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