2ND DECLARATION

Horse Trainer Weight Pen

1 YEATS (IRE) Aidan O'Brien 59
2 DELTA BLUES (JPN) Katsuhiko Sumii 56
3 LAD OF THE MANOR (NZ) Roger Hoysted 56
4 IMPERIAL STRIDE (GB) Saeed Bin Suroor 55.5
5 RAILINGS John Hawkes 55.5
6 ROMAN ARCH Robbie Laing 55
7 OUR SMOKING JOE Lee Freedman 54.5
8 GEORDIELAND (FR) Jamie Osborne 54
9 HEADTURNER John Hawkes 54
10 GRAND ZULU Gwenda Markwell 53.5
11 SHORT PAUSE (GB) David Hayes 53.5
12 TAWQEET (USA) David Hayes 53.5 1.0
13 ACTIVATION (NZ) Graeme Rogerson 53
14 LAND 'N STARS (GB) Jamie Poulton 53
15 MAHTOUM Kim Waugh 53
16 ON A JEUNE Peter Montgomerie 53
17 POP ROCK (JPN) Katsuhiko Sumii 53
18 CARTE DIAMOND (USA) Brian Ellison 52.5
19 DEFINING (GB) David Hayes 52.5
20 ENVOY (NZ) Ken Kelso 52.5
21 SERENADE ROSE Lee Freedman 52.5
22 WUNDERWOOD (USA) David Elsworth 52.5
23 ZIPPING Graeme Rogerson 52.5 1.0
24 DIZELLE John Hawkes 52
25 ICE CHARIOT Ron Maund 52
26 KERRY O'REILLY (NZ) Jim Gibbs 52
27 PENTANE (NZ) Lance O'Sullivan 52
28 TESTAFIABLE Peter G Moody 52
29 ZABEAT (NZ) Donna Logan 52
30 ART SUCCESS (NZ) John Collins 51.5
31 BLACK TOM Frank Maynard 51.5
32 STORMHILL Tim Martin 51.5
33 CATS FUN Michael Grant 51
34 COUNT RICARDO Stephen Theodore 51
35 DEMERGER Danny O'Brien 51
36 FOORAM (NZ) John O'Shea 51
37 GLISTENING (GB) Luca Cumani 51
38 JAGGER (GB) David Hayes 51
39 PANTANI (NZ) Robbie Laing 51
40 ACCUMULATE (NZ) Bart Cummings 50.5
41 CEFALU (CHI) Lee Freedman 50.5
42 EXALTED TIME Jim Smith 50.5
43 KING JOHNY (NZ) Raymond Connors 50.5
44 MEN AT WORK (NZ) John O'Shea 50.5
45 SOULACROIX (GB) Luca Cumani 50.5
46 DOLPHIN JO Terry & Karina O'Sullivan 50
47 FIELD HUNTER Darren Weir 50
48 MANDELA (NZ) Richard Yuill 50
49 MAYBE BETTER Brian Mayfield-Smith 50
50 SARRERA Michael Moroney 50
51 SPHENOPHYTA (NZ) Lee Freedman 50
52 VANQUISHED Bede Murray 50
53 BASTO MAN John McArdle 49.5
54 DERRINGER John Salanitri 49.5
55 DI'S ANGEL Lee Freedman 49.5
56 DRACS BACK Darren Weir 49.5
57 EXALTED EGO Jim Smith 49.5
58 FORCE NINE Cliff Brown 49.5
59 GENEBEL Michael Moroney 49.5
60 ISTA KAREEM (NZ) Jeremy Gask 49.5
61 KERASHAN (IRE) Saeed Bin Suroor 49.5
62 LANCETTIER (ARG) David Hayes 49.5
63 LORD ERIN (NZ) Grant Dalziel 49.5
64 MAGIC INSTINCT (GB) Peter G Moody 49.5
65 MI CASA Bart Cummings 49.5
66 OLD MYSTIQUE Bede Murray 49.5
67 ON THE UP John Hawkes 49.5
68 PROFESSIONAL LADY Lee Freedman 49.5
69 REV EM UP (NZ) Kevin Corstens 49.5
70 SENTIRE (NZ) Robbie Laing 49.5
71 SIAMUN Tony Vasil 49.5
72 SPECIAL SCENE Dan O'Sullivan 49.5
73 THE BAVARIAN Colin Little 49.5
74 TICK BY Lee Freedman 49.5
75 VALKYRIE DIVA Lee Freedman 49.5
76 VENGO (NZ) Lee Freedman 49.5
77 VITESSE DANE Kris Lees 49.5
78 LOANHEAD (NZ) Peter G Moody 49
79 SCULPTOR (NZ) Peter Mckenzie 49
80 DREAM THE DREAM Jamie Edwards 48.5
81 IRAZU Steve Richards 48.5
82 AZNAVOUR (NZ) Danny O'Brien 48
83 GOTHIC MARIAN David Hayes 48
84 MR DANE (NZ) John Hawkes 48
85 PAVLOVA Cliff Brown 48
86 PURDE (NZ) David Hayes 48
87 ROANOKE Anthony Cummings 48
88 SAVLATE (NZ) Lee Freedman 48
89 STOP THE TRAFFIC (NZ) John Hawkes 48
90 VICTORY SWEEP Peter Healey 48

Passed ballot clause as of 10 Oct 2006: Total 58

1 YEATS (IRE) (Aidan O'Brien) 6 h 59.0
2 DELTA BLUES (JPN) (Katsuhiko Sumii) 6 h 56.0
3 RAILINGS (John Hawkes) 5 g 55.5
4 SERENADE ROSE (Lee Freedman) 4 m 52.5
5 HEADTURNER (John Hawkes) 4 g 54.0
6 IMPERIAL STRIDE (GB) (Saeed bin Suro) 6 h 55.5
7 ROMAN ARCH (Robbie Laing) 8 g 55.0
8 OUR SMOKING JOE (Lee Freedman) 6 g 54.5
9 GEORDIELAND (FR) (Jamie Osborne) 6 h 54.0
10 DIZELLE (John Hawkes) 5 m 52.0
11 TESTAFIABLE (Peter Moody) 4 h 52.0
12 TAWQEET (USA) (David Hayes) 5 h 53.5 (inc 1.0kg pen)
13 ICE CHARIOT (Ron Maund) 4 g 52.0
14 SHORT PAUSE (GB) (David Hayes) 8 h 53.5
15 POP ROCK (JPN) (Katsuhiko Sumii) 6 h 53.0
16 ON A JEUNE (Peter Montgomerie) 6 g 53.0
17 MAHTOUM (Kim Waugh) 7 g 53.0
18 ACTIVATION (NZ) (Graeme Rogerson) 5 g 53.0
19 LAND 'N STARS (GB) (Jamie Poulton) 7 g 53.0
20 DEMERGER (Danny O'Brien) 6 m 51.0
21 ENVOY (NZ) (Ken Kelso) 8 g 52.5
22 CATS FUN (Michael Grant) 4 g 51.0
23 DEFINING (GB) (David Hayes) 8 g 52.5
24 CARTE DIAMOND (USA) (Brian Ellison) 6 h 52.5
25 WUNDERWOOD (USA) (David Elsworth) 8 g 52.5
26 ZABEAT (NZ) (Donna Logan) 7 g 52.0
27 PENTANE (NZ) (Lance O'Sullivan) 5 g 52.0
28 KERRY O'REILLY (NZ) (Jim Gibbs) 6 g 52.0
29 ART SUCCESS (NZ) (John Collins) 5 g 51.5
30 BLACK TOM (Frank Maynard) 6 h 51.5
31 STORMHILL (Tim Martin) 5 h 51.5
32 DOLPHIN JO (Terry O'Sullivan) 4 g 50.0
33 DREAM THE DREAM (Jamie Edwards) 4 m 48.5
34 COUNT RICARDO (Stephen Theodore) 5 g 51.0
35 FOORAM (NZ) (John O'Shea) 6 g 51.0
36 GLISTENING (GB) (Luca Cumani) 5 h 51.0
37 PANTANI (NZ) (Robbie Laing) 8 g 51.0
38 JAGGER (GB) (David Hayes) 7 g 51.0
39 VITESSE DANE (Kris Lees) 5 m 49.5
40 EXALTED TIME (Jim Smith) 7 h 50.5
41 MEN AT WORK (NZ) (John O'Shea) 6 g 50.5
42 SCULPTOR (NZ) (Peter McKenzie) 4 h 49.0
43 KING JOHNY (NZ) (Raymond Connors) 5 g 50.5
44 ACCUMULATE (NZ) (Bart Cummings) 5 g 50.5
45 CEFALU (CHI) (Lee Freedman) 5 g 50.5
46 LOANHEAD (NZ) (Peter Moody) 4 g 49.0
47 PROFESSIONAL LADY (Lee Freedman) 6 m 49.5
48 FIELD HUNTER (Darren Weir) 5 g 50.0
49 SARRERA (Michael Moroney) 6 g 50.0
50 VANQUISHED (Bede Murray) 7 g 50.0
51 MANDELA (NZ) (Richard Yuill) 5 g 50.0
52 IRAZU (Steve Richards) 4 g 48.5
53 GOTHIC MARIAN (David Hayes) 4 m 48.0
54 DERRINGER (John Salanitri) 8 g 49.5
55 VENGO (NZ) (Lee Freedman) 5 h 49.5
56 TICK BY (Lee Freedman) 5 m 49.5
57 ISTA KAREEM (NZ) Jeremy Gask) 6 g 49.5
58 SPECIAL SCENE (Dan O'Sullivan) 8 g 49.5

Not passed ballot clause as of 10 Oct 2006: Total 32

59 LAD OF THE MANOR (NZ) (Roger Hoysted) 7 g 56.0
60 GRAND ZULU (Gwenda Markwell) 6 g 53.5
61 ZIPPING (Graeme Rogerson) 5 g 52.5 (inc 1.0kg pen)
62 MAYBE BETTER (Brian Mayfield-Smith) 4 g 50.0
63 SOULACROIX (GB) (Luca Cumani) 6 g 50.5
64 SPHENOPHYTA (NZ) (Lee Freedman) 6 g 50.0
65 PURDE (NZ) (David Hayes) 4 m 48.0
66 MI CASA (Bart Cummings) 5 g 49.5
67 EXALTED EGO (Jim Smith) 5 g 49.5
68 LANCETTIER (ARG) (David Hayes) 7 h 49.5
69 DI'S ANGEL (Lee Freedman) 5 m 49.5
70 OLD MYSTIQUE (Bede Murray) 6 g 49.5
71 KERASHAN (IRE) (Saeed bin Suroor) 5 g 49.5
72 VALKYRIE DIVA (Lee Freedman) 5 m 49.5
73 SAVLATE (NZ) (Lee Freedman) 4 g 48.0
74 VICTORY SWEEP (Peter Healey) 4 g 48.0
75 LORD ERIN (NZ) (Grant Dalziel) 8 g 49.5
76 MAGIC INSTINCT (GB) (Peter Moody) 5 g 49.5
77 PAVLOVA (Cliff Brown) 4 m 48.0
78 SIAMUN (Tony Vasil) 6 h 49.5
79 DRAC'S BACK (Darren Weir) 5 g 49.5
80 AZNAVOUR (NZ) (Danny O'Brien) 4 g 48.0
81 SENTIRE (NZ) (Robbie Laing) 5 g 49.5
82 REV EM UP (NZ) (Kevin Corstens) 6 g 49.5
83 GENEBEL (Michael Moroney) 6 m 49.5
84 BASTO MAN (John McArdle) 5 g 49.5
85 THE BAVARIAN (Colin Little) 5 g 49.5
86 ON THE UP (John Hawkes) 5 g 49.5
87 FORCE NINE (Cliff Brown) 5 g 49.5
88 ROANOKE (Anthony Cummings) 4 h 48.0
89 STOP THE TRAFFIC (NZ) (John Hawkes) 4 g 48.0
90 MR DANE (NZ) (John Hawkes) 4 g 48.0

Horse Win Place
YEATS $7.00 $2.50
TAWQEET $9.00 $3.00
HEADTURNER $11.00 $3.50
ON A JEUNE $11.00 $3.50
RAILINGS $11.00 $3.50
SPHENOPHYTA $11.00 $3.50
OUR SMOKING JOE $13.00 $4.00
ZIPPING $13.00 $4.00
ACTIVATION $15.00 $4.50
IMPERIAL STRIDE $17.00 $5.00
GEORDIELAND $21.00 $6.00
SERENADE ROSE $21.00 $6.00
PENTANE $26.00 $7.25
POP ROCK $26.00 $7.25
DIZELLE $31.00 $8.50
ACCUMULATE $41.00 $11.00
ART SUCCESS $41.00 $11.00
DELTA BLUES $41.00 $11.00
DRACS BACK $41.00 $11.00
GLISTENING $41.00 $11.00
ICE CHARIOT $41.00 $11.00
JAGGER $41.00 $11.00
WUNDERWOOD $41.00 $11.00
GRAND ZULU $51.00 $13.50
LAND N STARS $61.00 $16.00
TESTAFIABLE $61.00 $16.00
BLACK TOM $71.00 $18.50
KERRY OREILLY $71.00 $18.50
SIAMUN $71.00 $18.50
ZABEAT $71.00 $18.50
MAGIC INSTINCT $81.00 $21.00
PURDE $81.00 $21.00
VANQUISHED $81.00 $21.00
SOULACROIX $101.00 $26.00
CATS FUN $151.00 $38.50
DEMERGER $151.00 $38.50
DOLPHIN JO $151.00 $38.50
FOORAM $151.00 $38.50
IRAZU $151.00 $38.50
MAHTOUM $151.00 $38.50
PROFESSIONAL LADY $151.00 $38.50
SHORT PAUSE $151.00 $38.50
VITESSE DANE $151.00 $38.50
CEFALU $201.00 $51.00
DEFINING $201.00 $51.00
ENVOY $201.00 $51.00
LAD OF THE MANOR $201.00 $51.00
SARRERA $201.00 $51.00
STORMHILL $201.00 $51.00
VALKYRIE DIVA $201.00 $51.00
VENGO $201.00 $51.00
AZNAVOUR $301.00 $76.00
BASTO MAN $301.00 $76.00
DERRINGER $301.00 $76.00
DIS ANGEL $301.00 $76.00
DREAM THE DREAM $301.00 $76.00
EXALTED EGO $301.00 $76.00
EXALTED TIME $301.00 $76.00
FIELD HUNTER $301.00 $76.00
FORCE NINE $301.00 $76.00
GENEBEL $301.00 $76.00
GOTHIC MARIAN $301.00 $76.00
ISTA KAREEM $301.00 $76.00
KERASHAN $301.00 $76.00
KING JOHNY $301.00 $76.00
LANCETTIER $301.00 $76.00
LOANHEAD $301.00 $76.00
LORD ERIN $301.00 $76.00
MANDELA $301.00 $76.00
MAYBE BETTER $301.00 $76.00
MEN AT WORK $301.00 $76.00
MI CASA $301.00 $76.00
MR DANE $301.00 $76.00
OLD MYSTIQUE $301.00 $76.00
ON THE UP $301.00 $76.00
PANTANI $301.00 $76.00
PAVLOVA $301.00 $76.00
REV EM UP $301.00 $76.00
ROANOKE $301.00 $76.00
ROMAN ARCH $301.00 $76.00
SAVLATE $301.00 $76.00
SCULPTOR $301.00 $76.00
SENTIRE $301.00 $76.00
SPECIAL SCENE $301.00 $76.00
STOP THE TRAFFIC $301.00 $76.00
THE BAVARIAN $301.00 $76.00
TICK BY $301.00 $76.00
VICTORY SWEEP $301.00 $76.00

On A Jeune my top early fancy. Set for this race after running 2nd last year & goes up only 2kg on that run.

Early tip TAWQEET. Has already found his northern hemisphere (top) staying form in the southern hemisphere, which is a rarity. 2 miles will suit him to a tee.

Often rains Cup day? might be worth considering wet track form!

I had a bit on Railings at the $34 they offered the first weekend of betting and that is the only bet I have had for the cup this year it is a tough race to sort out so far this year in years past I had a fair idea what I was backing for the cup a month or so before hand this year might be a that day decision they are a very even bunch of horses IMO whoever gets the right run will probably win if they can stay at all.

If someone held a gun to my head and asked for selections I guess I would go with something like this

Railings
On A Jeune
Tawqeet
Pentane
Art Success

only bet I've had so far in this is Yeats (like many other punters already)
concerned with the off-again on-again intention of running in the big one as well as the procrastinated trip to get here also the jockey saga.....I've looked at Railings (great chance in CC) but his 14th in last years MC has put me off...On A Jeune, Tawqeet do look genuine chances...although Art Success is a 2 mile winner the MC will be a huge class rise on that win...will have some on the lightly raced Pentane his Auckland Cup win was outstanding and in addition he is a son of Pentire, who is also the sire of Xcellent who ran 3rd in last years MC

I am going for Activation. Aspect him to run well in CC. Going for double on Pop rock-Activation and OSJ-Activation.