Cant agree with much of what has been said on this thread.Cant agree that the diva is a certainty either,as time eternal has proven over and over there are no certainties in racing.Freedman has said all along that he has set her specifically for the Cox and does NOT want to run her in the Cup.As a 7yo mare IMO she would be hard pressed to win it anyway.Going up 1200mtrs in such a short space of time would also be against her,especially if she has to do it tough in the Cox,and dont forget she has got 58kgs.IMO she will not run,at least if the owner does listen to the trainer!!Dont know what path Mike Moroney is going to take with Xcellent,but if it runs in the Cox it will go very close,it has an enormous turn of foot,which only top notch horses have.I know it failed it its only run in Aus,but the track conditions did not suit.Anyone who has seen its 2 wins since resuming would have be blind not to give it a top chance.IMO it is the only possible danger to the Diva,and IMO it will beat her.Foo is past it now,Lad of wont blow wind up their butts when the chips are down,and as for all the ranting and raving about the HK imports,can you name me one from there that has cut the mustard in AUS???

As for the Caulfield Cup,It is a great race for 4yo horses,so I am looking at Dizelle,Hollow Bullet,Xcellent,Stella Grande.

Melbourne Cup is a good race for 4,5 and 6yo.

Cant narrow them right down until final fields and lots of form study of course,but have got some fairly huge doubles going already from a while ago.Hopefully some will make it to the field,let alone win!!!