Yet another ‘city’ 2mile cup that still has group status, amazing. Generally speaking almost always turns out to be just another (albeit with more than normal prize-money) race for the local stayers. Timing of this race in particular should be reviewed. Why would any interstate or o/s (e.g. NZ) trainer want to travel over west to race in the middle of Perth’s notorious hot summer. Keep the other ‘city’ cups but reduce the distance and status. Then let’s create an alternate ‘shared’ 2mile cup (call what you want) that dovetails out of the Melbourne Cup carnival that is hosted in different locations (including NZ) on a rotation basis.
Would work for me. Yo Ho Ho!

Yeah, with say the first 8 or so that just missed a MC start (balloted out) being automatic qualifiers for the new cup.

Officially withdrawn are BEAU, BLEVVO, BONDY, DOCTOR ROSIE, DUNDALLY, EXCHEQUER, INTRIGUING, KNIGHT SCHOOL, MR SANDGROPER, QUASAROCK, SABOTEUR, SIR PENTIRE & TRUE STEEL.

PROVISIONAL ORDER OF ENTRY as at 24 December 2004

1. FREE AT LAST 54.5
2. TUMERIC 54.5
3. LAETARE 53.5
4. CELTUS 53.5
5. CROWN PROSECUTOR 53.0
6. REIGNING FORT 52.5
7. VIOLENT WIND 52.5
8. CARDINAL COLOURS 52.5
9. UNIVERSAL WARRIOR 52.5
10. HIGGINS GOLD 52.5
11. LOCAL PRODUCT 52.5
12. SHOELESS 52.5
13. MERCEDARIO 52.5
14. BLACK TOM 52.5
15. SPECIAL JESTER 52.5
16. MAJOR DEAL 52.5
17. TAPDOG 52.5
18. ZAKARAK 52.5
19. JUST A KISEKI 52.5
20. MAROONED PRINCE 52.5
21. POWER MAK 52.5
22. IDOL OF KINGS 52.5
23. GLITZY SHOW 52.5
24. OUR SELECTION 52.5
25. RELOCATE 52.5
26. AUSSIE STRIKE 52.5
27. MIKIS PROSPECTOR 52.5
28. MOSS MINSTER. 52.5
29. I'M TOO DEADLY 52.5
30. IRON MONGER 52.5
31. CONTACT POINT 52.5
32. LADY AVONLEA 52.5
33. PERFECTLY MATCHED 52.5
34. COTTON CREEK 52.5
35. CANAL 52.5
36. LORD SPICE 52.5

Current EW fixed odds market:

FREE AT LAST $2.10
CROWN PROSECUTOR $5.00
LAETARE $6.00
REIGNING FORT $7.00
LOCAL PRODUCT $10.00
TUMERIC $12.00
BLACK TOM $14.00
JUST A KISEKI $21.00
HIGGINS GOLD $26.00
UNIVERSAL WARRIOR $26.00
CELTUS $31.00
VIOLENT WIND $31.00
ZAKARAK $35.00
MERCEDARIO $51.00
POWER MAK $51.00
GLITZY SHOW $61.00
CONTACT POINT $81.00
CARDINAL COLOURS $101.00
PERFECTLY MATCHED $101.00
SHOELESS $101.00
SPECIAL JESTER $101.00
MAROONED PRINCE $126.00
IDOL OF KINGS $151.00
MAJOR DEAL $151.00
OUR SELECTION $151.00
AUSSIE STRIKE $201.00
CANAL $201.00
COTTON CREEK $201.00
IM TOO DEADLY $201.00
IRON MONGER $201.00
LADY AVONLEA $201.00
LORD SPICE $201.00
MIKIS PROSPECTOR $201.00
MOSS MINSTER $201.00
TAPDOG $201.00

Latest market movement (100/1 & under):

Horse Previous EW Current EW
FREE AT LAST $2.30 $2.10
CROWN PROSECUTOR $8.00 $5.00
LAETARE $6.00 $6.00
REIGNING FORT $7.00 $7.00
LOCAL PRODUCT $13.00 $10.00
TUMERIC $13.00 $12.00
BLACK TOM $21.00 $14.00
JUST A KISEKI $21.00 $21.00
HIGGINS GOLD $26.00 $26.00
UNIVERSAL WARRIOR $31.00 $26.00
CELTUS $31.00 $31.00
VIOLENT WIND $31.00 $31.00
ZAKARAK $35.00 $35.00
MERCEDARIO $51.00 $51.00
POWER MAK $61.00 $51.00
GLITZY SHOW $61.00 $61.00
CONTACT POINT $81.00 $81.00
CARDINAL COLOURS $51.00 $101.00
PERFECTLY MATCHED $101.00 $101.00
SHOELESS $101.00 $101.00
SPECIAL JESTER $101.00 $101.00

Firmed - FREE AT LAST, CROWN PROSECUTOR, LOCAL PRODUCT, TUMERIC, BLACK TOM, UNIVERSAL WARRIOR & POWER MAK

Drifted - CARDINAL COLOURS

Final declarations for the Cup.


1 Free At Last(NZ) 54.5 A D Mathews
2 Tumeric 54.5 A D Mathews
3 Sir Pentire(NZ) 54 R Laing
4 Laetare 53.5 E A Martinovich
5 Crown Prosecutor 53 L Smith
6 Black Tom 52.5 B G Lucas
7 Cardinal Colours 52.5 M H Miller
8 Glitzy Show 52.5 G C Ballantyne
9 Higgins Gold 52.5 G F Durrant
10 Idol Of Kings 52.5 W J Miller
11 Just A Kiseki 52.5 B M Dudley
12 Local Product 52.5 I J Thompson
13 Marooned Prince 52.5 G F Durrant
14 Mercedario(NZ) 52.5 N D Parnham
15 Power Mak(NZ) 52.5 W J Mitchell
16 Shoeless 52.5 N E Pascoe
17 Universal Warrior 52.5 N D Parnham
18 Violent Wind 52.5 J W Lugg
19 Lady Avonlea E 1 52.5 J R Clements
20 Perfectly Matched(NZ) E 2 52.5 R W Price

Cheers Sandgroper, it's been a pleasure.

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EW fixed odds:

FREE AT LAST $2.25
CROWN PROSECUTOR $5.00
LAETARE $7.00
JUST A KISEKI $12.00
LOCAL PRODUCT $12.00
UNIVERSAL WARRIOR $12.00
BLACK TOM $15.00
TUMERIC $17.00
POWER MAK $21.00
HIGGINS GOLD $35.00
SIR PENTIRE $51.00
VIOLENT WIND $51.00
MERCEDARIO $101.00
CARDINAL COLOURS $126.00
IDOL OF KINGS $126.00
PERFECTLY MATCHED (2E) $126.00
GLITZY SHOW $151.00
MAROONED PRINCE $151.00
LADY AVONLEA (1E) $201.00
SHOELESS $201.00

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