FRANK PACKER PLATE - 2000M [Group 3] 2 April 05 - Randwick
 

1 ACCUMULATE (NZ) Bart Cummings
2 AFRAAH Gai Waterhouse
3 BREAK THE BARRIER Graeme Rogerson
4 CAMBRIC John Hawkes
5 EREMEIN Allan Denham
6 HIGH CEE (NZ) Bart Cummings
7 MAGNETISM (NZ) Ralph Manning
8 MONTERRICO Gai Waterhouse
9 NO WINE NO SONG Bob Thomsen
10 POWER O' WAR John Ledger
11 RESTLESS WIND Ron Quinton
12 ROVING OWL (NZ) Noel Mayfield-Smith
13 SOBRAINE Rodney Northam
14 SPECIAL TIMES (NZ) Graeme Rogerson
15 SPECIAL VOYAGE Andrew Noblet
16 TIRADE Gerald Ryan
17 ULYSSES Tony McEvoy
18 ZAYLANI (NZ) Grahame Begg

Weights
 

No Horse Trainer Weight

1 EREMEIN Allan Denham 1 56.5
2 TIRADE Gerald Ryan 2 56.5
3 MAGNETISM (NZ) Ralph Manning 3 56.5
4 POWER O' WAR John Ledger 5 56.5
5 SPECIAL VOYAGE Andrew Noblet 6 56.5
6 ROVING OWL (NZ) Noel Mayfield-Smith 7 56.5
7 RESTLESS WIND Ron Quinton 8 56.5
8 ULYSSES Tony McEvoy 9 56.5
9 MONTERRICO Gai Waterhouse 10 56.5
10 SPECIAL TIMES (NZ) Graeme Rogerson 11 56.5
11 HIGH CEE (NZ) Bart Cummings 12 56.5
12 CAMBRIC John Hawkes 13 56.5
13 BREAK THE BARRIER Graeme Rogerson 15 56.5
14 NO WINE NO SONG Bob Thomsen 16 56.5
15 ACCUMULATE (NZ) Bart Cummings 18 56.5
16 AFRAAH Gai Waterhouse 4 54.5
17 SOBRAINE Rodney Northam 14 54.5
18 ZAYLANI (NZ) Grahame Begg 17 54.5

Final field
 

No. Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight

1 EREMEIN Allan Denham C Brown 8 56.5
2 MAGNETISM (NZ) Ralph Manning L Beasley 3 56.5
3 POWER O' WAR John Ledger N Ryan (a) 4 56.5
4 SPECIAL VOYAGE Andrew Noblet M Flaherty 1 56.5
5 ROVING OWL (NZ) Noel Mayfield-Smith D McLellan 9 56.5
6 ULYSSES Tony McEvoy G Boss 12 56.5
7 MONTERRICO Gai Waterhouse C Munce 6 56.5
8 SPECIAL TIMES (NZ) Graeme Rogerson J Cassidy 10 56.5
9 HIGH CEE (NZ) Bart Cummings D Beadman 14 56.5
10 CAMBRIC John Hawkes 7 56.5
11 BREAK THE BARRIER Graeme Rogerson J Ford 5 56.5
12 AFRAAH Gai Waterhouse D Beasley 11 54.5
13 SOBRAINE Rodney Northam 13 54.5
14E NO WINE NO SONG Bob Thomsen R S Dye 15 56.5
15E ACCUMULATE (NZ) Bart Cummings Steven King 2 56.5

CAMBRIC to be ridden by R M Quinn
SOBRAINE to be ridden by M Bell (a)

Current fixed odds
 

No. Horse Win
001 Eremein $2.40
002 Magnetism $4.25
012 Afraah $6.50
009 High Cee $11.00
004 Special Voyage $15.00
005 Roving Owl $17.00
006 Ulysses $17.00
008 Special Times $17.00
010 Cambric $26.00
003 Power O' War $34.00
013 Sobraine $34.00
011 Break The Barrier $41.00
015 Accumulate 2em $41.00
007 Monterrico $51.00
014 No Wine No Song 1em $51.00

1 EREMEIN
9 HIGH CEE
6 ULYSSES
5 ROVING OWL

(9) HIGH CEE
(1) EREMEIN
(12) AFRAAH
(2) MAGNETISM

(1) Eremein
(2) Magnetism
(12) Afraah
(4) Special Voyage

Afraah is the value here. Back on firmer ground she should be able to turn the tables on Magnetism, while Eremein might have lost his zip after a hard slog in the Derby. These three have the race between them.

I rate them:

1. Eremein $2.75
12. Afraah $3.1
2. Magnetism $5.5

Current fixed odds
 

No. Horse Win Place
001 Eremein $2.40 $1.25
002 Magnetism $4.25 $1.80
012 Afraah $6.50 $2.25
009 High Cee $13.00 $3.50
004 Special Voyage $17.00 $4.50
005 Roving Owl $21.00 $5.00
006 Ulysses $21.00 $5.00
008 Special Times $21.00 $5.00
010 Cambric $26.00 $7.25
003 Power O' War $34.00 $9.25
013 Sobraine $34.00 $9.25
015 Accumulate 2em $41.00 $11.00
007 Monterrico $51.00 $13.50
011 Break The Barrier $51.00 $11.00
014 No Wine No Song 1em $51.00 $13.50

Market movement
 

No. Horse Was Now
001 Eremein $2.40 $2.40
002 Magnetism $4.25 $4.25
012 Afraah $6.50 $6.50
009 High Cee $11.00 $13.00
004 Special Voyage $15.00 $17.00
005 Roving Owl $17.00 $21.00
006 Ulysses $17.00 $21.00
008 Special Times $17.00 $21.00
010 Cambric $26.00 $26.00
003 Power O' War $34.00 $34.00
013 Sobraine $34.00 $34.00
015 Accumulate 2em $41.00 $41.00
007 Monterrico $51.00 $51.00
011 Break The Barrier $41.00 $51.00
014 No Wine No Song 1em $51.00 $51.00

(6) ULYSSES
(1) EREMEIN
(13) SOBRAINE
(12) AFRAAH

2) Magnetism
3) Power o War
15) Accumulate
10 Eremein

EREMEIN
POWER O' WAR
ROVING OWL
ACCUMULATE

(5) Roving Owl
(1) Eremein
(2) Magnetism
(10) Cambric

Track dead, scratched 14 - No Wine No Song & 15 - Accumulate

EREMEIN
MAGNETISM
AFRAAH
HIGH CEE

SPECIAL VOYAGE
EREMEIN
ULYSSES
MONTERRICO

Current fixed odds
 

No. Horse Win Place
100 Eremein $2.40 $1.25
102 Magnetism $4.25 $1.80
115 Afraah $6.50 $2.00
110 High Cee $13.00 $3.50
104 Special Voyage $17.00 $4.00
105 Roving Owl $21.00 $5.00
107 Ulysses $21.00 $5.00
109 Special Times $21.00 $5.00
111 Cambric $26.00 $7.25
103 Power O' War $34.00 $9.25
116 Sobraine $34.00 $9.25
108 Monterrico $51.00 $13.50
112 Break The Barrier $51.00 $11.00

ACCUMULATE - SCR

EREMEIN
POWER O' WAR
ROVING OWL
SPECIAL TIMES

Closing fixed odds market
 

No. Selection Win Place
001 Eremein $2.50 $1.25
002 Magnetism $4.25 $1.80
012 Afraah $5.50 $1.90
009 High Cee $13.00 $3.50
004 Special Voyage $21.00 $4.00
005 Roving Owl $21.00 $5.00
006 Ulysses $21.00 $5.00
008 Special Times $21.00 $5.00
003 Power O' War $34.00 $9.25
010 Cambric $34.00 $7.25
013 Sobraine $34.00 $9.25
007 Monterrico $51.00 $13.50
011 Break The Barrier $51.00 $11.00
014 No Wine No Song 1em Scratched Scratched
015 Accumulate 2em Scratched Scratched

Final market movement
 

No. Selection Was Final
001 Eremein $2.40 $2.50
002 Magnetism $4.25 $4.25
012 Afraah $6.50 $5.50
009 High Cee $13.00 $13.00
004 Special Voyage $17.00 $21.00
005 Roving Owl $21.00 $21.00
006 Ulysses $21.00 $21.00
008 Special Times $21.00 $21.00
003 Power O' War $34.00 $34.00
010 Cambric $26.00 $34.00
013 Sobraine $34.00 $34.00
007 Monterrico $51.00 $51.00
011 Break The Barrier $51.00 $51.00
014 No Wine No Song 1em Scratched Scratched
015 Accumulate 2em Scratched Scratched

2 MAGNETISM
1 EREMEIN
5 ROVING OWL
11 BREAK THE BARRIER

EREMEIN has been in absolute fine form. Should prove too classy for this lot.

MAGNETISM ploughed through the heavy going to win over 1600m here last Saturday. Smart Kiwi with 4 wins from 9 starts and did win on a fast track her previous start in NZ.

The Tony McEvoy trained ULYSSES has been set for this race. Worked home well into 5th place in the Rosehill Guineas last start and should strip even fitter for this.

HIGH CEE battled on well to run 6th in the AJC Derby. Better suited on the dead and over this distance and expect improvement.

Race result
 

04 PERCY MARKS FRANK
PACKER 3YO PLT
2000 Metres
1:45pm
1ST LEG EXTRA DOUBLE

WIN/PLACE
12 5.40 1.90
2.............1.80
1.............1.30
QUINELLA 12.00
EXACTA 26.30
TRIFECTA 40.30
FIRST4 599.90
(12-2-1-5)
SPECIAL DIV 5.20

(12) AFRAAH
( 2) MAGNETISM
( 1) EREMEIN
( 5) ROVING OWL

SCR - 14,15

Got the tri Chiquita. Smallish but still a tri. Well done!

Ditto TheMail. Nice effort!

Ratings almost spot-on Filante ;)

Tri as well feather! Little fish are sweet :)