The markets I referred to were in the Herald-Sun in Victoria.

I use the Courier Mail and they also had Niagara Falls at $8 yesterday. It was $15 today.

This week's races:

FLEMINGTON R6-3.15 SEPPELT WINES NEWMARKET HANDICAP 1200 M
1 FASTNET ROCK Paul Perry G Boss 7 57
2 SPECIAL HARMONY Lee Freedman Steven King 6 54
3 ALINGHI Lee Freedman D Oliver 3 53.5
4 KEENINSKY (NZ) Graeme Rogerson D Gauci 2 52
5 DANBIRD Danny O'Brien M Pegus 10 51
6 DON'T TELL TOM John Collins S Seamer 9 51
7 FOREPLAY Mathew Ellerton N Ryan (a) 5 51
8 GENERAL BAYTON Donna Gaskin B Fenech 1 51
9 NOT A SINGLE DOUBT Tony Vasil S Baster 8 51
10 OUR QUIVIRA (NZ) Peter G Moody B Shinn (a) 4 51

ROSEHILL R7-4.15 DUBAI ROSEHILL GUINEAS 2000 M
1 JYMCAREW Bob Thomsen R M Quinn 10 56.5
2 OUTBACK PRINCE Anthony Cummings H Bowman 7 56.5
3 EREMEIN Allan Denham C Brown 8 56.5
4 CHEVAL DE TROY (NZ) Colin Jillings D Beadman 2 56.5
5 ULYSSES Tony McEvoy L Cassidy 4 56.5
6 SVENSKA (NZ) Graeme Rogerson D Beasley 5 56.5
7 DIGNITY PRINCE Neil Boyle J Sheehan 6 56.5
8 HIGH CEE (NZ) Bart Cummings C Munce 3 56.5
9 WINDON Neil Godbolt Dale Spriggs 1 56.5
10 NEVIS (NZ) David Payne J Cassidy 9 54.5

Small fields this week unfortunately. The Newmarket looks like a two horse race, but even so it will still be interesting to see who has which one on top.

Good luck.

Cheval De Troy in the Sydney race. Had a significant break before a fantastic first up third. Definitely the one to beat.

In Melbourne, Alinghi.

For mine Fastnet Rock is a weight carrier. He won't go any slower for extra kilos, and if that's the case isn't actually at any disadvantage, and should therefore win.

MR6
3 2x21-Alinghi (3) 2.60
1 1x11-Fastnet Rock (7) 3.10
7 3215-Foreplay (5) 8.30
9 7162-Not a Single Doubt (8) 10.70
6 11x6-Don't Tell Tom (9) 15.00
emerg
10 x718-Our Quivira (NZ) (4) 37.50

SR7
1 2011-Jymcarew (10) 3.50
3 14x3-Cheval de Troy (NZ) (2) 3.90
2 4222-Eremein (8) 6.80
7 x516-Outback Prince (7) 7.50
4 3113-Dignity Prince (6) 9.30
emerg
6 5423-Svenska (NZ) (5) 15.00

Duritz, I tend to agree Re: Fastnet. His run in the Oakleigh i thought was somewhat affected by the weight he carried but the fact of the matter is he still won. That was round the bend at Caulfield where i would argue the weight was more of a disadvantage, especially given a poor caulfield record in the past. This is back in the straight and i can see no reason why he cannot carry the weight. The fact that Alinghi only has 53.5 seems redundant information in that there is only a 0.5 weight difference between them from the last run to this. If fastnet rock is the quality horse that people say he is, and by that i mean some pretty heavy comparisons to champion horses, then a .5 weight difference should make little difference.

Just my two cents.

Tenacious,

Don't agree with either of your two cents.

Fastnet didn't handle the track at Caulfield (not the weight). He meets Alinghi a kilo worse. The extra 200m from their last encounter favours Alinghi more than Fastnet.

Anyway, one of the two should win.

Cheers,

F

FLEMINGTON RACE 6
3 ALINGHI
2 SPECIAL HARMONY
1 FASTNET ROCK
9 NOT A SINGLE DOUBT
4 KEEINSKY

ROSEHILL RACE 7
1 JYMCAREW
3 EREMEIN
2 OUTBACK PRINCE
4 CHEVAL DE TROY
10 NEVIS

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FLEMINGTON RACE 6

3 Alinghi
1 Fastnet Rock
9 Not A Single Doubt
7 Foreplay
6 Don't Tell Tom

4 Keeninsky

ROSEHILL RACE 7

4 Cheval De Troy
3 Eremein
1 Jymcarew
2 Outback Prince
5 Ulysses

10 Nevis

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