Thank christ we don't have to put up with that WBGY being the flag bearer anymore! Even with the race run to suit him (slow tempo), I still thought he wouldn't be able to run into the minors, but as was mentioned he had an easy time of it while the 9yo was busting his smile.
You're right, Jimbob... Zipping is incredibly underrated... I was really critical of the way he was being placed a couple of years back, but the long and short of it is that he's in career best form at 9yo, with 4mil in the bank. Think he's going for his fourth Sandown Classic in a row. If you consider that two of his wins in that race were immediately after competing in the Melbourne Cup, it highlights just how tough he is.
Does anyone have a position on BC and HL? When there's a champion bloke and a champion mare, I always take the bloke... but Black Caviar did an absolute demoliton job on True Persuasion (who goes alright), probably more impressive than the way HL annihilated him at the same course. Can't believe the TAB opened her up $1.8 fixed.
What did everyone think about Gai mentioning So You Think as winning soft races? She may not have been far off the mark, but it just struck me as particularly audacious, considering her mare had been racing against small fields, and had no idea what a 15 horse field looked like before her unimpressive effort against average opposition in the Toorak.
RE: Derby Day. I just can't help but find myself looking forward to the Cup a little bit more. It looms Cup since the great Makybe notched her 3rd win in front of blokes like Xcellent, Leica Falcon & Vinnie Roe. But that Cup lacked depth outside of those runners. Best Cup in my conscious life time as I was too young to remember when rain ruined a potential clash of Better Loosen Up, Let's Elope and Super Impose. Let's hope both Shocking and So You Think pull up nicely.
