A last attempt for some horses to get into the melbourne cup field...

8-4.25 PETSTOCK GEELONG CUP 2400 M
Of $150000 Of $150000. 1st $90000, 2nd $27000, 3rd $13500, 4th $6750, 5th $3750, 6th $3000, 7th $3000, 8th $3000. (GROUP 3). No allowances for apprentices. Field Limit: 17+3 EM
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No. Horse Trainer Jockey Barr Wgt Pen RTG
1 KERRY O'REILLY (NZ) Jim Gibbs C E Lammas 3 58 (104.5)
2 NATURAL BLITZ Doug Harrison N Rawiller 11 58 (104)
3 ON A JEUNE Peter Montgomerie D Gauci 7 58 (104.5)
4 ENVOY (NZ) Ken Kelso P Mertens 13 57.5 (103)
5 VANQUISHED Bede Murray G Childs 6 57.5 (103)
6 PENTANE (NZ) Lance O'Sullivan Steven King 19 57 (102)
7 DEFINING (GB) David Hayes G Boss 10 56.5 (101)
8 DIAMOND JAKE Brian Mayfield-Smith C Newitt 12 55.5 (100)
9 CEFALU (CHI) Lee Freedman J Cassidy 4 55 (99)
10 EXALTED TIME Jim Smith Ms C Lindop 2 55 (99)
11 PROFESSIONAL LADY Lee Freedman K McEvoy 5 54.5 (102)
12 ISTA KAREEM (NZ) Jeremy Gask M Rodd 18 53.5 (95)
13 VENGO (NZ) Lee Freedman B J Melham (a) 14 53.5 (95)
14 DRACS BACK Darren Weir B Shinn 1 53 (94)
15 MANDELA (NZ) Richard Yuill C Williams 8 53 (94)
16 SIAMUN Tony Vasil N Ryan 15 53 (94)
17 IRAZU Steve Richards D Moor (a) 16 53 (93)
18E MAGIC INSTINCT (GB) Peter G Moody 17 53 (92)
19E DREAM THE DREAM Jamie Edwards C Newitt 9 53 (91)
20E DOLPHIN JO Terry & Karina O'Sullivan D Yendall 20 53 (91)



I really like the $61.00 & $16.00 available for Envoy....i backed him in the cup last year at about 100-1 when he came 7th and i think hes underrated.

On A Jeune $7.50 is very good as well

GEELONG R8 (14) Dracs Back

Vanquished looks a genuine chance...the form around has held up and his runs all this prep have been top class.
if he gets on the right leg ,,,a real big show in this race.

Yep, taking the CC runs of TAWQEET, ACTIVATION & to a slightly lesser extent DIZELLE into account VANQUISHED should run a bold race. Another pointer is that Greg Childs is sticking with Vanquished in preference to a number of Enzedders entered for the race.

Dracs Back

the grey gelding (16) SIAMUN both totes

The only ones i'm considering at the moment are

6 PENTANE
14 DRACS BACK
15 MANDELA

and possibly 18E MAGIC INSTINCT if it gets a run.

I might include 13 VENGO,16 SIAMUN and 17 IRAZU in some multiples.

Kind of feel that without Media Puzzle this race wouldnt figure in Melbourne Cup calculations.

got a bit e/w on Mandela here form reads ok and Craig Williams from a decent draw certainly doesn't hurt it's chances.

also got a Trifecta and Quinella with Vanquished, Defining, Professional Lady, Ista Kareem, Mandela and Irazu

On a juene all day long. no diva in this race and he's just hitting his straps..

Not sure about the race not figuring in the Melbourne Cup without Media Puzzle, the year after Media Puzzle the quinella in the race was Zazzman and She's Archie. She's Archie went on to run an extremely unlucky 2nd to Makybe Diva in her first Cup and Zazzman actually didn't run in the cup that year but the following year he run a gallant 3rd to Makybe Diva and Vinnie Roe. Last year On A Jeune ran a monster of a race to win the Geelong Cup then probably should have won the Melbourne Cup had it had average luck so looking at that this is one of the best form races going into that first tuesday in November.