Just read this:
Monday, 23 October 2006: Sydney mare Aqua D'Amore will be there but Caulfield Cup failure Our Smoking Joe and the three-year-old Excites will be missing when the final field for the $3 million Tattersall's W.S. Cox Plate is declared on Tuesday morning.

Lee Freedman today ruled out the Cox Plate for Our Smoking Joe but has nominated the stayer for Saturday's Cathay Pacific Cup following his sixth in the Caulfield Cup.

Thought more chance Cox than the Cup but the Cathay Pacific Cup probably a better option than the Cox.

now they are reporting he is a definite starter as was said earlier with beadman aboard and is still definitely in the cup.

Are you sure HW?
Bensleys info is usually spot on.

yeah i know it is go4it thats why i didnt question it. i saw the article on racing and sports.

the article origianlly said he wasnt goin to the cox plate but was still pushing to the mc, but then the owner called lee freedman back and said well run in both.

Most surprised Nash Rawiller lost the ride on Delta Blues for the Melbourne Cup. Thought he rode that horse a treat in the Caulfield Cup!

Whats everyones Roughie for the MC cup? I did like Ice Chariot b4 it ran on Saturday and turned in a shocker!

Cheda,

think it's just the Japs wanting one of their own on it.

Being one that had 1st and 3rd in the quinella and Delta Blues each way i thought he cost it victory,he was 4 or 5 wide most of the trip and only pulled the whip when it was too late,the way the horse responded to the whip told me that if he went earlier after a cosier run it would have won by two lengths.

Thats taking nothing way from Tawqeet,it has a brilliant turn of foot.

Did you take him in a CC-MC double roman?