8-4.05 CARLTON DRAUGHT CAULFIELD CUP 2400 M
1st $1500000, 2nd $375000, 3rd $200000, 4th $110000, 5th $90000, 6th $75000, 7th $75000, 8th $75000.

1 MUMMIFY Lee Freedman D Nikolic 57
2 RAZKALLA (USA) Saeed Bin Suroor 55
3 FIGHT YOUR CORNER (GB) Saeed Bin Suroor K McEvoy 54.5
4 EYE POPPER (JPN) Izumi Shimizu S Fujita 54
5 PLASTERED Lindsey Smith P J Harvey 54
6 CARTE DIAMOND (USA) Brian Ellison 53
7 SIR DEX Gregory Hickman Z Purton 53
8 STELLA GRANDE Lee Freedman N Ryan 52.5
9 RAILINGS John Hawkes G Childs 52
10 DEMERGER Danny O'Brien D Dunn 51.5
11 DIZELLE John Hawkes D Beadman 51.5
12 HOLLOW BULLET John McArdle 51.5
13 PORTLAND SINGA (NZ) Neville McBurney L Cassidy 51.5
14 VOUVRAY (NZ) Peter G Moody S Seamer 51.5
15 WILD IRIS Guy Walter G Boss 51.5
16 EL SEGUNDO (NZ) Colin Little D Gauci 49.5
17 IRISH DARLING Tony Vasil D Moor (a) 49.5
18 LEICA FALCON Richard Freyer 48
19E LACHLAN RIVER (NZ) John Morrisey Steven King 51.5
20E NATURAL BLITZ Doug Harrison 53
21E BAZELLE (NZ) Paul Jenkins 50.5

I made a mistake with Leica Falcon's weight in an earlier post. Sorry about that.

Tenacious Spirit I pretty much agree with mostof what you say Dizelle looks a very good horse to pot gets to far back and hasn't been hitting the line as strongly as some others which are in this race with it. I have liked everything I have seen from Sir Dex comes down to the fact whether he can stick his head out and win one of these big ones this is his best chance. I have also been real impressed with both Vouvray & Portland Singa if either of them draw a decent gate then they are real live chances.

I finid it funny everyone has been bagging Plastered so far what alot of people forget he is an out and out stayer just really toughs it out but doesn't have a change of pace that could be his downfall I feel it will be this week I can see him running a real nice race maybe a placing just don't know if he can win it.

I really like Railings alot he has been my Meblourne Cup tip for quite sometime and he hasn't disappointed yet I am hoping he runs a good race this weekend just not win as I have doubts to whether he can win both races, The appointment of Childs is a huge bonus Beadman sometimes does have brain explosions in big races. I to wouldn't write off Mummify just yet he is to good of a horse and in good form tot totally discount.

Portland Singa a great each way bet if it draws well and pace on, best value of field by far. Dizelle is a moral Melbourne Cup day. That mare will FLY over 3200 and remember, Hawkes all along has had that race and that race only in mind. People potting her on lack of zip for this prep compared to last must remember that last prep she was a lot fresher, this prep he's setting her for 3200. Look for a massive closing run over the 2400 for the first time this prep on Sat. She was a huge run last Saturday, checked badly at about the 200 and really hit the line well late. I'm tipping she'll be single figure Melb Cup odds by Monday next week and perhaps even favourite after a huge run in the Caulfield. May win it.

Well ive got a double of Plastered CC/Demerger MC at a handy 80-1 so ill be rooting for Plastered on the weekend. lol (i typed tommorow). But there are two light weight horses whcih im sure everyone wil be following with a keen eye, Leica Falcon and El Segundo. Whether they can master the pace in an 18 horse field giving them room for their runs will be interesting. I hope to see Demerger running on late to put him right on prime time for a Melbourne Cup performance.

But the way a few people have been talking about Railings, could become the silent killer.

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But if they're talking about it, it ain't silent!

any1 know wats happening with confectioner?

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Yeh well, its not creating the tabloid attention as most of the other horses are. Bah maybe there was no need for the silent comment.

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what does everyone reckon about how the race will be run. how much speed will there be up front?

Pace will be good because if nothing leads, Mummify will. He won't want to crawl along, he'll want to set an even tempo because if he crawls along he lacks the turn of foot (esp with the weight) that his lightly raced rivals have. He's always been a strong 1 pacer who goes best with pace on. Look at how he blew them away in Singapore when they went cracking pace in front recently.

Cox Plate, then Melbourne Cup.