RTW-What do you pro's think?
 

Looking at the runs of Reigning To Win, it seems to me that this horse always finds enough to get over the line in the nick of time....it happens too often to be coincidence....I reckon it has the racing game figured out and knows exactly where the line is and wants to win.
I don't know if it is intelligence or a particularly strong herding gene but either way it is a fierce competitor and wants to win.
It is going to have to cover another 400 metres and that's a hell of a distance, but does anyone else think it will get there?
I am far less knowledgable than everyone else on the forum so I rarely post, and don't mind being proven wrong. I have a lot to learn but value imput from more experienced punters.
I have
1 Desert War
4 Coalesce
11 RTW
4 Dracs Back

Looks a no betting race to me. Ollie should rate Desert War to perfection up front in what shoud turn out a very easy win. Grand Zulu to place.

(11) Reigning To Win
(1) Desert War
(3) Lachlan River
(7) Dracs Back
(2) Grand Zulu

Missed the cup yesterday & just reading the race report now :eek:
Has to be one of the biggest upsets in a G1 race for a long, long time!

DOOMBEN 10,000 Saturday 26th May 2007 - Noms / Weights
 

1 ANWAAR Gai Waterhouse 59
2 ANY SUGGESTION Paul Richards 59
3 BLACK INK Les Kelly 59
4 FRIDAY CREEK John O'Shea 59
5 GEE I JANE (NZ) Neville Couchman 56.5
6 GOLD EDITION Ron Maund 54.5
7 HARD TO CATCH Pat Duff 59
8 MALCOLM John Hawkes 59
9 MEDIA Lee Freedman 56.5
10 MITANNI Guy Walter 59
11 RASMUSSEN Gillian Heinrich 59
12 ROYAL IDA Michael O'Leary 59
13 SNORT Rick Hore-Lacy 57
14 TAKEOVER TARGET Joe Janiak 59
15 THE JACKAL Paul St Vincent 59

DOOMBEN 10000 (ALL IN)
 

GOLD EDITION 2.20 1.18
TAKEOVER TARGET 2.80 1.27
MITANNI 7.00 1.92
MALCOLM 13.00 2.84
GEE I JANE 18.00 3.61
ROYAL IDA 18.00 3.61
BLACK INK 31.00 5.61
FRIDAY CREEK 51.00 8.69
HARD TO CATCH 51.00 8.69
MEDIA 51.00 8.69
RASMUSSEN 51.00 8.69
THE JACKAL 51.00 8.69
ANWAAR 81.00 13.30
ANY SUGGESTION 126.00 20.23
SNORT 126.00 20.23

early thoughts
 

Takeover Target. Should be back to best
Malcolm freshened. Overs available.
Gold Edition. Slight doubt this class.
Gee I Jane. Farm suits better but fast pace will suit.
Black Ink. Good ew value.
Mitanni. Been racing well over shorter distances. I've rated in double figures.

Friday Creek won't be running in the 10000 (as per advice trainer John O’Shea)

Doomben 10000 final field
 

No. Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight

1 Takeover Target Joe Janiak J Ford 7 59.0kg
2 Mitanni Guy Walter S Scriven 1 59.0kg
3 Malcolm John Hawkes D Beadman 4 59.0kg
4 Hard to Catch Pat Duff B Stewart 9 59.0kg
5 Black Ink Les Kelly D Oliver 2 59.0kg
6 Royal Ida Michael O'Leary D Dunn 6 59.0kg
7 Any Suggestion Paul Richards B Rawiller 10 59.0kg
8 Media Lee Freedman C Brown 3 56.5kg
9 Gee I Jane (NZ) N Couchman M Rodd 8 56.5kg
10 Gold Edition Ron Maund J A Cassidy 5 54.5kg

GOLD EDITION 2.20 1.16
TAKEOVER TARGET 2.70 1.22
MITANNI 7.50 1.86
MALCOLM 13.00 2.60
ROYAL IDA 18.00 3.26
GEE I JANE 21.00 3.66
BLACK INK 31.00 5.00
MEDIA 41.00 6.33
HARD TO CATCH 61.00 9.00
ANY SUGGESTION 151.00 21.00