I have been on Lad for ages and to be honest I am sick to death of people rubbishing him I have never rubbished the Diva at all she is up there with the best I have seen but I think she is going to have to be better than anyone thinks she is to win this race.

All I have heard is that Lad of the Manor cannot run the 2000m last time I checked he did run 2nd at Flemington to Makybe Diva beaten 3/4 of a length or something I really liked what I saw from him fighting to the line. I also felt that race was run alot harder upfront than what this race will be today it will not be hard run unless that Japanese plodder decides to go nuts which isn't entriely impossible.

There are only a few real wet trackers Lad of the Manor, Super Kid, Makybe Diva and Sky Cuddle in race book order the rest of them really might struggle in this ground it is hard to know though I amnot even sure how wet it is.

I am hoping for a good race and ofcourse I want the Lad to win I have backed him several times already for this race but I won't be whinging if Makybe Diva or anything else wins just might be alot poorer.