And the Class continues Sat

[my miss storm cat]

I'm a big Cima fan but I'm not seeing him win here. Maybe I'm crazy. Like Kirklees too but same thing... not here.

Rooting for Sarrera (9 years old, almost put down twice, trained by Moroney. A grand old boy! ) and Ms. Daffodil (I'd be able to hear ed screaming halfway around the world . I do think she'll hit the board).

That said... C'est La Guerre to win.

[NoChanceToDance]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

I'm a big Cima fan but I'm not seeing him win here. Maybe I'm crazy. Like Kirklees too but same thing... not here.

Rooting for Sarrera (9 years old, almost put down twice, trained by Moroney. A grand old boy! ) and Ms. Daffodil (I'd be able to hear ed screaming halfway around the world . I do think she'll hit the board).

That said... C'est La Guerre to win.

I do think you're crazy. Cima should be too good here. A horse who can beat the likes of Conduit and go onto finish fourth in an Arlington Million. Although the Caulfield Cup is still a Gr1, this does represent a big drop in grade for him.

Kirklees is the ideal sort of horse for this, a genuine group performer, ideal distance.

I am pretty confident about seeing both of them hit the board.

[magic_idol]

AAMI NORMAN ROBINSON STAKES (2000 METRES)

1 ONEMORENOMORE John P Thompson Glen Boss 7 58 101
2 SHAMOLINE WARRIOR Mark Kavanagh Michael Rodd 6 56 84
3 GATHERING John P Thompson Chris Munce 5 55.5 89
4 BRIDGESTONE (NZ) Neville Parnham Brad Parnham 8 55.5 78
5 TRIBUNAL Mick Price Craig Newitt 2 55.5 80
6 SAINT ENCOSTA Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Hugh Bowman 3 55.5 72
7 IQUIT Mick Price Damien Oliver 4 55.5 64
8 LEXCEN Lloyd Kennewell Corey Brown 1 55.5 63
9 LETHAL ARROW Bronwen Upjohn 9 55.5 57

BETFAIR STAKES (1400 METRES)

1 ORANGE COUNTY (NZ) Brian Mayfield-Smith Brad Rawiller 5 57.5 107
2 ROYAL DISCRETION Gai Waterhouse Nash Rawiller 12 57.5 104
3 SOLO FLYER Anthony Cummings Mark Zahra 4 57.5 106
4 COCINERO Robbie Griffiths Ben Melham 10 56.5 103
5 RIGHTFULLY YOURS Mick Price Craig Newitt 3 56.5 104
6 MCCLINTOCK Mark de Montfort Glyn Schofield 11 56.5 98
7 MAKEADREAMCOMETRUE (NZ) Robert Smerdon Nicholas Hall 13 56.5 95
8 KILOTON Tim Martin Corey Brown 9 55.5 94
9 BRYANNBO'S GIFT (NZ) Anne-Marie Ruttley Chris Munce 14 55.5 92
10 OUR SMOKING JOE Ray Coombes Glen Boss 2 55 98
11 SNIPER'S BULLET Tracey Bartley Michael Rodd 1 55 110
12 ICE CHARIOT Ricky Maund Stathi Katsidis 6 55 104
13 ITSAMONTY Dean Lawson Dean Holland 8 55 100
14 FIST OF FURY John O'Shea Hugh Bowman 7 55 97

HARROLDS STAKES (1400 METRES)

1 JOLIE'S SHINJU (JPN) Len Treloar Vlad Duric 3 57.5 109
2 HOT DANISH Les Bridge Danny Nikolic 7 57.5 114
3 TYPHOON TRACY Peter G Moody Luke Nolen 6 57.5 108
4 NEROLI Peter Snowden Kerrin McEvoy 1 57.5 106
5 CHINCHILLA ROSE Chris Waller Stathi Katsidis 4 57.5 102
6 TEMPEST TOST Gary White Craig Newitt 8 56.5 92
7 GOLD WATER Gai Waterhouse Nash Rawiller 9 56.5 98
8 EMBLEM OF LIBERTY (SAF) Lee Freedman Dwayne Dunn 10 56.5 100
9 VELOCITEA (NZ) Brian Mayfield-Smith Chris Munce 11 55.5 94
10 SYMPHONY MISS Phillip Stokes Corey Brown 13 55.5 92
11 ALVERTA Paul Messara Michael Rodd 2 54.5 101
12 GLOWLAMP Clarry Conners Glyn Schofield 5 53 85
13 TOOTSIE (NZ) Michael Moroney Glen Boss 12 53 89

DAVID JONES CUP (2000 METRES)

1 MENTALITY Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Steven King 19 57 106
2 BAUGHURST Bill & Symon Wilde Ben Melham 5 56.5 105
3 NEWPORT Paul Perry Nash Rawiller 11 56 104
4 DRUMBEATS Peter Snowden Kerrin McEvoy 17 55 101
5 PACINO Clinton McDonald Brad Rawiller 9 55 101
6 SERMON Robbie Laing Mark Pegus 1 54 99
7 SHOCKING Mark Kavanagh Corey Brown 6 53.5 98
8 ULYSSES Luke Oliver Glen Boss 15 53.5 98
9 RUBIJON Colin Little 12 53.5 97
10 PRE EMINENCE Mick Price Craig Newitt 7 53.5 96
11 CAPE D'AMORE David Brideoake Dwayne Dunn 18 53.5 95
12 HUME (NZ) Brian Smith Stathi Katsidis 10 53.5 95
13 GOTTA KEEP COOL Darren Weir Luke Nolen 13 53.5 93
14 CROSSTHESTART (NZ) Bevan & Richard Laming Chris Munce 3 53.5 90
15 BERLIOZ (NZ) David Hayes Danny Nikolic 20 53.5 89
16 SADDLER'S STORY Robert Smerdon Mark Zahra 16 53.5 89
17e GLISTENING (GB) Michael Moroney 4 53.5 85
18e REPRISAL David Hayes Mark Zahra 2 53.5 84
19e JOE BLOW Bart Cummings Luke Nolen 14 53.5 75
20e OAK HEART Darren Weir Nicholas Hall 8 53.5 72

BMW CAULFIELD CUP (2400 METRES)

1 VIEWED Bart Cummings Brad Rawiller 15 57 115
2 KIRKLEES (IRE) Saeed Bin Suroor Kerrin McEvoy 7 56 115
3 C'EST LA GUERRE (NZ) John Sadler Steven Arnold 13 55.5 111
4 CIMA DE TRIOMPHE (IRE) Luca Cumani Damien Oliver 11 55.5 114
5 FIUMICINO (NZ) Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Dwayne Dunn 20 55.5 112
6 MASTER O'REILLY (NZ) Danny O'Brien Vlad Duric 18 55 110
7 ROMAN EMPEROR (NZ) Bart Cummings Hugh Bowman 5 54 110
8 SARRERA Michael Moroney Nicholas Hall 10 54 110
9 PREDATORY PRICER Paul Murray Steven King 16 53.5 112
10 RED RULER (NZ) John Sargent Danny Nikolic 14 53.5 106
11 ZAVITE (NZ) Anthony Cummings Mark Zahra 8 53 107
12 HARRIS TWEED (NZ) Murray & Bjorn Baker Craig Newitt 2 52.5 108
13 LIGHT VISION (NZ) Robert Smerdon Luke Nolen 19 52.5 109
14 DAFFODIL (NZ) Kevin Gray Chris Munce 4 51.5 110
15 READY TO LIFT Gerald Ryan Glen Boss 12 51.5 106
16 RED LORD Anthony Cummings Glyn Schofield 3 51.5 0.5 106
17 VIGOR (NZ) Danny O'Brien Corey Brown 22 51 110
18 ALLEZ WONDER Bart Cummings Michelle Payne 6 50 111
19e BAUGHURST Bill & Symon Wilde Ben Melham 21 52.5 105
20e SHOCKING Mark Kavanagh 17 51 98
21e NEWPORT Paul Perry Peter Wells 1 52.5 104
22e MISS DARCEY Anthony Cummings 9 50 95

PERRI CUTTEN CAULFIELD SPRINT (1100 METRES)

1 TURFFONTEIN Anthony Cummings Glen Boss 4 58 108
2 SHADOWAYS Gwenda Johnstone Mark Pegus 6 57 105
3 DIPLOMATIC FORCE Wayne Nichols Jason Benbow 13 56.5 103
4 FIRST COMMAND Lee Freedman Dwayne Dunn 9 56.5 103
5 SECRET FLYER Mark Young Steven Arnold 7 56.5 103
6 EAGLE FALLS David Hayes Damien Oliver 3 55.5 100
7 HAPPY GLEN Robbie Griffiths Dean Holland 2 55.5 101
8 ROYAL IDA Luke Oliver Brad Rawiller 10 55.5 101
9 PHELAN READY Jason McLachlan Stathi Katsidis 5 54 107
10 PLAYWRIGHT (NZ) Steve Richards Steven King 11 54 96
11 RED ELEMENT David Hayes Corey Brown 14 54 96
12 GLOBAL WARMING Robert Smerdon Luke Nolen 8 53 94
13 HUXSSEN Rodney Douglas Danny Nikolic 12 53 89
14 MORE THAN GREAT David Payne Kerrin McEvoy 1 53 89

[my miss storm cat]

BETFAIR STAKES (1400 METRES)

1 ORANGE COUNTY *** (NZ) Brian Mayfield-Smith Brad Rawiller 5 57.5 107
10 OUR SMOKING JOE Ray Coombes Glen Boss 2 55 98
11 SNIPER'S BULLET Tracey Bartley Michael Rodd 1 55 110

HARROLDS STAKES (1400 METRES)

1 JOLIE'S SHINJU (JPN) Len Treloar Vlad Duric 3 57.5 109
2 HOT DANISH Les Bridge Danny Nikolic 7 57.5 114
10 SYMPHONY MISS Phillip Stokes Corey Brown 13 55.5 92

DAVID JONES CUP (2000 METRES)

1 MENTALITY Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Steven King 19 57 106

PERRI CUTTEN CAULFIELD SPRINT (1100 METRES)

9 PHELAN READY Jason McLachlan Stathi Katsidis 5 54 107
10 PLAYWRIGHT (NZ) Steve Richards Steven King 11 54 96

*** - Don't give up on him!

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by NoChanceToDance

I do think you're crazy. Cima should be too good here. A horse who can beat the likes of Conduit and go onto finish fourth in an Arlington Million. Although the Caulfield Cup is still a Gr1, this does represent a big drop in grade for him.

Kirklees is the ideal sort of horse for this, a genuine group performer, ideal distance.

I am pretty confident about seeing both of them hit the board.

I know what you're saying, I just don't think it's gonna happen here.

Good luck everyone!

[NoChanceToDance]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

I know what you're saying, I just don't think it's gonna happen here.

Good luck everyone!

You're obviously not feeling too well, go have a lay down

* * * * *

It rained most of the evening and well into the night here last night, very heavy rain. I'm just over an hour from Caulfield, but if they got half of what we did it'll still be pretty soft there today. That does concern me for both the Brits.

[Scurlogue Champ]

I think the Euros drown here.

Even though the aussie contingent doesn't look too formidable.

[magic_idol]

Originally Posted by NoChanceToDance

You're obviously not feeling too well, go have a lay down

* * * * *

It rained most of the evening and well into the night here last night, very heavy rain. I'm just over an hour from Caulfield, but if they got half of what we did it'll still be pretty soft there today. That does concern me for both the Brits.

LoL better Watch out you know Our famous Aussie Saying
Watch Out What You Say In case It Bites You In The Bum !!!!
In Saying That.......................



ONEMORENOMORE
SNIPER'S BULLET
HOT DANISH
DRUMBEATS
LIGHT VISION
EAGLE FALLS

[magic_idol]

How Is the Cox Plate Shaping Man every year I work myself into a foam about this race & this year is no different !!! SPEED GIFTED vrs whobegotyou !!!
What a Contest

This is obviously not the final field with maldivian out


2009 Cox Plate (All in Betting)
3.5 WHOBEGOTYOU
8 MALDIVIAN
8.5 HEART OF DREAMS
9 EL SEGUNDO
9 PREDATORY PRICER
12 BLACK PIRANHA
13 TRUSTING
16 SO YOU THINK
23 DAFFODIL
26 MANHATTAN RAIN
26 ONEMORENOMORE
26 VIGOR
26 RED RULER
31 JOLIES SHINJU
35 ROAD TO ROCK
41 ZARITA
51 KIRKLEES
51 RAFFAELLO
51 RANGIRANGDOO
51 ZIPPING
51 EFFICIENT
51 VISION AND POWER
51 MASTER OREILLY
61 VIEWED
61 DRUMBEATS
61 SCENIC SHOT
71 CEST LA GUERRE
81 TRIPLE HONOUR
81 NOM DU JEU
81 ROMAN EMPEROR
81 SPEED GIFTED
91 COURT COMMAND
101 MAGICAL PEARL
101 OLONHRO
101 CHASM
101 DR DOUTES
101 SOUND OF NATURE
126 ZAGREB
126 TICKETS
126 GALLICA
151 SARRERA
151 PRIMA NOVA
151 DOURO VALLEY
251 MISS DARCEY
251 TEARS I CRY
251 CRIME SCENE
301 MENTALITY
301 BID SPOTTER
301 NOTHIN LEICA CAT
301 SIR SLICK
301 EXTRA ZERO
301 MACOREILLY
401 DELAGO BOLT
401 PRINCE KAAPSTAD
501 ABSENT FRIENDS
501 BRYANNBOS GIFT
501 GLOWLAMP
501 SAINT ENCOSTA

[NoChanceToDance]

Both Kirkless and Cima De Triomphe should be too good.

Remember the horse who won the race last year for Godolphin? All The Good. He was merely a moderate handicapper. These two are genuine group horses, with Cima De Triomphe being a genuine Gr1 horse.

The Caulfield Cup is Gr1 by name only this year.

Granted that they are both fit enough, either will be hard to beat.

If I'm wrong, I'm wrong but in my opinion we haven't bought over two better horses than these.