..hey rhino82..if you fancied order of st george..a non starter i believe..then you would have to give consideration to bondi beach ($21)
..bondi beach narrowly beat order of st george in the curragh cup..over 2800m
..2nd twice since..2400m & 2900m
..nicely weighted on 52.5kgs & assured of a start (7th order of entry)

Wednesday’s Geelong Cup winner, Almoonqith, 1kg penalty, will now carry 53kg

Nominations update / weights

No Horse Trainer Weight
1 Protectionist (Ger) Kris Lees 58
2 Snow Sky (GB) Sir Michael Stoute 58
3 Criterion (NZ) David Hayes & Tom Dabernig 57.5
4 Fame Game (Jpn) Yo********ada Munakata 57
5 Our Ivanhowe (Ger) Lee & Anthony Freedman 56
6 Hartnell (GB) John O'Shea 55.5
7 Hokko Brave (Jpn) Yasutoshi Matsunaga 55.5
8 Big Orange (GB) Michael Bell 55.5
9 Gailo Chop (Fr) Antoine de Watrigant 55.5
10 Happy Trails Paul Beshara 55.5
11 Mongolian Khan Murray Baker 55
12 Red Cadeaux (GB) Ed Dunlop 55
13 Trip To Paris (Ire) Ed Dunlop 55
14 Max Dynamite (Fr) William Mullins 55
15 Pornichet (Fr) Gai Waterhouse 55
16 Who Shot Thebarman (NZ) Chris Waller 54.5
17 Order Of St George (Ire) Aidan O'Brien 54
18 The Offer (Ire) Gai Waterhouse 54
19 Sky Hunter (GB) Saeed Bin Suroor 54
20 Complacent John O'Shea 54
21 Preferment (NZ) Chris Waller 53.5
22 Grand Marshal (GB) Chris Waller 53.5
23 Gallante (Ire) Robert Hickmott 53.5
24 Quest For More (Ire) Roger Charlton 53.5
25 Royal Descent Chris Waller 53.5
26 Rising Romance (NZ) David Hayes & Tom Dabernig 53
27 Hauraki John O'Shea 53
28 Kingfisher (Ire) Aidan O'Brien 53
29 Dibayani (Ire) David Hayes & Tom Dabernig 53
30 Prince Of Penzance (NZ) Darren Weir 53
31 Taiyoo Darren Weir 53
32 Bondi Beach (Ire) Aidan O'Brien 52.5
33 Sertorius Jamie Edwards 52.5
34 Beaten Up (GB) Chris Waller 52.5
35 Secret Number (GB) Saeed Bin Suroor 52.5
36 Dandino (GB) Darren Weir 52.5
37 Weary (Fr) Chris Waller 52.5
38 Magicool Mark Kavanagh 52
39 Almoonqith (USA) David Hayes & Tom Dabernig 52
40 Wicklow Brave (GB) William Mullins 52
41 Guardini (Fr) Paul Harley 52
42 Bonfire (GB) Gai Waterhouse 52
43 Loresho (Fr) Jean-Claude Rouget 52
44 Flamingo Star (Ger) Chris Waller 52
45 Precedence (NZ) James Cummings 52
46 Bondeiger Danny O'Brien 51.5
47 Opinion (Ire) Chris Waller 51.5
48 Amralah (Ire) Robert Hickmott 51.5
49 Fields Of Athenry (Ire) Aidan O'Brien 51
50 Gust Of Wind (NZ) John Sargent 51
51 Set Square Ciaron Maher 51
52 Mutual Regard (Ire) John Sadler 51
53 Like A Carousel Ken Keys 51
54 Escado Matt Laurie 51
55 Oriental Fox (Ger) Mark Johnston 51
56 Simenon (Ire) William Mullins 51
57 Crafty Cruiser Bryce Stanaway 51
58 Forever Now (GB) Martyn Meade 51
59 Havana Beat (Ire) Andrew Balding 51
60 Clondaw Warrior (Ire) William Mullins 51
61 Disposition Lee & Anthony Freedman 51
62 Hi World Peter G Moody 51
63 Excess Knowledge (GB) Gai Waterhouse 51
64 Observational (GB) Robert Hickmott 51
65 Silverball (Fr) Chris Waller 51
66 Pondarosa Miss (NZ) Peter Hollinshead 50.5
67 Bring Something Ken Keys 50.5
68 Tall Ship (Ire) Darren Weir 50.5
69 Sense Of Occasion Joseph Pride 50.5
70 Lord Van Percy (GB) Darren Weir 50.5
71 Kirramosa (NZ) John Sargent 50.5
72 Chance To Dance (Ire) Robert Hickmott 50.5
73 Prince Cheri (Fr) David Vandyke 50.5
74 Wadi Al Hattawi (Ire) Saeed Bin Suroor 50.5
75 Thunder Lady (NZ) John Sargent 50
76 Hidden Gold (Ire) Saeed Bin Suroor 50
77 La Amistad Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes 50
78 Genuine Lad Robert Smerdon 50
79 Disclaimer (GB) Peter & Paul Snowden 50
80 Renew (Ire) Archie Alexander 50
81 Maygrove Murray Baker 50
82 Mister Impatience (GB) Michael Moroney 50
83 Celtic Prince (NZ) Bjorn Baker 50
84 Brigantin (USA) Jim Litt 50
85 Ihtsahymn Patrick Payne 50
86 Kapour (Ire) Ciaron Maher 50
87 Orbec (Fr) John P Thompson 50
88 Kingdoms (NZ) Brian Smith 50
89 Let's Make Adeal Nigel Blackiston 50
90 Cafe Society (Fr) Gai Waterhouse 50
91 Bohemian Lily (NZ) Gai Waterhouse 50
92 Albonetti Sue Jaensch 50
93 Astronomos (GB) David Vandyke 50
94 Awesome Rock Leon & Troy Corstens 50
95 Bikila Pat Carey 50
96 Bold Sniper (GB) David Hayes & Tom Dabernig 50
97 Carlo Bugatti (Ire) Robert Hickmott 50
98 Count Of Limonade (Ire) Darren Weir 50
99 De Little Engine Danny O'Brien 50
100 Desert Road Robbie Laing 50
101 Diaghan (Fr) Peter G Moody 50
102 Divan (NZ) Robert Hickmott 50
103 Don Doremo (NZ) Robbie Laing 50
104 Doumaran (Fr) Robert Hickmott 50
105 Elhaame (Ire) Saeed Bin Suroor 50
106 Emerald City David Vandyke 50
107 Epsom Hill (Swe) David Hayes & Tom Dabernig 50
108 Ethiopia Pat Carey 50
109 Falamonte (NZ) Henry Dwyer 50
110 Foundry (Ire) Robert Hickmott 50
111 Gerontius David Hayes & Tom Dabernig 50
112 Gesemi (NZ) Murray Baker 50
113 Ghost Protocol (Ire) Paul Perry 50
114 Happy As Hell Terry & Karina O'Sullivan 50
115 Havana Cooler (Ire) John O'Shea 50
116 High Midnight James Cummings 50
117 King Kinshasa (GB) Gai Waterhouse 50
118 Libran (Ire) Alan Swinbank 50
119 Magic Hurricane (Ire) John O'Shea 50
120 Magnapal Terry & Karina O'Sullivan 50
121 Manalapan (Ire) Dermot K Weld 50
122 Manndawi (Fr) Ed Dunlop 50
123 Master Of Arts (NZ) Darren Weir 50
124 Maurus (GB) David Vandyke 50
125 ********r (NZ) James Cummings 50
126 Pop 'N' Scotch Liam Birchley 50
127 Purple Smile David Hayes & Tom Dabernig 50
128 Refectory (Ire) Richard Laming 50
129 Ruling Dynasty James Cummings 50
130 Ruscello (Ire) Archie Alexander 50
131 San Padre Michael Kent 50
132 Sasenkile Tony McEvoy 50
133 Sir Mako (NZ) Chris Waller 50
134 The United States (Ire) Robert Hickmott 50
135 Thunder Set Vince Jones 50
136 Turner Bayou (NZ) Patrick Payne 50
137 Velox (GB) David Hayes & Tom Dabernig 50
138 Zadon Robbie Griffiths 50
139 Zafayan (Ire) Dermot K Weld 50
140 Zanteca (NZ) Darren Weir 50
141 Zarzali James Cummings 50
142 Zee Zeely (GB) Gai Waterhouse 50

Latest nominations

No Horse Trainer Weight
1 Protectionist (Ger) Kris Lees 58
2 Snow Sky (GB) Sir Michael Stoute 58
3 Criterion (NZ) David Hayes & Tom Dabernig 57.5
4 Fame Game (Jpn) Yo********ada Munakata 57
5 Our Ivanhowe (Ger) Lee & Anthony Freedman 56
6 Hartnell (GB) John O'Shea 55.5
7 Hokko Brave (Jpn) Yasutoshi Matsunaga 55.5
8 Big Orange (GB) Michael Bell 55.5
9 Gailo Chop (Fr) Antoine de Watrigant 55.5
10 Happy Trails Paul Beshara 55.5
11 Mongolian Khan Murray Baker 55
12 Red Cadeaux (GB) Ed Dunlop 55
13 Trip To Paris (Ire) Ed Dunlop 55
14 Max Dynamite (Fr) William Mullins 55
15 Pornichet (Fr) Gai Waterhouse 55
16 Who Shot Thebarman (NZ) Chris Waller 54.5
17 Order Of St George (Ire) Aidan O'Brien 54
18 The Offer (Ire) Gai Waterhouse 54
19 Sky Hunter (GB) Saeed Bin Suroor 54
20 Complacent John O'Shea 54
21 Preferment (NZ) Chris Waller 53.5
22 Grand Marshal (GB) Chris Waller 53.5
23 Gallante (Ire) Robert Hickmott 53.5
24 Quest For More (Ire) Roger Charlton 53.5
25 Royal Descent Chris Waller 53.5
26 Rising Romance (NZ) David Hayes & Tom Dabernig 53
27 Hauraki John O'Shea 53
28 Kingfisher (Ire) Aidan O'Brien 53
29 Dibayani (Ire) David Hayes & Tom Dabernig 53
30 Prince Of Penzance (NZ) Darren Weir 53
31 Taiyoo Darren Weir 53
32 Bondi Beach (Ire) Aidan O'Brien 52.5
33 Magic Hurricane (Ire) John O'Shea 52.5
34 Beaten Up (GB) Chris Waller 52.5
35 Sertorius Jamie Edwards 52.5
36 Secret Number (GB) Saeed Bin Suroor 52.5
37 Dandino (GB) Darren Weir 52.5
38 Magicool Mark Kavanagh 52
39 Almoonqith (USA) David Hayes & Tom Dabernig 52
40 Guardini (Fr) Lee & Anthony Freedman 52
41 Bonfire (GB) Gai Waterhouse 52
42 Precedence (NZ) James Cummings 52
43 Bondeiger Danny O'Brien 51.5
44 Opinion (Ire) Chris Waller 51.5
45 Amralah (Ire) Robert Hickmott 51.5
46 Gust Of Wind (NZ) John Sargent 51
47 Set Square Ciaron Maher 51
48 Like A Carousel Ken Keys 51
49 Escado Matt Laurie 51
50 Excess Knowledge (GB) Gai Waterhouse 51
51 Observational (GB) Robert Hickmott 51
52 Let's Make Adeal Nigel Blackiston 50.5
53 Pondarosa Miss (NZ) Peter Hollinshead 50.5
54 Chance To Dance (Ire) Robert Hickmott 50.5
55 Prince Cheri (Fr) David Vandyke 50.5
56 Thunder Lady (NZ) John Sargent 50
57 La Amistad Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes 50
58 Bohemian Lily (NZ) Gai Waterhouse 50
59 Renew (Ire) Archie Alexander 50
60 Maygrove Murray Baker 50
61 Orbec (Fr) John P Thompson 50
62 Mister Impatience (GB) Michael Moroney 50
63 Havana Cooler (Ire) John O'Shea 50
64 Kapour (Ire) Ciaron Maher 50
65 Astronomos (GB) David Vandyke 50
66 Bikila Pat Carey 50
67 Bold Sniper (GB) David Hayes & Tom Dabernig 50
68 De Little Engine Danny O'Brien 50
69 Don Doremo (NZ) Robbie Laing 50
70 Elhaame (Ire) Saeed Bin Suroor 50
71 Epsom Hill (Swe) David Hayes & Tom Dabernig 50
72 Ethiopia Pat Carey 50
73 Foundry (Ire) Robert Hickmott 50
74 High Midnight James Cummings 50
75 Manalapan (Ire) Ciaron Maher 50
76 ********r (NZ) James Cummings 50
77 Pop 'N' Scotch Liam Birchley 50
78 Purple Smile David Hayes & Tom Dabernig 50
79 Ruling Dynasty James Cummings 50
80 The United States (Ire) Robert Hickmott 50
81 Thunder Set Vince Jones 50
82 Zanteca (NZ) Darren Weir 50

Current odds <100/1

Fame Game 7.50
Preferment 9.00
Who Shot Thebarman 12.00
Mongolian Khan 13.00
Amralah 15.00
Dandino 15.00
Hokko Brave 17.00
Criterion 17.00
Bondi Beach 17.00
Our Ivanhowe 17.00
Max Dynamite 17.00
Kingfisher 21.00
Set Square 21.00
Hartnell 21.00
Sky Hunter 21.00
Snow Sky 26.00
Complacent 26.00
Magic Hurricane 26.00
Pornichet 26.00
Secret Number 26.00
Hauraki 26.00
Gust Of Wind 26.00
Trip To Paris 26.00
Protectionist 34.00
Big Orange 34.00
Grand Marshal 34.00
Red Cadeaux 34.00
Rising Romance 34.00
Lets Make Adeal 41.00
Excess Knowledge 51.00
Prince Of Penzance 51.00
Royal Descent 51.00
Almoonqith 67.00
Elhaame 67.00
Gailo Chop 67.00
Beaten Up 81.00
Quest For More 81.00

1.0kg penalty Mongolian Khan now 56kg
2.0kg penalty Amralah now 53.5kg

Fame Game looks a top chance in this. All the better for his 1st up run in the Caulfield Cup. Has a good 2nd up record. Will run the distance. 2 wins 3400m. Last try 3200m, 2nd strong Tenno Sho carrying 58kg.

Mongolian Khan recently suffered a bout of colic
won't take his place in the cup