Melbourne Cup 2021: Preview and Yarn.

[Chief Stipe]

[Doomed]

If a few of the qualified ones fall by the wayside through injury or lack of form they may struggle to have enough qualified horses for a full field. There certainly doesn't look to be the usual quality there.

[SLB2.0]

What weight did Yeats fail to carry? Was it 60?

[Gospel of Judas]

15th back on the order of entry, seems be pretty weak. Certainly, seems be quality drop from there. 

[Doomed]

4 hours ago, Gospel of Judas said:

15th back on the order of entry, seems be pretty weak. Certainly, seems be quality drop from there. 

Will Ocean Billy be able to keep up? Persan is no mug.

[nomates]

Other than Incentivise i have been underwhelmed by this years MC , seems very low key this year , obviously covid is having an impact .

[Gospel of Judas]

2 hours ago, nomates said:

Other than Incentivise i have been underwhelmed by this years MC , seems very low key this year , obviously covid is having an impact .

Usually got another 4-7 good Nothern horse and odd Japanese runner. Why looks so average! like when NZ cup winner, Wellington Cup winner and placegetters use go over in late 90's and early 200s were not very good.

[Gospel of Judas]

2 hours ago, Doomed said:

Will Ocean Billy be able to keep up? Persan is no mug.

Say Persan go well can get in top ten at least. Ocean Billy uhm nope!

[aquaman]

I'm throwing all form out the door this year and plumping for a hunch. The draw will be all important for me and my selection. Dependent on the draw will dictate how much the spend will be, but my hunch is last years Derby winner Johnny Get Angry. He has been working along nicely keeping under the radar, and should be peaking come Tuesday, and ready for a big two miles. Remember Young Werther ran third in his Derby at Flemington at this time last year. Should be 100/1.

[Doomed]

1 minute ago, aquaman said:

I'm throwing all form out the door this year and plumping for a hunch. The draw will be all important for me and my selection. Dependent on the draw will dictate how much the spend will be, but my hunch is last years Derby winner Johnny Get Angry. He has been working along nicely keeping under the radar, and should be peaking come Tuesday, and ready for a big two miles. Remember Young Werther ran third in his Derby at Flemington at this time last year. Should be 100/1.

Certainly keeping under the radar. Not going fast enough to register.