1 EXCELLERATOR Gai Waterhouse J Cassidy 3 57
2 LE ZAGALETTA Lee Freedman Steven King 19 55
3 UMRUM Leon Macdonald D Beadman 11 55
4 PERNOD (NZ) Michael Moroney K McEvoy 4 54.5
5 ROYAL CODE David Hall B Prebble 17 54.5
6 LA BELLA DAMA (NZ) Graeme Rogerson S W Arnold 9 54
7 WEASEL WILL Nigel Blackiston P Mertens 7 54
8 SCENIC PEAK Danny J Bougoure D Nikolic 8 53.5
9 BUSH PADRE Lee Freedman D Oliver 2 53
10 SOCIETY BEAU (NZ) Mark Walker C Newitt (a) 15 53
11 SHOT OF THUNDER John O'Shea G Boss 5 52.5
12 CHATTANOOGA Mick Price S Baster 12 52
13 ELEGANT FASHION Tony McEvoy S Seamer 16 52
14 IT'S PLATONIC (NZ) Graham Richardson L Currie 14 52
15 PURE THEATRE Robert Priscott M Rodd (a) 13 52
16 TEARS ROYAL Grant Dalziel D Gauci 10 52
17 CHAIRMAN'S CHOICE Ray Naylor L Milham (a) 6 51
18 PRINCE BENBARA Tony Rosolini Ms Michelle Payne (a) 1 51
19E TYROLEAN Bart Cummings A Findlay 18 51

Think there is a number of lower weighted horses in with a great chance and at value!

Early selections are Chairman's Choice, Elegant Fashion & Society Beau

Excellator, Royal Code, Shot Of Thunder

#4 PERNOD (4) 54.5kg

1 EXCELLERATOR (well drawn, can carry weight, in best form of his career), 8 SCENIC PEAK (well weighted & excels on good tracks), & 10 SOCIETY BEAU (well weighted and well performed NZ)
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UMRUM, LA BELLA DAMA, ELEGANT FASHION

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1. SHOT OF THUNDER
2. CHAIRMAN'S CHOICE

13 - Elegant Fashion.
5 - Royal Code.
19 - Tyrolean.

chairmans choice.

Top tipping dolly007 & INTUITIVE who both selected SHOT OF THUNDER.

Wasn’t it a rough house affair, especially over the last 100m. Spotted one horse that nearly fell & lost all momentum, when looking to be in a winning position – not sure which one it was.

And to boot, multiple protests!

Run it again and I dare say we could end up with a different result.

Hi RJ,

The horse that "nearly fell" was one of my selections - SOCIETY BEAU. About 100m out Society Beau pig-rooted, the jock almost came off, lost his irons, and rode the remainder of the race sitting on the saddle with no irons! Great effort.


Not a good race for me, EXCELLERATOR was scratched and SCENIC PEAK ran a close 2nd, but was protested out of a place.

I think Intuitive was unlucky not to have the quinella with Shot Of Thunder and Chairman's Choice , the latter was very unlucky down the straight copped a check from Society Beau which MIGHT have stopped him from actually winning the race i thought.

Yes Society Beau was something beaten, it looked to me like the horse actually slipped rather than pig-rooted but I could be wrong. Looking at the replay, it's hind leg seemed to slip and the horse panicked trying to keep itself upright.

Shot of Thunder, the ex WA horse was a bit too good on the day. Scenic Peak was a bit unlucky as I thought he came again on the line. I don't know whether the interference warranted him being relegated to fourth. Have seen a lot worse let go. I backed Pernod each way so I was pleased the protest was upheld.