1. Tawqeet | | Ashley Sampi
Was good for a couple of weeks a few years ago. Done nothing since. | |
2. Blue Monday
| | Carlton
Like most of the Blue’s Mondays, spent talking about what went wrong | |
3. Blutigeroo
| | Chris Judd
Named after Chris’s choice of footy clubs. Over raced and out of form but the trainer refuses to give it a spell. | |
4. Gallic
| | Shaun McManus
Old stayer who always goes the distance and never gives up. Had a lot of injuries and won’t want to waste what could be his last go round. | |
5. Railings | | Drew Banfield
No one can work out why he’s there. | |
6. Efficient | | Fremantle
This time last year, people were tripping over themselves to jump on board the next big thing but a turn of fortune this year has seen them jump off just as quickly. Got the talent if it can find some luck. | |
7. Maybe Better | | Gary Ablett Jr
Son of a champion. Starting to look like he might be better. | |
8. Tungsten Strike | | Matthew Carr
Never seems to be doing anything. Will cruise around with the pack with his hooves in his pockets before coming home strong. | |
9. Zipping | | Ben Cousins
Suspicious finish ability has had a few asking why he is zipping. Despite shenanigans, has got talent. Will need to work hard to get back in but watch how fast he goes for the line. | |
10. Black Tom | | Ryan Murphy
Killed them when going against the local WA competition but will find it hard to do as well at the national level. | |
11. Master O'Reilly | | Geelong
In form and everything is going right. Been hard to beat this year, just a question of whether it can finish off a perfect campaign. | |
12. Purple Moon | | Jonathan Brown
Big and powerful. Everyone loves him. Does his best work when jumping. Will have the best pulling the reigns and could explode. | |
13. Lazer Sharp | | Darren Glass
Will be a long way back. | |
14. On a Jeune | | St Kilda
Tried changing the trainer to make it less average but went backwards. | |
15. Scenic Shot | | Dean Laidley
Unfashionable West Australian who will give an honest account and go further than most expect. Track will suit. | |
16. Sarrera | | Barry Hall
Not as rough as he's made out to be but you still wouldn't want to test the theory. | |
17. Sculptor | | Port Adelaide
Unusually feminine. Has come from nowhere to make it to the big day. Could easily go back to nowhere. | |
18. Dolphin Jo | | Shane Parker
Not the most gifted but has a habit of beating more fancied opponents. | |
19. Douro Valley | | Matthew Pavlich
Best long shot. | |
20. Sirmione | | Steve Johnson
Has given connections a lot of trouble over his career but had the hard word put on him on the training track and hit form at the perfect time. | |
21. The Fuzz | | West Coast
Won a soft cup and got carried away. Not as good as supporters thought it was and has been found out. | |
22. Eskimo Queen | | Justin Kositzke
Might be good if it didn’t keep falling over. | |
23. Princess Coup | | Chad Cornes
Got ability but people just find it hard to like him. Handy to have about but would struggle to find any backers even as glue. | |
24. Mahler | | Setanta O'halpin
Got the talent but might take some time to adapt to local conditions. | |
| Latest Odds $5.50 Geelong, $8 Ben Cousins, $10 Jonathan Brown, Setanta O'halpin, $11 Chad Cornes, $12 Steve Johnson, $14 Gary Ablett Jr, $16 Fremantle, $18 Shaun McManus, $21 Justin Kositzke, $26 St Kilda, $31 Matthew Pavlich, Chris Judd, Port Adelaide, Matthew Carr, West Coast, $41 Carlton, Ashley Sampi, $51 Shane Parker, $61 Darren Glass, $81 Dean Laidley, $151 Barry Hall, Ryan Murphy, $301Drew Banfield.
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