier's Cup two runs back and was a last-start eighth in the Gr.2 Brisbane Cup.
The multiple New Zealand Group One winner will have to carry 59kg and it is more than half a century since a topweight was successful in the 2150 metre feature.
Trained by Darren Weir for Cambridge breeders Paul and Cushla Smithies, Puccini finished second to Real Love in the Gr.3 Premier's Cup two runs back and was a last-start eighth in the Gr.2 Brisbane Cup.