Race 9 HANKOOK TYRES HUNTER CUP (GROUP 1) 5:45 PM

M0 Or Better. .. * The winner of the following races will be exempt from ballot for this race - Kilmore Cup, New Zealand Cup, Auckland Cup, Tasmanian Pacing Championship, Fremantle Cup and Moonee Valley Cup. * NOTE: $25,000 of the prizemoney is reserved for payment to a horse that wins both the 2006 Hankook Tyres Hunter Cup and the 2006 Geelong Pacing Cup, to be distributed $12,500 to the Owner and $12,500 to the Trainer. * TRAINERS NOTE: Nominations (Fee $50) for this race only close at Noon on Wednesday 21 December 2005 and Handicaps will be released at 10.00 a.m. on Thursday 22 December 2005. Final Qualification Date is Noon on Monday 23 January 2006. Late Nominations (Fee $4,000) close at Noon on Wednesday 1 February 2006. Acceptances for this race only will be taken at 8.30 a.m. Tuesday 7 February 2006..RBD. Prizemoney: $500,000
3050 METRES 2ND LEG DAILY DOUBLE, 4TH LEG QUADDIE STANDING START

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Form Horse Trainer Other Eng. Driver Class Hcp
1 93123 ABOUT TO ROCK A P Gath Kate Thompson(C) C12 M7 FT
2 61102 MONEY MAGNET NZ G F J Bond Colin Brown C13 M8 FT
3 28371 MAHEER LORD NZ G L Williams Grant Williams C12 M7 FT
4 22170 DINKI DI C B Frisby Jack Butler C15 M7 FT
5 41614 TROMOS J E Davies Chris Alford C14 M9 FT
6 42833 NO BLUE MANNA C A Warwick Justin Warwick C17 M10 FT
7 23447 BOBS BLUE BOY NZ S D Roulston Craig Thornley C12 M7 FT
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8 11053 LOOKSLIKELIGHTNING P M Keating Ryan Warwick(C) C20 M15 FT
9 33156 STING LIKA BEE B H Tuddenham David Murphy ODS C12 M7 FT
10 11220 BLACKS A FAKE (Em 1) N C Rasmussen SCRATCHED ODS C9 M2 SCR-
11 27041 WINFORU NZ G C Small David Butcher ODS C11 M6 FT
12 42140 SLIPNSLIDE L A McCarthy Luke McCarthy(C) C13 M8 10m
13 31018 ROBIN HOOD P W Tonkin Gavin Lang C12 M7 10m
14 15112 HOWARD BROMAC NZ K N Larsen Kirk Larsen C15 M10 10m
15 3111s BE GOOD JOHNNY J P McCarthy John McCarthy C11 M6 20m

Interested to see what people like in this race I amnot sure myself thinking of maybe backing Be Good Johnny but it has been awhile since he has started that is the main thing that worries me.

I like Howard Bromac.

I am looking at a couple of different options here Thought that Bobs Blue Boy might end up being right over the odds ran a good race behind Howard Bromac in NZ and the step up in distance doesn't look to me to be a big worry to him he is also outside the front line so he should be able to avoid any gallopers off the start.

my top 4 in no particular order

Be Good Johnny
Bobs Blue Boy
Howard Bromac
Dinki Di