From the results from yesterday's Flemington races do you think it is harder to win at Carnival time?

It seems more horses are aimed at specific races and more horses are desperate to qualify for races e.g Melbourne Cup.

As mentioned in another thread the number of horses that have genuine chances seems to be greater than at any other time of the year.

The other observation is that horses that have been up for a while and been in great form seem to "have run their race" e.g Snitzerland, It's a Dundeel, before the race and both were well supported in the market.

Any thoughts?