The Japs lost the war, but they might win the cup this year with the poms making sure it won't be a sit and sprint affair, our horses will be struggling at the distance with the slightest hint of pace on. We can produce good sprinters but [genuine] stayers here are a thing of the past it seems.

The Aussie class is going down the plug hole with 9yr olds winning the cox [what a slow race that was]. Perhaps a few decent horses should come out of retirement to give the cup a bit of polish [?]