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Miracle Mile 2010
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G-Mac
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Just over a month until the race so I thought I would start a thread.
I'm interested to hear what other forumites believe will/should be the make up of the field this year. It's always a contentious issue as it is by invitation of the club. However, this year there will be plenty of hard luck stories as the depth of the Grand circuit is very strong.
At this stage, my field in no particular order is:
Monkey King
Stunin Cullen
Blacks A fake
Mr Feelgood
Im Themightyquinn
Washakie
Smoken Up
Villagem
I'm interested to hear what other forumites believe will/should be the make up of the field this year. It's always a contentious issue as it is by invitation of the club. However, this year there will be plenty of hard luck stories as the depth of the Grand circuit is very strong.
At this stage, my field in no particular order is:
Monkey King
Stunin Cullen
Blacks A fake
Mr Feelgood
Im Themightyquinn
Washakie
Smoken Up
Villagem
Comments
Great to see Mr Feelgood rejuvenated since being in the McCarthy barn.
Unsure about Washakie and Villagem in your list. Maybe swap Villagem for Tintin In America depending on his fitness concerns. Although this fitness concern may be a blessing for the NSW officials if he goes that path and isnt ready for NZ Cup.
I'll have probably changed my list a few times before the end of the weekend.
I'd love to see Tin Tin come over but was under the impression connections weren't interested in the MM.
No doubt the picture will change after the Newcastle Mile and Cordina Sprint
I would say if MMC wins the Kilmore Cup this Sunday she gets invited.
Washakie is definitely off the list and it will take a trip to NSW and a most probably a win in the Newcastle Mile for ITMQ to be invited.
NEW ZEALAND
Monkey King (1:50.8 )
Tintin In America (1:53.2)
Stunin Cullen (1:54.1)
Kiwi Ingenuity (1:52.1)
QUEENSLAND
Mr Feelgood (1:52.1)
Blacks A Fake (1:53.8 )
Washakie (1:54.2)
VICTORIA
Smoken Up (1:50.9)
Villagem (1:52.1)
Make Mine Cullen (1:53.0)
Melpark Major (1:53.7)
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Im Themightyquinn (1:55.8 )
Ima Rocket Star (1:57.2)
Has The Answers (1:53.3)
NEW SOUTH WALES
Lonestar Legend (1:53.0)
Vegas Bound (1:53.1)
Min Min Lights (1:56.0)
Rohan Home (1:54.7)
Karloo Mick (1:54.2)
Deadsetlucky (1:57.5)
Rockets Reject (1:56.5)
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Unless a NSW horse wins the Cordina they won't have a representative. The pool of horses just isn't good enough.
The next announcement will be Tuesday after the NZ Cup
Mr Feelgood
Smoken Up
Monkey King
Blacks A Fake
Villagem
Efefctively there are two more invitations left as the Cordina Sprint winner automatically qualifies.
This leave 2 spots remaining, one of which will be filled by the winner of this week's Cordina Chickens Sprint. Prestigious race, horrible name.
I'm neither here nor there on sprint lanes. There are more in NSW against them than just J Tapp. The general consensus is that if you find yourself 3 pegs you should take initiative to get into a winning position, not be rewarded for it with a soft run up the lane.
The answer is not in sprint lanes but improving field depth. NSW has lost plenty of depth in the last ten years, mainly in the C4-8 range. Trainers don't want to bother with the effort of taking one of these horses all the way to HP every Friday night on the chance they may win one or two metro class races in a season. It isn't worth the effort for them. So you see smaller fields dominated by big stables. These are the horses that, if they get the right trip, can give the race a shake. The loss of this population means you have a $1.80 fave, $2.50 second pick, and $10 and upwards the rest.
Take into account the gate and the fact he has drawn 7 and has a lot of pace drawn inside. But he can rattle off a great last half and A McCarthy will give him the best trip possible. $2.20