Here is the field:
Anyone have a hot tip?
I am putting my hard earned on Mad Rush- it ticks all the boxes (distance, form, jockey, trainer, barrier) and is very similar to Purple Moon who ran a close 2nd in last years race. Next best are C'Est La Guerre, Nom du Jeu, Zipping and Ice Chariot.
Forget about Septimus- one-paced Irish plodder who will not adjust to Australian conditions, especially with a foreign jockey and 58.5kg on his back.
1 SEPTIMUS (IRE) Aidan O'Brien Johnny Murtagh 10 58.5 122
2 MASTER O'REILLY (NZ) Danny O'Brien Vlad Duric 6 55 114
3 HONOLULU (IRE) Aidan O'Brien Colm O'Donoghue 24 54.5 1.0 115
4 C'EST LA GUERRE (NZ) John Sadler Brett Prebble 5 54 108
5 NOM DU JEU (NZ) Murray Baker Jeff Lloyd 1 54 112
6 YELLOWSTONE (IRE) Jane Chapple-Hyam John F Egan 12 54 110
7 ZIPPING John Sadler Danny Nikolic 16 54 115
8 MAD RUSH (USA) Luca Cumani Damien Oliver 4 53.5 112
9 ICE CHARIOT Ron Maund Michael Rodd 22 53 109
10 VIEWED Bart Cummings Blake Shinn 9 53 107
11 LITTORIO Nigel Blackiston Steven King 17 52.5 112
12 BAUER (IRE) Luca Cumani Corey Brown 13 52 1.0 106
13 BOUNDLESS (NZ) Stephen Mckee Greg Childs 20 52 106
14 GALLOPIN (NZ) Danny O'Brien James Winks 21 52 1.0 107
15 GUYNO (NZ) Lou Luciani Craig Newitt 8 52 101
16 ZARITA (NZ) Pat Hyland Dwayne Dunn 7 52 110
17 NEWPORT Paul Perry Chris Symons 15 51.5 1.5 105
18 PROFOUND BEAUTY (IRE) Dermot K Weld Glen Boss 2 51.5 108
19 RED LORD Anthony Cummings Nicholas Hall (a) 14 51.5 104
20 VAREVEES (GB) Richard Gibson Craig Williams 23 51.5 105
21 PRIZE LADY (NZ) Graeme Sanders Mark Sweeney 18 51 104
22 ALESSANDRO VOLTA (GB) Aidan O'Brien Wayne Lordan 11 50.5 115
23 BARBARICUS Danny O'Brien Stephen Baster 3 50.5 104
24 MOATIZE Bart Cummings Clare Lindop 19 50 100
Anyone have a hot tip?
I am putting my hard earned on Mad Rush- it ticks all the boxes (distance, form, jockey, trainer, barrier) and is very similar to Purple Moon who ran a close 2nd in last years race. Next best are C'Est La Guerre, Nom du Jeu, Zipping and Ice Chariot.
Forget about Septimus- one-paced Irish plodder who will not adjust to Australian conditions, especially with a foreign jockey and 58.5kg on his back.