That's right Mark. Frankie was on the second placegetter in 1999, Central Park @ 50/1. Richard Hills road Give The Slip last year @ 30/1. This year Dettori is on Pugin, and Hills is on Hatha Anna. Since both hoops rated their earlier mounts so well, we of course will only get a fraction of those odds. It's interesting to note that Pugin is a bold frontrunner. So, given that he draws reasonable, I suggest we can expect the pace on from the start to finish. Should make for a true staying contest. I think another interesting fact regarding the overseas bred horses is their record thus far. As has been mentioned by a lot of posters, most are full of hype, and run disappointing races. That is very true. But there is usually 1 or 2 of them that do run well, and I guess our task is to work out which ones they are this year. Results for the last 12 years for overseas bred horses, excluding the Kiwi's are:

2001 2ND GIVE THE SLIP (ENG)
2000 5TH ARCTIC OWL (ENG)
1999 2ND CENTRAL PARK (ENG)
1998 3RD PERSIAN PUNCH (ENG)
1997 4TH HARBOUR DUES (ENG)
1996 7TH GREY SHOT (ENG)
1995 3RD VINTAGE CROP (IRE)
1994 1ST JEUNE (GB)
1993 1ST VINTAGE CROP (IRE)
1992 NO STARTERS
1991 5TH IVORY WAY (USA)
1990 1ST KINGSTON RULE (USA)
1989 3RD KUDZ (USA)

I agree with you osulldj. The only chance to make decent money in this race is via the multiples, especially the NSW First Four.