Current nominations

1 ART OFFICIAL Robert Price
2 CARNGO (NZ) Matthew Smith
3 CAUGHT COURTING (NZ) Guy Walter
4 EMGEE REX Russell Jarrett
5 FAMOUS DANE Philip Minter
6 FIERY VENTURE Gai Waterhouse
7 INSTITUTION (NZ) Kevin Moses
8 MAKE ME A MIRACLE Harold Norman
9 NAVY BLUE Grahame Begg
10 NEW YORK STYLE Angelis Vasili
11 NORTHERN BEAU (NZ) Donna Logan
12 PADFOOT CHARLIE Bruce Cross
13 RECLAIM Gerald Ryan
14 RUN RITA RUN Paul Cave
15 STOWAY Gai Waterhouse
16 TERRACE (NZ) John Hawkes
17 THIS MANSHOOD Tim Martin
18 TIPTONIAN (NZ) Graeme Rogerson
19 TRINITY SONG Hugh Moran
20 VEREZA (NZ) Guy Walter

No Horse Trainer Weight

1 RECLAIM Gerald Ryan 57.5
2 THIS MANSHOOD Tim Martin 57.5
3 FIERY VENTURE Gai Waterhouse 56.5
4 STOWAY Gai Waterhouse 55.5
5 VEREZA (NZ) Guy Walter 52.5
6 TERRACE (NZ) John Hawkes 52
7 PADFOOT CHARLIE Bruce Cross 52
8 NEW YORK STYLE Angelis Vasili 52
9 NORTHERN BEAU (NZ) Donna Logan 52
10 NAVY BLUE Grahame Begg 52
11 ART OFFICIAL Robert Price 52
12 INSTITUTION (NZ) Kevin Moses 52
13 MAKE ME A MIRACLE Harold Norman 52
14 CARNGO (NZ) Matthew Smith 52
15 CAUGHT COURTING (NZ) Guy Walter 52
16 TRINITY SONG Hugh Moran 52
17 FAMOUS DANE Philip Minter 52
18 RUN RITA RUN Paul Cave 52
19 EMGEE REX Russell Jarrett 52
20 TIPTONIAN (NZ) Graeme Rogerson 52

VEREZA
RECLAIM
STOWAY
PADFOOT CHARLIE

Tab No. Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight

1 RECLAIM Gerald Ryan B Pengelly 8 57.5
2 THIS MANSHOOD Tim Martin J Sheehan 6 57.5
3 FIERY VENTURE Gai Waterhouse J Cassidy 10 56.5
4 STOWAY Gai Waterhouse L Cassidy 13 55.5
5 VEREZA (NZ) Guy Walter H Bowman 17 52.5
6 PADFOOT CHARLIE Bruce Cross R M Quinn 2 52
7 NEW YORK STYLE Angelis Vasili P Ferris 5 52
8 NORTHERN BEAU (NZ) Donna Logan N Paine 11 52
9 NAVY BLUE Grahame Begg C Reith 14 52
10 ART OFFICIAL Robert Price S Pollard 7 52
11 INSTITUTION (NZ) Kevin Moses R Stewart 12 52
12 MAKE ME A MIRACLE Harold Norman C Brown 3 52
13 CARNGO (NZ) Matthew Smith G Buckley 1 52
14 CAUGHT COURTING (NZ) Guy Walter C Munce 15 52
15 TRINITY SONG Hugh Moran J Ford 16 52
16 FAMOUS DANE Philip Minter T Jones 4 52
17E RUN RITA RUN Paul Cave J Innes 18 52
18E EMGEE REX Russell Jarrett D Langridge (a) 9 52

Current fixed odds:

No. Selection Win Place
001 Reclaim $5.00 $2.00
009 Navy Blue $6.50 $2.30
003 Fiery Venture $7.00 $2.50
004 Stoway $9.00 $3.00
005 Vereza $11.00 $3.50
006 Padfoot Charlie $11.00 $3.50
013 Carngo $13.00 $4.00
007 New York Style $15.00 $4.50
011 Institution $17.00 $5.00
014 Caught Courting $21.00 $6.00
015 Trinity Song $21.00 $6.00
002 This Manshood $26.00 $7.25
008 Northern Beau $26.00 $7.25
012 Make Me a Miracle $26.00 $7.25
010 Art Official $34.00 $9.25
016 Famous Dane $34.00 $9.25
017 Run Rita Run 1em $51.00 $13.50
018 Emgee Rex 2em $101.00 $26.00

9 NAVY BLUE
3 FIERY VENTURE
4 STOWAY
16 FAMOUS DANE

Xmas Cup placegetters should fight it out. Weight advantage and improved fitness should see Stoway turn the tables on Reclaim. Navy Blue will appreciate step up in distance, very smart win 3 starts back over this journey. Trinity Song for 4th.

I think this is a very difficult race to sort out.

Firstly there is a lot of speed with 11.Institution (who probably leads and returns to his best distance range), 3. Fiery Venture, 4. Stoway, 5. Vareza, 13. Carngo and 10. Art Official all likely to push forward. Secondly, there are several different formlines to sort out: those that finished behind Reclaim two weeks ago (listed race); those that finished behind Ike's Dream in a high rating Villiers last week (group 2, Randwick track record); those that finished behind Vareza last week (open handicap); the others, some of whom are pushing on from the Brisbane summer carnival.

Then there are the unknowns. 8. Northern Beau from New Zealand. He ran 2nd over 2400m in listed company last start. I discount him, because his best form is on wet tracks and because the class of the race looks beyond him. 17. Run Rita Run has won 3 from 3 up to 1,600m in a 4yo and up 0MW race. He is by Runyon who was a class middle distance performer in Melbourne even when getting on in years. It is possible that the sharp distance rise will suit, but the class jump of around 6 lengths will more than likely sort him out.

Clearly horses like 9.Navy Blue, 6.Padfoot Charlie and 15.Trinity Song will be suited if, as I suspect, the tempo is hectic.

3. Fiery Venture is interesting - he held on well for sixth in the Villiers only 3.5 lengths away after being up on the speed. Jim Cassidy, who has ridden the gelding for 3 of his wins, takes the ride tomorrow replacing J Ford. Only 4 starts ago Fiery Venture won a group 3 race over 2000m by 3 lengths.

I won't be betting on this race but, for what it's worth, I rate them as follows:

1. Reclaim $5.0
3. Fiery Venture $5.7
5. Vareza $6.0
13. Carngo $8.5

I would also give winning chances to 4. Stoway, 6. Padfoot Charlie, 9.Navy Blue and 11. Institution.

Nice summary Filante!!!

I definitely agree with you RE pace of the race and think the backmarkers will possibly fight it out. A lot of value to be had in this race i suspect.

(15) Trinity Song
(6) Padfoot Charlie
(3) Fiery Venture
(1) Reclaim.

Cheers.

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Track good, scratched 17 - Run Rita Run & 18 - Emgee Rex