Group1 RANVET STAKES 2000 M (Rose Mar5)
 

ROSEHILL R4-2.15 RANVET STAKES 2000 M
($405475) WFA (GROUP 1)

1 GRAND ARMEE Gai Waterhouse D Beasley 3 58
2 HUGS DANCER (FR) Tony McEvoy C Brown 1 58
3 COUNTY TYRONE Kris Lees G Boss 5 58
4 NATURAL BLITZ Doug Harrison N Rawiller 2 58
5 VOUVRAY (NZ) Peter G Moody D Beadman 4 55.5

My God.

The greatest certainty I have ever seen. Bar none.

i'm having $10 on Hugs Dancer....i'm alittle crazy i know..but hey if its dry...and its run at a good pace ..who knows :)

Even if Hugs went to it's best, like that day when it ran down Elvstroem, it wouldn't beat Grand Armee tomorrow.

I know it'll be 1.20 - 1.30 at best, however it is such a moral. I won't back it, but will enjoy watching a class horse (and an underestimated one) thrash a mediocre field.

short priced favs in small fields...always a worry...

I predict they'll negate that by doing what they did in the Mackinnon - lead in a good pace. If they do that, it'll win by 6 in this too.

Voucray is the only horse that can knock off Grand Armee she doesn't need alot of racing to get fit she doesn't seem to carry alot of weight anyway.

Will be interesting to see who leads in this race.Grand Armee does look a morale on paper,but how many favs get rolled in small fields?The records are on this forum for all to see.Interesting that Grand Armee has only won once over this distance and has ran2nd 5 times,albeit in much better company than this.I had a good win on him last start@$1.80,but today I am just going to have an interest bet on Natural Blitz to knock him off.Vouvray is good,but dont think she can beat the males at this stage.She is my long range tip for the Caulfield Cup this year,so I will be following her progress with a great deal of interest.

Grand Armee really should lead can't see anything else challenging for it, GA has won twice over 2000, QE and Mackinnin both by huge margins he should win but too short.

nice waste of $10....to strong to classy...and left alone in front....vouvray and hug still on track for the cups...

Is it looking likely that Grand Armee will meet Elvstroem? And even if it does happen will Elvis be good enough?

Very Unlikely, GA will be set for the BMW now, whereas Elvis' last race in Oz will be the Ozzie Cup, would be a great race though Elvis, Makybe, and GA.

04 RANVET STAKES WFA

2000 Metres
2:15pm


WIN/PLACE
1 1.30 1.04
5.............1.50
2............N.T.D
QUINELLA 2.00
EXACTA 2.30
TRIFECTA 3.20
FIRST4 6.20
(1-5-2-3)

( 1) GRAND ARMEE
( 5) VOUVRAY
( 2) HUGS DANCER

SCR - NIL

Maverick,

I don't know about "left alone in front". They ran 2.00.9 on a dead and GA did the work. If they took him on he would have won by 30 lengths.

Not a case of left alone but a case of "he was going too fast all the way".

he probably would have won by 30 lengths...but wouldve liked to see someone atleast try and pressure him...The Trainer of Vouvray was quoted as saying he would be doing exactly that....
pressure can do some weird and wonderful things..

Could he now become a mini Might and Power? Straight to the lead in the BMW and setting a solid pace would break rivals' hearts. On a day where times were slow his was outstanding.