(3) Beauty Watch
(12) Real Strike
(8) Friday Creek
(14) Prince Arthur

6) ANWAAR
3) BEAUTY WATCH
8) FRIDAY CREEK
14) PRINCE ARTHUR
1) UTZON
9) OUR APACHE

1st, 2nd & 4th
Main pick Anwaar ran a great race but found Utzon just a little too good

Can't take anything away from Utzon! Severely checked at the 150m but still managed to get there!

Group II - 3 Years Old & Upwards

3200 Metres Minimum 53 kg

1 Land 'n Stars(GB) 2 OPN 57 William Pike J Poulton
2 Black Tom 7 OPN 56 Peter Hall F H Maynard
3 Pantani(NZ) 17 OPN 55 Sam Hyland R Laing
4 Scenic Shot (X) 10 OPN 54.5 Shaun Mc Gruddy D L Morton
5 Daka's Gem (B) 18 OPN 54 Patrick Carbery A D Mathews
6 Mr Sandgroper 9 OPN 53.5 Dion Luciani S A Edwards
7 Ramiro (B) SCRATCHED
8 Respect(NZ) 15 OPN 53.5 Jason Whiting P Cave
9 Zoometric 6 OPN 53.5 Troy Turner P J Giadresco
10 Action Plan (B) 13 CL5 53 Daniel Staeck L Smith
11 Bay Story(USA) 3 CL6 53 Mark Zahra B Ellison
12 Coalseam (B) 8 OPN 53 Jason Brown J P Taylor
13 Laetare (B) 14 OPN 53 Shaun O'Donnell E A Martinovich
14 Purde(NZ) 12 OPN 53 Steven Parnham D A Hayes
15 Rossam (B) 4 OPN 53 Jessica Valas M J Sheehy (Snr.)
16 Woodala (B) 5 OPN 53 Lucas Camilleri A D Mathews
17 Wool Zone 1 OPN 53 Brad Parnham R W Price
18 Zero Engagement 11 OPN 53 Paul King R E Roney

Fav Black Tom on track for back-to-back Cup wins. Up 4kgs on his 2006 win but did win that race by 6 lens.

Zero Engagement looks well weighted & races as if the 2 miles will suit.

Land N Stars a drifter in the market but did run 5th in this years Melb Cup & reported pulled up well after first run in WA.

Respect race wide throughout only hit-out in WA & previously won the Brisbane Cup over the 2 miles.

C B Cox Stakes deadheaters Daka's Gem & Scenic Shot drop in weight for this race.

Coalseam not beaten far in the C B Cox Stakes. Previous form suggests a strong chance in this.

A little surprised you've not mentioned either Pantani or Purde watsonnek.

Pantani is a dour stayer who is proven over the journey and Purde has been most unlucky in a couple of recent runs and deserves a big race success. Both will be definite inclusions in my cup betting.

Had a good win on Black Tom last year, has to be the one to beat, but I'm a little concerned with the 56kgs, he will need to settle well.

Zero Engagement seems suited under the weight scale.

Understand Respect will be off to NZ for another 2 miler after todays race Obviously pulled up well after his Brisbane Cup win.

I've backed Laetare with success a few times in the past, seems to have gone off the boil of late but at the odds worth a tote ticket EW.

BLACK TOM 3.70 1.67
SCENIC SHOT 6.50 2.37
ZERO ENGAGEMENT 7.50 2.62
PURDE 9.00 3.00
RESPECT 12.00 3.75
BAY STORY 13.00 4.00
COALSEAM 14.00 4.25
LAND N STARS 14.00 4.25
PANTANI 16.00 4.75
ZOOMETRIC 17.00 5.00
MR SANDGROPER 21.00 6.00
WOODALA 35.00 9.50
WOOL ZONE 51.00 13.50
LAETARE 61.00 16.00
ACTION PLAN 81.00 21.00
ROSSAM 81.00 21.00
DAKAS GEM SCR
RAMIRO SCR

My outsider for this race is Action Plan. Lightly raced & good run in the cup trial. Appears to be an out&out stayer. With the right run could surprise at huge odds.