1) Regal Roller
2) Starcraft
3) Elvstroem

Starcraft
Savabeel
Grand Armee
Elegant Fashion

No one has gone near Our Egyptian Raine..

I think its a fantastic chance for a place.. and could even win it with a good sit.. down in weight and good jockey..

Gday All...

Sticking my neck out here so it will probably get chopped. Ah well thats racing tho..

I think Starcraft is over rated and consequently over bet. It may well win the Plate but not with my money. When Elegant Fashion was running around here I made nice money on her, and I see no need to jump off. I would have thought Elvis was a special but for the going back in distance. Gai has done the right thing with Grand Armee and kept a low profile. As another poster mentioned Our Egyptian Raine hsn't been mentioned, she won well last week and is a good chance a place. The unkown is Paolini. Summing up I like:

10 Elegant Fashion
6 Elvstroem
11 Our Egyptian Raine
1 Grand Armee

with the rider of watch Paolini.

having said that I could very well miss the winner, it is a verey difficult race.

Well churchy we are on different wave lengths again. I dont know how you give Our Egyptian Raine any hope but good luck to ya. He'll probly come out and do a PICKETT!!

I only think there are 3 winning hopes
1- Elvestrom. With so much pace in the race this will be a war of attrition. Any horse that is a bit of a squib will be found out.
That was a gutsy win last week, and most horses would have let Makybe go straight past them.

2- Elegant Fashion. world class, loves the 200om. Has been set ONLY for this race by a super trainer.

3- Starcraft. The up and comer. Just a bit concerned that he isnt quite a 2000m horse. Dont worry about all this rubbish that he will get to far back. Boss is a super rider and will put him into the race, no problems, but I just wonder if the last 200 is a knock em down war that he can go past Elvestrom

For my tri's I will be throwing in Regal Roller, flying but will struggle the last 200m to hold on.
Savabeel, who may run ok with the light weight.
Grand Armee, may plug on for the place but I dont think can win.
Roughie is Natural Blitz but only if the rain has not come by that stage.
Good luck to all having a bet.

I think it would be easier to say who won't win but here are my selections for the Cox Plate:

Elegant Fashion
Grand Armee
Starcraft
Elvestrom
Savabeel

No surpises if FOO RR or OER salute either...
As for betting I might have to leave this race alone

Starcraft
Elvstroem
Fields of Omagh
Grand Armee
Regal Roller

Listened to MOEEE to pick out from the hat and guess who I have got...Grand Armee. Not once but consecutive 3 times!!!. That is when I bet Runyon to win at 33/1 years back when he was on drugs. Won 12K+ on that race. Should I bet on G.Armee this race?.

Have change my selection now to

Grand Armee, Elvstroem, Field Of Omagh, Our Egyptian Raine.

Eliminated EF (all placing were soft placing) and Starcraft (Barrier 1 and Balmuse who finish back in the C.Cup breezed thru him and he can't even catch Mummify and G.Armee in Yalumba)

Quinella on G.Armee, Elvs and OER...

Hard to say this without sounding rude to you Matilda,but judging on your position in the comp. leader board,I reckon the hats gotta be worth a try.
Tell you what.I'll have $10 on it as well.
And was that 3 times out of 3 tries!

Yes---3 out of 3.

Go Grand Armee...