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PEOPLE & PROPERTY OF MELBOURNE

OCTOBER 17-23, 2018

THE TRAINER

IN TOWN WITH GAI WATERHOUSE

THE HORSES

HOW TO READ A FORM GUIDE

THE SCENE

PARTY WITH CHEF GUILLAUME BRAHIMI

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FRANCESCA CUMANI HOW THE ENGLISH ROSE BECAME AUSTRALIA’S OWN

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Long before expensive advertising, the Melbourne Cup was the biggest party in town. Melbourne’s population was 125,000 in 1861, and 4000 people flocked to Flemington Racecourse, on mud flats by the Maribyrnong River, for the first Cup. One in 31 Melburnians were there, without Instagram to lure them.

Back then, drapers and dressmakers ran out of the fashionable colour of the day, and gossiping journalists reported who wore silk and who sported lesser flourishes. Not much has changed. This edition captures the thrill of the spring racing carnival – still our biggest party. ●

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““I am Sam Hyland ” … and I know my way around a racecourse I had my first ride at 16 at Bendigo on Caulfield

Cup day. My first ride ran third and my second won, a horse called Retrieve. That was really exciting.

My dad, Pat Hyland, was a successful jockey. He spent a lifetime in racing riding from the age of 14 to 44, and is part of an elite group of jockeys to win a Grand Slam: the Golden Slipper, Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate and the Melbourne Cup. He retired when I was 15 and bought a property at Clyde.

I quickly learned to ride a horse and decided I wanted to be a jockey. I served my apprenticeship with dad and was a middle of the rung jockey – I worked hard and consistently rode winners. But I had a fall when I was 32, fracturing a C1 in my neck and a C7 in my back; I also broke a collarbone and whacked my head.

That ended my career. I had a year off, then once I was back on my feet got a gig on racing channel TVN. I worked there for three years hosting country meetings during the week and on Saturday I’d be in the mounting yard giving tips. I then started working for Racing.com doing horseback interviews.

I was really lucky in that I had friendships among the jockeys, having done the job with them.

For six years I was also Racing Victoria’s trackwalker. It involved a lot of travelling and early mornings, driving all over Victoria, but that came easily to me. We race 363 days a year in Victoria.

Trackwalkers drive to the racetrack the night before or morning of a meeting, walk the track and rate it for the day’s races – a good three or four, a soft five or six, for instance. These tracks are raced a lot and show signs of stress, so I’d give an indication of where I thought the best part of the track was on the day. It’s not an exact science.

Recently, I also did horseback interviews for Racing Queensland meetings throughout the winter carnival and the Northern Cup series, which was really different. It’s a relaxed atmosphere in Queensland and a really good day at the races.

The spring racing carnival is underway and it’s a fantastic time of the year in Melbourne. I’m part of 1116 SEN’s radio coverage for 16 meetings, which is keeping me busy. I’m just a roustabout in horse racing and dabble in whatever’s going.

I’m from a racing family, it’s always been my life and I hope it continues to be. ●

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great mare Winx is one of

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hen the premiership scores are tallied at the end of each racing season, themes are revealed.

Racing in Australia’s two biggest cities has been a land of giants for a handful of years now. The only significant new theme when the scores came in at the end of July was that trainers Chris Waller and Darren Weir have become not just bigger and stronger, but bigger and stronger than anyone before them.

Amid the deserved celebration of the backstories of both trainers – country hamlet kids who went from zero to hero – their steamrolling success has exposed sores that already existed.

Victoria has more than 800 registered horse trainers and two dominators, Weir and Team Hayes. Many trainers, frustrated by slow horses and slow payers, struggled before Weir swaggered onto the landscape. His horses run and win everywhere, from Flemington to Swan Hill. In a bid to keep pace, Team Hayes’ horses go where Weir’s go.

Waller, thankfully for those out bush in NSW, is more city-centric, where the effect has been dramatic. Previous giants, like Gai Waterhouse, have been cut in half by Waller, whose dominance on the form guide reads as though a finger got stuck on the “search-and-replace” key.

In some cases, Waller’s horses comprise almost entire race-fields in Sydney, particularly staying races. Punters scratch their heads – “Which one?’’ – and stewards hawk tactics. They’re assisted by Waller, who presents them each Saturday with the “grid’’, his take on how his horses might position themselves in the race, making something potentially murky look a little more clear.

Both Weir and Waller are in their mid-40s, so are at the peak of their dominance: soft-spoken, tearprone Waller at times self-conscious about crushing his rivals, once saying he felt relieved when the stable had a lean patch; and steel-jawed, unsentimental Weir, far more blinkered, insisting struggling rivals have had the same opportunity, more in most cases, to make good.

In the LAND OF THE GIANTS INSIDE THE STABLES Two trainers will assert their unrivalled dominance this spring carnival. restricted beach use a few years back was the increasing swarm of Weir horses working in the dunes and shallows.

Weir merely shrugged, reduced his numbers a little and imported truckloads of sand to his Maldon farm; his own inland beach.

One of the great quirks of racing is that the rich and powerful don’t win all of the time.

Waller had every runner bar one in a 12-horse field (two were later scratched) at Randwick in early August. In that one race, bookies offered $1.04 about a Waller victory, only for $8 chance Red Alto, trained by Brent Stanley near Bendigo, to withstand the tsunami. On the same weekend in Melbourne,

where they raced at Moonee Valley on the Saturday and Sandown on the Sunday, Weir won just one race; a minor hurdle at Sandown.

This spring, the Weir and Waller teams will descend upon Caulfield, Moonee Valley and Flemington, but the world will also arrive – armies from England, Ireland, central Europe and Japan.

Weir and Waller, always ahead of the game, have imported foreign battalions of their own.

History says that, come carnival time, the superpowers come back to the pack. The higher the stakes, the greater the competition.

Spring has always been a pretty good time for giant-slayers. ●

“This spring, the Weir and Waller teams will descend upon Caulfield, Moonee Valley and Flemington, but the world will also arrive ...”

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The outside-world perception of Waller is that he trains a horse called Winx. But Winx is his shop window. Waller trains an army of more than 200 others from four stables – a core squad at Sydney’s Rosehill, plus barns at Warwick Farm, on the Gold Coast and in Melbourne.

Just as Weir wandered into Stawell as a hardworking 25-year-old horse-breaker in the mid1990s, New Zealand-raised Waller gambled his way across the Tasman in 2000 with six horses, a maxed-out credit card, a girlfriend – Stephanie, now his wife and mother of their two children – and a trajectory that has seen him win the last eight Sydney training premierships.

Weir, born on a wheat farm at Berriwillock, a Mallee blip on the radar of two big wheat silos and a handful of facades of long-deserted local businesses, has won five straight Melbourne premierships.

The numbers reveal that Waller and Weir are bigger than those who dominated before them.

The effect has been felt by trainers who are hopelessly out-gunned and under-resourced. Others work out ways to combat them. Training partnerships – with two heads being better than one – have become increasingly popular.

Waller trained 189 Sydney winners last season.

His horses earned $22 million. He trained 152 the previous season; 169 the one before that.

Waterhouse won seven Sydney premierships but only topped the “ton’’ four times.

Weir trained 153 Melbourne winners in 2017-18.

It’s been a steady progression, increasing season by season from 86 wins to take his first title in 201314. David Hayes and Lee Freedman won scores of premierships but each only once trained 100 winners-plus.

Weir’s 250-plus horses in training are scattered around Victoria.

Most are at Ballarat, more than 60 at Warrnambool, a growing number at Weir’s new farm near Maldon and dozens of “pre-trainers’’ with other trainers, who have worked out that the best way to combat Weir is to be paid by him.

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Trainer Darren Weir at work at his Ballarat stables.

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A single phone call altered life’s course for racing’s Cumani family.

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t was late in 2004 when the phone rang in Luca Cumani’s office at his historic Bedford House stables in Newmarket, England. On answering, he tuned in to the raw Australian accent of Paul Makin, a sometimes rambunctious but wealthy professional punter who owned one of Australia’s champion horses of the time, Starcraft.

Cumani, a leading horse trainer like his father before him, accepted Makin’s offer to train Starcraft for a campaign in Europe in 2005.

Little did the Italian realise at the time that it was a decision that would change his life forever, and turn his family’s world upside down. In five starts for Cumani, Starcraft won two of Europe’s most important “mile” races, the Prix du Moulin at Longchamp in France and the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Newmarket.

After that great run with Starcraft, Makin encouraged Cumani to buy an English stayer, Glistening, to target the 2006 Melbourne Cup.

That adventure to Melbourne with Glistening, who finished 10th behind Japanese stayer Delta Blues, gave the Cumani family more than a just a taste of Australia at Cup time; it started an obsession with the country that would eventually “adopt” a Cumani daughter and son.

Cumani was joined on that trip by his horse-mad, 23-year-old daughter Francesca, who was Glistening’s track rider. Australia endeared itself to the suave Italian-Englishman, whose obsession since has been to win the Melbourne Cup – so far without success.

However, while Luca was focused on the Cup, Australia became obsessed with Francesca, who within two years had joined Channel Seven as an expert commentator during its Melbourne spring racing carnival coverage.

Ten years on and Francesca not only remains a permanent fixture of Australian racing coverage, but she lives in Scone and Sydney in NSW with her husband, champion polo player Rob Archibald, and their 30-month-old son Harry.

Her elder brother, Matt, 37, who gave up a life as a financier and political adviser in London to pursue the family tradition in racing, has settled into life as a trainer at Ballarat with his Australian wife, Sarah Bell.

Matt said it took a while for his parents to come to terms with having their two children living in Australia. But he realised the Cumani brand was so strong in Australia, particularly in Victoria, that this was the right place to start his own business.

“I suppose we’ve become a bit of a name in Australia and when you’re weighing up whether to come here or go to America – where it wouldn’t be as strong a brand – you’ve got to do everything to give you an advantage in terms of attracting owners and buyers,” he says.

Cumani started with only 11 boxes at his stables at Ballarat, but now he has room for 40 and all the boxes are full. Incredibly, while Francesca became the easily recognisable face of the Melbourne spring racing carnival, she was a relative unknown in her home country.

It wasn’t until 2016 that she was offered a position as part of the English ITV racing commentary team. Her CV includes hosting a racing show on CNN in the US, and following the world racing circuit means she and Harry can spend time at “home” in Newmarket with a couple of doting grandparents. Recently, The Sun newspaper in England ran a feature on her headlined, “Who is Francesca Cumani?” The Poms are a bit late to the party. She’s ours. ●

“That adventure to Melbourne ... started an obsession with the country that would eventually “adopt” a Cumani daughter & son.”

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Francesca and Matt Cumani at Altona beach.

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t wouldn’t be a Melbourne spring racing carnival, or maybe a racing carnival anywhere, without the effervescent figure of Gai Waterhouse.

The Sydney-based trainer has been coming to Melbourne at this time of the year ever since she was a girl with her father, the legendary trainer Tommy Smith. The family would park for three weeks in an executive suite at the iconic Southern Cross Hotel in Exhibition Street.

Although the Southern Cross is long gone, Waterhouse has become one of the world’s most successful thoroughbred horse trainers and one of the most recognisable faces in world racing.

Melbourne has had a love affair with Waterhouse since she burst on the racing scene in her own right in 1993, when her horse, the 160-1 longshot Te Akau Nick, finished second in the Melbourne Cup behind the ground-breaking Irish gelding, Vintage Crop.

For the next 30 years, Waterhouse rewrote racing’s record books and, along the way, endeared herself to an information-hungry media. She became the face of Australian racing for many with her infectious enthusiasm for the sport that she loves. However, the glory of winning the Cup eluded her until she imported an Irish horse with an Italian name, Fiorente.

Fiorente finished second behind Green Moon in 2012 but the following year, with Damien Oliver in the saddle, stormed home to provide Waterhouse with a glorious win and another title – that of the first Australian woman to train the winner of our greatest race.

Since then, Waterhouse has changed tack.

In recent years, with the help of a youthful cotrainer, Adrian Bott, she slowed her pace enough to not only pat the horses, but also enjoy more family life, doting especially on her grandchildren.

She also spends more time in Melbourne, where she and bookmaker husband Robbie Waterhouse bought a lavish Spring Street apartment in 2014.

The apartment is now not only a base for the Waterhouses during the Melbourne spring racing carnival – her quest for a second Melbourne Cup still burns strong – but also for whenever they feel like getting away from heady Sydney.

The pair enjoy particularly going to the theatre – Waterhouse, as Gai Smith, was a budding actress in her youth – and to pay further homage to their favourite restaurants. They love Melbourne’s cultural scene and exploring its bustling laneways for the next Melbourne morsel to savour.

Arm in arm, the Waterhouses are a familiar sight in Melbourne’s streets at any time of the year.

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They love to walk, and it’s not uncommon to them to trek across the Botanic Gardens to South Yarra to enjoy one of their favourite places, such as seafood restaurant Bacash, and for a coffee, Lawson Grove Shop. “Melbourne has a multitude of things to see and do. On many occasions I have enjoyed the walk between Spring Street, through the gardens to South Yarra and Chapel Street, and back along the Yarra to the Crown casino precinct. It is all very close,” Waterhouse says.

The go-to post-races place is down Little Collins Street. ‘‘Regardless of the outcome of the races, after Rob and I will go out for dinner to chew the cud at the Italian restaurant Il Bacaro with our very close friends Lea and Bruce Stracey,” Waterhouse says.

“If it was a winning day, we’ll toast our success, but if it wasn’t we’ll still have a few laughs.”

Waterhouse and Bott have two horses aiming for this year’s Lexus Melbourne Cup; Hush Writer and Thinkin’ Big. ●

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Gai & Melbourne: a love affair THE TRAINER She still burns for a second Melbourne Cup win,

but Gai Waterhouse takes life at less of a gallop these days.

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If the shoe fits ...

THE FARRIER Meet the young woman honouring a specialist racing tradition.

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atasha May-Keas was a teenager when she mastered the old art of the farrier.

The now 29-year-old loved horses and wanted to learn a trade, so she combined the two, fitting horseshoes and managing hoof health.

“I worked on a polo farm with a lot of ex-race horses and wanted to learn how to trim my horse, so I did a week of work experience at Cranbourne,” she recalls.

“I thought it was the worst job ever, it was so hard.

But at the end of the week the boss said, ‘You couldn’t decide what you wanted to do so I’ve decided for you. You start your apprenticeship on Monday’. And it’s been the best thing I’ve ever done.

“It’s a mix of old-school blacksmithing and newage farrier skills. I love the horses, the travel, the races and the knowledge I’ve gained from the people I’ve met.”

Once May-Keas finished her apprenticeship she started her own business. Now based in Queensland, she has worked all over Australia.

“When a new horse comes into the stable I get the trainer to walk it up and down the aisle, to see how it walks and if it has any ailments, or throws a leg. [I give it] a visual assessment then take it into the stripping stall and pick up the foot and trim it. ‘‘You have your prefabricated shoes, which come in all different sizes and brands, then you shape and fit

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that to the horse’s foot, nail it on and finish it.

“I really enjoy subcontracting to other farriers because you gain a lot of knowledge that way, meet new people. Different stables means learning different techniques too; there is a right and wrong way to shoe a horse, but it’s very subjective.

“I enjoy broadening my knowledge by working with older and more experienced farriers who are willing to share what they know to make you a better race person.”

May-Keas forms bonds with most of the horses, but says even she has her favourites.

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hen it comes to the form guide, there’s two types of people. There are those who treat it with a reverence usually reserved for sacred texts and there are others to whom it is sheets of foreign language, usually the first part of the newspaper reserved for kindling.

But that all changes in the spring carnival, when even first-time punters heading to the track or at parties want to know how to pick a winner.

We asked Channel Seven spring carnival presenter Jason Richardson to put together a beginner’s guide to the form guide, including some pointers that even hardened punters might heed.

Tips to be first past the winning post THE RACES Expert lessons

in how to read a form guide.

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These numbers show a horse’s finishing position in its races, with the most recent race closest to the horse’s name. If the number is 0, they finished worse than ninth, and an ‘X’ denotes a spell – or rest – in the paddock. “Obviously winning form is good form,” Richardson says. “But, it’s also hard to maintain. If you find a horse with a string of recent placings, then maybe they’re due to break through.

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Trainers are responsible for getting your horse to the track in top fitness, and when the gates open it’s up to the jockeys to steer the best course.

“Australian racing is totally dominated by the big

stables at the moment, so the Ws – [Darren] Weir and [Chris] Waller – are always a very good place to start,” Richardson says. “But, in the spring, the famous families will also be a big factor – Hayes, Snowden, Cummings and, of course, Waterhouse.

Damien Oliver traditionally gets it right in the saddle when it counts. Hugh Bowman and Kerrin McEvoy are hall of famers for a reason, and then we’ve got the ‘Superfreak’, James McDonald.”

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talk, so one way we assess whether they’re fit and healthy and happy is via their coat and skin. The more buffed and shiny, the better.”

And, if you see any of those big duck eggs – zeroes – you know the horse needs to improve a lot.”

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says. “But, down the straight in Flemington sprints, the higher the barrier the better. Confused yet?”

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The lower the barrier number (found in brackets), the closer to the rail your horse will jump from.

“You know what they say about the shortest way home? Well, that’s close to the rail,” Richardson

Many punters wait until they see the horses parade in the mounting yard before parting with their cash.

“This is one occasion when glitz and glamour actually matter,” Richardson says. “Horses can’t

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The weight your horse carries consists of its jockey, and if extra is required it is carried in the saddlebag.

Many of the spring carnival’s top races are weighted, based on each horse’s age and gender. But in handicap races such as the Melbourne Cup, a handicapper determines the weights based on each horse’s previous form. “In the cups, the higher the weight the better the form, but history shows winners often come from horses carrying less.”

Don’t get tips off your colleague or dad – listen to the experts. Richardson says Deane Lester (RSN 927), David Gately (Racing.com) and Clint Hutchison (Racing.com) are best in the business.

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“If you’re going to the track, place your bets before the first race,” Richardson says. “Then kick back and enjoy your day – not many people make better betting decisions with a drink in their hand.” ● Jason Richardson hosts Get On! on Channel 78 and is a presenter on Channel Seven’s spring racing carnival coverage.

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Take a box seat THE CHEF Trackside tucker gets the Guillaume

Brahimi treatment; chilled beer and French fare.

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rom culinary collaborations with Stella Artois at Paris Fashion Week in June, to his exclusive appearance at the brand’s Caulfield Cup Carnival marquee this month, Guillaume Brahimi is a very busy man.

The French-born and Sydney-based chef, who spends 150 days a year in Melbourne overseeing Bistro Guillaume at Crown, says the emphasis in the invitation-only Stella Artois marquee will be on simple yet substantial dishes.

“I always start by thinking to myself what would I like to eat at the races,” says 50-year-old Brahimi, who moved to Australia at 23.

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Guillaume Brahimi’s prawn cocktails and pea tortellini will do the rounds of the Stella Artois Caulfield Cup marquee this year.

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“Partnering with Stella Artois means I have dishes that work well with a cold beer,” he adds.

Stella Artois are this year’s sponsor of the $5.15 million group 1 Caulfield Cup, and Brahimi has created four signature dishes for the Stella VIP guests, which he says will be in abundance on the day.

It’s prawn cocktails for arrival – think large, kingsized ones with lashings of thousand-island dressing, avocado and Yarra Valley salmon rose, plus some crispy lettuce.

“Prawns and beer are such a classic combination, and we’re serving them in the most elegant manner for the guests,” he says.

A carbohydrate meal never goes astray either, hence his decision to add pasta to the menu.

He’s chosen pea tortellini filled with asparagus, goat’s cheese, mint and olive oil.

Then there’s the braised spring lamb shoulder served with ratatouille, black olive tapenade, crushed kipfler potato and zucchini flowers.

For those with a sweet tooth, a dessert duo of sorbet raspberries comes with fresh lemon cream, caramelised white chocolate pistachio cake, meringue and marshmallow.

“French food is the cornerstone of every cooking,” Brahimi says.

“I am so proud of my heritage and proud to be able

“French food has always been about using seasonal produce, so it’s not dissimilar to fashion, which delivers collections twice a year ...”

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to bring it to the marquee for the first time this year. I am a classical chef and will never say otherwise, but I love bringing a touch of contemporary to the finished concept.”

Brahimi says his Paris fare is pitched to the health conscious, too.

“People are trying to eat healthier and want lighter dishes, so we try to amend the French way of cooking to suit a 2018 lifestyle.”

Matching lager with French food might sound tricky, but Brahimi isn’t one to compromise his reputation to be the best at it.

Brahimi says he is looking forward to overseeing the kitchen and celebrating in the marquee with friends at the Caulfield Cup. “French food has always been about using seasonal produce, so it’s not dissimilar to fashion, which delivers collections twice a year on average,” he says.

“We’ve brought that concept to the marquee to show our most fashionable side, too.” ●

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Blue-blooded mission THE RAIDERS Dubai’s ruler has chased a Melbourne Cup for 30 years.

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harlie Appleby is the stable boy who became the boss. Twenty years ago, Appleby started working with Godolphin, the international horse racing stable of Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. His duties would have been riding unruly colts and the tedious chore of mucking out stables.

In September, Appleby was at Melbourne’s Crown casino, standing under the bright lights set up by a Godolphin TV crew, perfectly positioned in front of the Godolphin marketing signs, wearing his distinctive Godolphin blue jacket, his hair brushed neatly by a Godolphin marketing person and facing a barrage of questions from an inquisitive Melbourne press gang. It was something akin to a

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presser with an AFL coach, but in this case the coach was a trainer of horses; Appleby was representing Godolphin as the head trainer of Sheikh Mohammed’s massive Newmarket-based English training operation. The former stable hand is now giving the orders.

A tick over 24 hours later, Appleby was greeting the Godolphin-owned galloper Jungle Cat and a beaming Irish jockey James Doyle after they had won one of Melbourne’s premier spring sprint races, the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield.

Appleby, 43, was born on a farm near Plymouth in south-east England, where his parents Andrew and Patricia kept ponies and Arab horses, on which the young Appleby honed his skill as a horseman.

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By the time he was 12, Appleby was riding jumpers and working for local trainers, and at 16 he did a course at the British Racing School.

Appleby was a more than handy amateur rider. It was while working for trainer Susan Piggott, the wife of legendary jockey Lester Piggott, that Appleby realised his ambition to make racing and training his vocation.

Riding out each day beside the retired Piggott taught him a lot, he said, although the reclusive Piggott “didn’t say much”.

The introduction to Godolphin came in 1998 through his next boss, David Loder, who was training Sheikh Mohammed’s most famous horse of the time, Dubai Millennium.

The rest, as they say, is history.

Winning the Sir Rupert Clarke was only the start of this spring’s Australian dalliance for Appleby and Godolphin, because Appleby is here to win what has eluded Sheikh Mohammed for 30 years – the $7.3 million Lexus Melbourne Cup at Flemington.

Until this year, Sheikh Mohammed, who owned his first winner in 1977, had three desperately unfulfilled ambitions in racing – to win England’s famous Epsom Derby, America’s historic Kentucky Derby and Australia’s iconic Melbourne Cup.

He is armed with what he considers two “high-class” stayers – Cross Counter and Hamada – that give him the best chance to win the Melbourne Cup.

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Appleby was able to tick off one of those for his boss when the colt Masar won the Epsom in June.

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Sheikh Mohammed’s first attempt at winning the Melbourne Cup was in 1988, when Authaal, trained by legendary Australian trainer Colin Hayes, finished 19th behind Empire Rose in the Cup at Flemington. Barely has a year gone by since that he hasn’t tried to win the Cup. Appleby had his only Melbourne Cup runner for Godolphin in 2016 – Oceanographer, who finished 12th behind Almandin – although that year he also found a formula to plunder the second and thirdtier country cups with old English stayers such as Qewy (Geelong Cup) and Francis Of Assisi (Bendigo Cup). This time it is different. He is armed with what he considers “high-class” stayers – Cross Counter and Hamada – that give him and his boss the best chance to win the Melbourne Cup. He summed up his chances: “I don’t want to get too carried away, but I feel they’re two proper horses coming down here with a great profile going into the race.” Sometimes, he said, he has to pinch himself to think he is in such a position.

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This house, positioned hilltop in the court, capitalizes on the views afforded by the Mount Eagle location. On a clear day, you can see through to the Dandenong Ranges from the comfort of the lounge room.

The double-brick residence was built in 1987. Renovated in stages, it’s now a beaut blend of ’80s origins and stylish updates, and a confident contender for modern family living.

While the facade is attractively discreet, the interior makes the house memorable. Timber floors, the stone wall around the fireplace and the timber pole rising to the central atrium indicate superior craftmanship.

Swing up the driveway to the double carport and take the path to the porch entry.

The two bedrooms off the entrance hall include the main with pale carpet, a wall of windows, large walk-in wardrobe and en suite. The second bedroom has built-in wardrobes, while the third bedroom, off the lounge, does not have builtin robes.

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terrace. There’s a laundry behind the kitchen and a shed attached to the carport. Ducted heating and double glazing are also features.

Eaglemont station and village are nearby, along with a selection of quality schools in the area. Thanks partly to Albert, green space is also in good supply. ● KAY KEIGHERY property@domainreview.com.au Agent: Nelson Alexander, James Labiris 0409 094 767 Price: $1.7 million-$1.75 million Expressions of interest: Close 6pm, October 23

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Nothing beats a mid-century modern house for earthy warmth. A trailblazer when built in the 1960s, this Neville Emerson residence pairs its brick exterior with matching feature walls inside. The main bedroom has all the trappings and the oversized third doubles as a home office. There’s a separate toilet next to the bathroom. The spacious lounge and dining room is inviting. Step out through the meals area to a semi-covered terrace ideal for barbecues. Beyond the terrace, landscaped Lee-Wykes gardens wrap around the solar-heated, in-ground pool. While the presentation is proud, there’s still scope to renovate, reconfigure or extend/ rebuild, STCA. ● KAY KEIGHERY Agent: Morrison Kleeman, Gayle Blackwood 0408 776 070 Price: $780,000-$840,000 Expressions of interest: Close 5pm, October 31

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ST HELENA 4 Natasha Close This stylish family home within SHSC zone delivers 4 robed bedrooms, 2 modern bathrooms, study, 2 spacious living zones and updated Caesarstone kitchen. A covered alfresco zone creates a seamless indoor/outdoor link to the solar in-ground pool, while extras include bamboo floors, new carpet, ducted heat/cool/vac, air-con, solar electricity, alarm, double garage and gated boat/van/trailer/car parking. Close to a full range of amenities – act now and start the countdown to summer!

Auction Saturday 27th October at 2.00pm Land size 773m2 approx.

View Thursday 5.00 - 5.30pm Saturday 1.00 - 1.30pm Lauren Roberts 0417 011 789 Peter Don 0410 609 006 Office 1004 Main Road, Eltham Phone 9439 4022

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MONTMORENCY 3/73 Airlie Road This superbly crafted 2-storey residence offers a first class family lifestyle with seamless indoor/outdoor connection to private landscaped gardens. The immaculate interior delivers 3 robed bedrooms (ground floor master with ensuite/WIR), stylish main bathroom, full-sized laundry and well-appointed kitchen/dining/living zone with access to 2 alfresco decks. The lush gardens provide a beautiful backdrop for indoor/outdoor living, while extras include ducted heating/refrigerative cooling, great storage, study nook, double garage and close proximity to Were Street village, bus, train and more.

Auction Saturday 27th October at 1.00pm Land size 316m2 approx.

View Thursday 6.00 - 6.30pm Saturday 10.00 - 11.00am Jeremy Cleaver 0403 199 511 Peter Don 0410 609 006 Office 1004 Main Road, Eltham Phone 9439 4022 Proudly supporting

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ELTHAM 15 Helene Street This high-potential Eltham property has two classic dwellings set amid beautiful spring gardens. The main home is a vintage 2-bedroom weatherboard complete with pretty lounge/dining, central bathroom, unique sunroom plus rumpus/bedroom. The 1 bed/1 bathroom unit is fully self-contained, including kitchen/living room and its own gas and electricity meters for total independence. There’s also a large rear garden with a wide lawn, brick-paved BBQ area, garage/workshop and double carport. Close to central Eltham shops, schools, public transport, cafes and restaurants – consider the possibilities.

Auction Saturday 27th October at 11.00am Land size 743m2 approx.

View Wednesday 5.00 - 5.30pm Saturday 11.30 - 12.00pm Peter Don 0410 609 006 Shane Leete 0419 118 302 Office 1004 Main Road, Eltham Phone 9439 4022 Proudly supporting

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ELTHAM 8 Sandhurst Court This fabulous home balances contemporary style and leafy garden surrounds throughout a stunning formal lounge/ dining with OFP, kitchen/meals/family zone with quality s/steel appliances, pool views and inviting rumpus room.

The private upstairs master suite provides a walk-in robe and ensuite, while 2 further bedrooms plus study share the zoned family bathroom. The covered outdoor entertaining area overlooks an in-ground pool and tropic-inspired gardens, while additional features include ducted heat/cooling, modern carpet, generous proportions and double carport.

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Auction Saturday 10th November at 12.00pm Land size 947m2 approx.

View Thursday 6.00 - 6.30pm Saturday 1.00 - 1.30pm Ryan Buckingham 0423 506 187 Cate Li 0439 209 545 Office Cnr Rattray Road & Were Street, Montmorency Phone 9434 6666

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ELTHAM 130 Arthur Street Set amid tall eucalypts, this stunning home offers a first class family lifestyle showcasing elegant lounge/dining with a private sunbathed deck, kitchen/meals/family zone with stone benchtops and s/steel appliances, 4 robed bedrooms, 2 updated bathrooms and study. A covered allweather deck is the perfect place for alfresco entertaining, while extras include ducted heating, air-con, timber floors, carport, sparkling solar IG pool and an attractive low maintenance garden. With easy access to central Eltham shops, schools, bus, train station and parklands – this is Eltham living at its best!

Auction Saturday 20th October at 12.00pm

Auction This Saturday

Land size 819m2 approx.

View Thursday 5.00 - 5.30pm Saturday 11.30 - 12.00pm Jeremy Cleaver 0403 199 511 Lauren Roberts 0417 011 789 Office 1004 Main Road, Eltham Phone 9439 4022 Proudly supporting

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ELTHAM 171 Bolton Street This stunning split level home has all the style and leafy appeal you could hope for. The immaculate light-filled interior features soaring high ceilings and crisp modern décor, comprising a spacious living room with balcony, sleek modern kitchen/meals with s/steel appliances, 3 bedrooms, BIR’s, and bright bathroom. The picture perfect rear garden has a covered alfresco ideal for entertaining, while extras include ducted heating/ cooling, alarm, triple carport and OSP. Close to the bus stop, Bolton Street shops, Fitzsimons Lane, Eltham High School and abundant local parkland.

Auction Saturday 27th October at 3.00pm Land size 783m2 approx.

View Saturday 10.30 - 11.00am Peter Don 0410 609 006 Shane Leete 0419 118 302 Office 1004 Main Road, Eltham Phone 9439 4022

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ELTHAM 46 Ryans Road Nestled at the peaceful leafy end of Ryans Road, this classic mud brick residence enjoys a tranquil treed setting and unique design featuring 4 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, lounge with cosy wood fire and exposed beams, plus kitchen/meals equipped with 900mm s/steel cooker.

The wine cellar allows you to store your best bottles at a constant temperature, while split system air-con keeps you comfortable. Outside reveals an inviting rear verandah along with a flexible separate studio. With native gardens, OSP and easy access to Eltham High School, CLC, central Eltham shops and train station – act now!

Auction Saturday 3rd November at 12.00pm Land size 838m2 approx.

View Wednesday 5.30 - 6.00pm Saturday 1.00 - 1.30pm Shane Leete 0419 118 302 Peter Don 0410 609 006 Office 1004 Main Road, Eltham Phone 9439 4022 Proudly supporting

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MONTMORENCY 16 Looker Road This red clinker brick home effortlessly combines period charm with modern comfort. The impeccable interior features polished timber flooring, high ceilings and decorative plasterwork of yesteryear, comprising 3 robed bedrooms, stunning bathroom, spacious lounge and kitchen/meals featuring timber benchtops and quality ILVE appliances. Extensive brick paving and manicured gardens create an irresistible outdoor space, while extras include ducted heating, air conditioning and enclosed carport. Only moments from local schools, train station, Were Street Village plus being a hop, skip and a jump to ‘Taffy’s on Looker’, this standout property is a must-see.

Auction Saturday 20th October at 11.00am

Auction This Saturday

Land size 582m2 approx.

View Thursday 4.00 - 4.30pm Saturday 10.30 - 11.00am Simon McEvoy 0412 319 046 Sean Rice 0448 010 787 Office Cnr Rattray Road & Were Street, Montmorency Phone 9434 6666

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PLENTY 11 Jumbuck Court This outstanding 3-bedroom home with city views and an abundance of entertaining space features 2 stylish bathrooms, well-appointed lounge/media room, open plan kitchen/dining/living with s/steel appliances and a fabulous covered alfresco zone for seamless indoor/ outdoor living. Welcome extras include ducted heating/ cooling, landscaped gardens kitchen garden, shed and double garage. Set in a prestige Plenty locale close to quality schools, shops and Ring Road – why wait?

Auction Saturday 27th October at 12.00pm Quote $900,000 - $990,000 Land size 1208m2 approx.

View Thursday 6.00 - 6.30pm Saturday 11.00 - 11.30am Stuart Buckingham 0411 743 336 Ashley Maggs 0437 767 765 Office 104 Grimshaw St, Greensborough Phone 9435 0999

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GREENSBOROUGH 15 Yando Street This fully renovated home provides a stylish place to relax, entertain and enjoy life, delivering 2 zoned living areas, well-appointed central kitchen, 3 robed bedrooms (master with study, ensuite and balcony), study/4th bedroom and 2 modern bathrooms. An alfresco deck and easy-care gardens are a highlight, along with double glazing, LED lights, integrated sound system, ducted heat/vac, solar electricity and more. A short walk to Kalparrin Gardens, Greensborough Plaza and bus.

Auction Saturday 27th October at 3.00pm Quote $860,000 - $920,000 Land size 530m2 approx.

View Thursday 5.00 - 5.30pm Saturday 12.00 - 12.30pm Ashley Maggs 0437 767 765 Stuart Buckingham 0411 743 336 Office 104 Grimshaw St, Greensborough Phone 9435 0999

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GREENSBOROUGH 14 Natimuk Street Potential abounds at this much-loved family home, enjoying a fabulous 778m2 (approx.) garden allotment with scope to renovate, build a brand new home or develop into a multi-dwelling site (STCA). The classic 3-bedroom design features 1 bright bathroom, an inviting lounge room and vintage kitchen/dining, while extras include split system heating/cooling, garage, a huge spring garden and limitless potential. Allowing you to live in or rent out immediately – this property is certain to impress.

Auction Saturday 10th November at 11.00am Quote $730,000 - $770,000 Land size 778m2 approx.

View Saturday 12.00 - 12.30pm David Oakley 0439 397 284 Scott Anderson 0412 855 775 Office 104 Grimshaw St, Greensborough Phone 9435 0999

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WATSONIA 36 Orana Drive This well-kept home on 558m2 approx., is ideal for young families and those looking for a renovation project. The neat single level home design offers 3 robed bedrooms, bathroom, shower room, lounge with elevated aspect and adjoining kitchen/meals. The near-level rear garden enjoys wide lawn and leafy borders, while extras include ducted heating, air-con, garage/workshop and close proximity to shops, schools, bus, train and the Ring Road. Live in comfort now, update when you’re ready.

Auction Saturday 27th October at 2.00pm Quote $670,000 - $730,000 Land size 558m2 approx.

View Thursday 5.00 - 5.30pm Saturday 12.00 - 12.30pm Scott Anderson 0412 855 775 David Oakley 0439 397 284 Office 104 Grimshaw St, Greensborough Phone 9435 0999

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A prime opportunity for renovators, developers and investors (STCA), this classic Lower Plenty home set on a prominent 670m2 corner allotment complete with a neat 4-bedroom home is poised for you to move in or rent out in complete comfort while planning the next step. Enjoying 2 living areas, central kitchen/meals, bright bathroom, ducted heating/cooling, established gardens and 2 car spaces – you’re close to schools, shops, parks and bus – make your move now!

Auction Saturday 27th October at 10.00am Quote $630,000 - $690,000 Land size 670m2 approx.

View Thursday 2.00 - 2.30pm Saturday 2.00 - 2.30pm Simon McEvoy 0412 319 046 Cate Li 0439 209 545 Office Cnr Rattray Road & Were Street, Montmorency Phone 9434 6666

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Diamond Creek 14 Monomeath Avenue Indulgent Entertaining And Relaxed Daily Living

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Plenty 6 Rotin Court Stylish, Sophisticated Family Entertainer Secure, secluded and stylish, this striking poolside family residence sitting on 4211sqm (approx.) delivers sophisticated finishes and features within an interior that that will exceed all expectations. Flooded with natural light throughout, it features an absolutely enormous open plan living area, Smeg equipped stone kitchen, indulgent main suite, guest bedroom with ensuite, teen retreat, and kids bedrooms sharing a luxury family bathroom. With every conceivable luxury inclusion, this beautiful home at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac offers something special!

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Expressions of Interest Inspect Wednesday 6:30-7pm & Saturday 1:30-2pm Contact Rocco Montanaro 0412 379 171 Contact Malcolm Perkins 0457 514 651 Office 9431 2444 Web 6rotincrt.com

Lower Plenty 53 - 55 Rosehill Road Exquisite Family Lifestyle A design from the studio of renowned society architect Marcus Martin, and garden surrounds by Edna Walling’s contemporary, Ellis Stones ensures privacy, grand proportioned living spaces and practical family requirements come to the fore in this impressive 1940´s home. Set on 7782m2 (approx.) at the end of a meandering tree lined driveway in this premium pocket, a refined quality of living is reflected in zoned spaces and an abundance of accommodation options, all complemented by a relaxing garden outlook.

Expressions of Interest: Offers Close Wednesday 7th November at 5pm (Unless Sold Prior)

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Lower Plenty 219-221 Old Eltham Road Truly Unique Living. Distinct Architectural Design Sitting on a glorious 3963 m2 (approx.) featuring landscaped gardens complementing alfresco spaces and a floodlit tennis court, this family home is an oasis of exceptional living. Architect designed by Graeme Tuer, floor to ceiling windows, Daniel Robertson brick feature walls and a sunny northern orientation feature in a layout offering four bedrooms, two luxury granite bathrooms three very generous living areas, (integrated study) and a Smeg and Gaggenau equipped granite kitchen. This truly is a perfectly positioned modern masterpiece! Expressions of interest closing on the 7th November at 5pm (unless sold prior.)

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Private Sale ESR $1,800,000 - $1,980,000 Inspect Thursday 3:30 - 4pm & Saturday 1:30 - 2pm Contact Graham Morrison 0417 101 997 Contact Lachie Ay A len 0430 709 674 Office 9431 2444 Web 219-221oldelthamrd.com

Eltham North 7 Melissa Court Glamour & Style In Prime Court Location The light and space achieved by a visionary design, specifically adapted to make the most of this 844m2 allotment (approx) becomes immediately evident when you step inside this exceptional family home.

Freshly painted in neutral tones and featuring new carpets and glossy Tasmanian Oak floors, it offers a formal lounge dining, expansive casual living anchored by a granite kitchen and opening to an alfresco area overlooking the pool. A study and flexible rumpus/media/ a bedroom on the lower level complement four a/ upstairs bedrooms including main with spa ensuite.

Expressions of Interest: Offers Close Tuesday 23rd October at 5pm (Unless Sold Prior)

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Research 6 Keith Court The True Essence Of Family Living!

Surrounded by established plantings, carefully considered to deliver a splash of colour amongst verdant green all year round, this captivating home on a generous 5269m2 allotment (approx.) delivers a peaceful private sanctuary that embraces the true essence of family living! Harnessing the tranquillity of an enviable locale, cleverly accommodating living spaces are complemented by a generous decked alfresco enjoying a fabulous rural outlook and outdoor resort style enjoyment a tennis court and an inground pool in paved surrounds.

Expressions Of Interest: Offers Close Tuesday 30th October at 5pm (Unless Sold Prior)

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Eltham 73 Zig Zag Road The Eltham Lifestyle You´ve Been Looking For A sealed 100m driveway winding through trees and native plantings delivers a fantastic introduction to this one owner home, which will reward you with the Eltham lifestyle you have been searching for. Set high on a 2850m2 allotment (approx.) to make the most of tree top views, you can breathe in the fresh air and take in the sounds of a variety of visiting birdlife while you plan for a fabulous future. With Eltham easily accessible, it offers the scope to move in and enjoy then when ready, introduce contemporary elements with a modern day makeover. Expressions of Interest: Offers Close by 5pm Monday 5th November (unless sold prior)

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Diamond Creek 31 Jacaranda Drive Offering Every Conceivable Luxury Cleverly laid out, craftsman built and appointed to exceptional standards, this striking home in a prestige pocket within the coveted St Helena College zone is set to reward a family unwilling to compromise on quality, luxury and exceptional indoor and outdoor living. Sited on a generous 814m2 allotment (approx.) and graced with a fabulous mix of covered and open alfresco options including a spa complementing fabulous living and entertaining spaces it delivers a wonderful experience inside and out!

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Eltham 54 Dandallo Drive Generous Dimensions For Large Family Living Cleverly designed to accommodate modern family life with ease, your every need will be catered for in this five bedroom, two bathroom poolside home just a few minutes from all the lifestyle benefits of nearby Eltham. Zoned for easy all ages living across three generous, thoughtfully laid out levels, it offers five bedrooms (main with ensuite and retreat), complemented by three spacious living areas, including casual living anchored by a Falcon equipped stone detailed kitchen the inner chef will adore.

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Plenty 29-37 Charlesville Road Rare Rivers Edge Lifestyle Enjoying the unique lifestyle benefits of being enveloped in a rare blanket of 5 acres (approx.) of bushland serenity, (including one boundary along the Plenty River), yet still enjoying easy access to Westfield, the station, St Helena and Diamond Creek, this home introduces family living that´s country quiet yet city close! With a split-level design zoning the bedrooms from spacious free flowing living rooms, it delivers the scope to live comfortably before undertaking a cosmetic, contemporary update or a complete renovation. (stca) Expressions of Interest: Offers Close by 5pm Tuesday 30th October (unless sold prior)

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Montmorency 10 Kirwana Grove Walk Right In. Sit Right Down This is what families want - a place to make special memories, and this immaculate home on a very generous family friendly allotment of 1254m2 (approx.) offers the ideal setting and perfect spaces to do just that. Embraced by easy care gardens, it offers an enormous rear yard with a generous paved alfresco area providing the perfect partnership with three living areas, modern kitchen, four bedrooms and two contemporary bathrooms. Schools, shops, the bus, and cosmopolitan Were Street and the station are within an unrushed stroll.

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Briar Hill 121 Fernside Av A enue Harmonious Poolside Family Living A ard winners, Merchant Builders, renowned architect Graeme Gunn and landscape gardener Ellis Stones Aw have created a timeless design, as impressive and relevant today as it was when they first collaborated 40 years ago. Nestled on a generous 805m2 allotment (approx.) central to Eltham, Montmorency, Greensborough and Briar Hill Village and a short walk to the sought after Sherbourne Primary School, the spacious, cleverly laid out floorplan provides a perfect platform for a highly-desirable poolside family lifestyle.

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Eltham 4 Cromwell Street Where Position And Potential Meet Position and potential come to the fore with this long-held, much loved mid century modern home, where welcoming warmth fills flexible three bedroom spaces and size and scope inspire a fabulous future.

Nestled on a generous 731m2 allotment (approx.) it sits amidst easy care Leigh Wy W kes landscaped gardens, complete with pool. Enjoying easy access to the Eltham High School, Bolton Street Village, the bus and riverside tracks and trails.

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Lower Plenty 11/141 Main Road Tranquil Living, That´s Close To Everything Find your single-level surprise package in this immaculate two bedroom home that includes a generous climate controlled living spaces complementing a private alfresco focused rear yard in an easy-care established garden. In a location that has the bus virtually at the driveway, school across the road, the eclectic mix of shops and eateries of Lower Plenty Village just 200 metres, easy living and excellent returns are assured.

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Peaceful Paradise In A Perfect Location Designed and constructed by award winning builders Vindin Suares, this one owner home is an original, timeless display of clever planning, passive solar principles and a commitment to quality.

Set at the top of this 5 acres (approx) x landholding, amongst open spaces and bushland, four x) bedrooms, two bathrooms and two living zones enjoy a desired northern orientation and picture windows that make the most of a relaxing, inspired outlook to the distant Kinglake ranges and with Wattle Glen school, store and station within minutes.

Light Filled Living. Outstanding Location Streamlined outside, stylish inside and backing on to parkland, tracks and trails...townhouse living in this sought-after enclave an easy stroll to the centre of Diamond Creek doesn’t get much better than this! Cleverly laid out contemporary spaces include a ground floor main with ensuite and opening to the rear yard, study nook, two first floor bedrooms, luxury stone bathroom, stone kitchen with quality appliances and open plan living stepping out to a tree top deck overlooking the Diamond Creek.

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230 Watery Gully Road $1,050,000-$1,150,000 Scott Chambers - 0409 660 321 or Diamond Creek Office – 9438 4422

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12 Kambea Cres $790,000 - $820,000 L nn White - 0419 434 111 or Diamond Creek Office – 9438 4422 Ly

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Lifestyle In The Perfect Location High quality fittings, fixtures and finishes, a leading-edge layout of large family proportions and unexpected rural views from the alfresco underscore the appeal of this perfectly presented residence. Reached by a boardwalk through landscaped gardens, innovative, inspired spaces include four bedrooms, study, designed detailed family bathroom and a choice of living zones, one wrapping around the Bosch equipped kitchen. Set among prestige homes, filled with desired extras and moments to parks, it enjoys easy access to the centre of Diamond Creek. auction 39 Arrunga Close address price $990,000 contact L nn White - 0419 434 111 or Diamond Creek Office – 9438 4422 Ly

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235 The Boulevard, Ivanhoe East Rare opportunity to purchase grand mansion on 1773sqm/19,000 sq ft land (approx) featuring beautifully landscaped gardens on iconic Boulevard. Grand formal lounge and dining rooms. Granite kitchen with Gaggenau appliances, adjoin informal dining area. Informal living flows to rear garden

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463 - 465 The Boulevard, Ivanhoe East An aspirational lifestyle with sweeping parkland views, this 4BR family home includes three bathrooms, study alcove, elegant lounge and dining, contemporary kitchen through to the rear living room. Add to this heating and cooling, wine cellar, north-facing backyard garden with paved

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entertaining areas and direct access to The Conder, plus double garage and additional off-street parking. Yarra Flats and riverside trails just across the road, it´s also close to public transport, village shops and renowned schools. Land size: 1270sqm (approx.).

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URBANWILDE Welcome to this outstanding and unique home full of delightful surprises. Originally built in the 1970’s, it has lovingly and respectfully brought up to a home of today by creative craftsmanship and architectural genius. A wealth of spectacular features including the grand kiva fireplace and the perfect chef’s kitchen. You’ll feel immediately at home as you take in the gorgeous views from almost every room. Cleverly zoned living means you can really entertain in style.

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A botanical oasis in Lower Plenty’s exclusive acre precinct.

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Have your breath taken away as you discover this refined single-level fivebedroom family residence, set on a meticulously landscaped 1.5 acres (approx.).

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St Andrews 45 Proctor Street

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Escape onto 10 acres.

Your ultimate family sanctuary is here offering breathtaking views in every direction, park-like gardens and a 4 bedroom home with unique architectural allure. Stunning bathroom, beautiful kitchen and a sensational alfresco zone brings seamless indoor/outdoor connection, while a solar heated pool, inground trampoline, ample shedding, dam and pony paddock add to the appeal. A short walk to St Andrews market and hotel – this property is unforgettable. Call now.

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Eltham 1360 Main Road

Tranquil family living.

Well set back from Main Road in a treed service lane is where you’ll discover this excellent two-storey home, peacefully set on an elevated allotment with beautiful leafy vistas from every room yet conveniently close to transport, Main Rd shops and cafes, schools and parkland. Featuring an inviting lounge room, well-appointed kitchen, balcony with a tranquil outlook, two bathrooms, ducted heating, evaporative cooling, a double garage and a generous backyard, it’s a nature lover’s dream!

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Bundoora 14 Norfolk Crescent

Prime Position And Virtually Brand New. Perfectly positioned, fully renovated 3 bedroom home ideal for owner-occupier or investor. L-shaped living/dining opening onto brand new stone and Omega appliance kitchen. Three double bedrooms (BIRs) share a large and stylish bathroom with deep bath and frameless shower. Freshly painted throughout, newly varnished flooring, new curtains, new decking, ducted heating, LED lighting, single carport. Close to local primary and secondary schools, 566 bus and Polaris and Bundoora Square shopping centres. Just 150 metres from Plenty Road and tram to Latrobe University and RMIT 3

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CONTACT Rina Ma 0477 773 333 Brayden Schmidt 0434 688 175

LAND 569sqm Approx

Barry Plant Bundoora 9467 5444

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Watsonia North 15 Busst Drive

Elevate Your Lifestyle in a Family Locale.

With an irresistible retro charm, this 3-BR/1-Bath home is located just a walk from Watsonia North Primary School & buses and only minutes from the Ring Road and Watsonia station.

Featuring an inviting lounge and relaxed dining area, the home offers a light-filled kitchen, plus laundry which opens out to the patio and established gardens. Three generous bedrooms, a nostalgic family bathroom separate WC, ducted heating, split system cooling and parking wrap up the offering. Scope for a gentle update along with the option to extend if desired (STCA).

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CONTACT Michael Egan 0409 416 546 Belinda Iulianella 0419 419 343

LAND 534sqm Approx

Barry Plant Bundoora 9467 5444

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Dr. Tony Stubbs, Eye Surgeon, says that just about anyone can have their vision restored and be rid of their glasses for most of the time. And this is without the use of laser surgery.

Dr Stubbs formerly at the Royal Victorian Eye Hospital who has worked with the Fred Hollows eye department at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney, says he began his career through the inspiration of his father, Dr Maxwell Stubbs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My father was a pioneer in cataract implant surgery from 1963! He has now passed away but some of his patients still come in for a check-up. Not only is this inspirational, it also demonstrates that good surgery outlasts the surgeon,â&#x20AC;? Dr Stubbs says.

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