G'day Raw,

Mine are -

1. Lachlan River - Spotted this horse at his 3rd start at EF when he travelled wide over 1400m and still won breaking 82. Have followed him ever since. Mind you, there were a few times when i was doubting my judgement (runs prior to the Derby). But it all worked out OK in the end .

2. Black Ink - Just love the way this bloke races. You don't often see a back marker who wins so regularly. Great finishing burst, highlighted for me when at EF in '04 in a 0MW race he came from virtually last in a strung out field to win, and break 69.

3. Saintly - Gave me my first Melbourne Cup win, so this bloke has to make the field. They don't go from a Cox Plate to a Melbourne Cup very often now.

4. Machtig Mihi Panis - Somewhat of a cult horse around Brissy a couple of years back (because of the name obviously). Which was why i liked him , just couldn't believe that someone could name a horse like that!. Had some good times when he was going around and it was a shame when he retired.

5. Starcraft - Went off him somewhat towards the end of his career in Aus, but i loved this horse early on. Theres just something about these fast finishing back markers . Hes a pretty maligned horse, but some of those wins (particularly the Debonair) were breaktaking.