Looking at the current all-in market the Cat has already scared off a big chunk of the original noms!!

You're not half right sportzfan! Down to only 12 noms already!!

Apache Cat
Double Dare (Nz)
Hard To Catch
Helideck
Juste Momente
La Montagna
Murtajill
Reigning To Win
Tan Tat De Lago
The Jackal
Turffontein
Vormista

Lets hope the Straddie doesn't fall away like the 10,000

1 APACHE CAT Greg Eurell 59
2 PARATROOPERS Peter Snowden 57
3 MAGNUS Peter G Moody 55.5
4 HONOR IN WAR (USA) Chris Waller 55
5 SNIPER'S BULLET Tracey Bartley 55
6 SWICK (NZ) Bart Cummings 54.5
7 ICE CHARIOT Ron Maund 54
8 MITANNI John Wallace 54
9 REIGNING TO WIN John O'Shea 54
10 ANAMATO David Hayes 53
11 BLACK INK Les Kelly 53
12 FORENSICS Peter Snowden 53
13 LA MONTAGNA Barry Baldwin 53
14 ATAPI Shaun Dwyer 52.5
15 GERMAN CHOCOLATE Paul Cave 52.5
16 HARD TO CATCH Pat Duff 52.5
17 OMNITRADER Maryann Thexton 52.5
18 PINNACLES Rick Hore-Lacy 52.5
19 SWISS aaa Mick Mair 52.5
20 THE JACKAL Paul St Vincent 52.5
21 VORMISTA Mark Minervini 52.5
22 CROWN'S MASTER Joe Lau 52
23 DOUBLE DARE (NZ) Chris Waller 52
24 FRIDAY CREEK David Hayes 52
25 MONET RULES Leon Corstens 52
26 MR BARITONE (NZ) Michael Moroney 52
27 MURTAJILL Tim Martin 52
28 SHARKBITE Rodney Douglas 52
29 THESEO Gai Waterhouse 52
30 ALL SILENT Grahame Begg 51.5
31 CATECHUCHU David Hayes 51.5
32 DAUNTING LAD Bill Naoum 51.5
33 DIPLOMATIC FORCE Wayne Nichols 51.5
34 DR NIPANDTUCK James Fraser 51.5
35 EL CAMBIO Peter Snowden 51.5
36 FALAISE Peter Snowden 51.5
37 FIGHTING FUND Guy Walter 51.5
38 FRITZ'S PRINCESS Kris Lees 51.5
39 JUSTE MOMENTE Danny O'Brien 51.5
40 POET'S VOICE John Moloney 51.5
41 SEQUENTIAL CHARM Rex Lipp 51.5
42 TERANABA Anthony Cummings 51.5
43 THE FREE STATER Paul Cave 51.5
44 TORNADO ALLEY Maryann Thexton 51.5
45 TRANSLATE David Hayes 51.5
46 ABSOLUTELYFABULOUS Kris Lees 51
47 ALVERTA Paul Messara 51
48 ANTIDOTES Bart Cummings 51
49 ARCHIE SENIOR Danny O'Brien 51
50 BAREENA Bryan Guy 51
51 BIRD DANCER Russell Cameron 51
52 BLAHNIK Jon O'Connor 51
53 BUZZY HENRY Gai Waterhouse 51
54 CALCHRIS Bruce W Hill 51
55 COCKTAIL SUPREME Pat Duff 51
56 DANEVADE Russell Cameron 51
57 DEVIL Les Kelly 51
58 EASY ROCKER Tony Gollan 51
59 FIVE WAYS Gai Waterhouse 51
60 FIVEOCLOCKSHADOW Nerissa Cowell 51
61 FOND BOND Brian Wakefield 51
62 FOOLISH Mark F Webb 51
63 FUNLOVE Nerissa Cowell 51
64 GO SEQUALO Barry Baldwin 51
65 HADAAF Joseph Pride 51
66 HELIDECK Brett Cavanough 51
67 HIT THE ROAD Bruce McLachlan 51
68 IMAGINING Chris Waller 51
69 KIDS SHOW Bruce McLachlan 51
70 KING JOHANNES (NZ) Doug Harrison 51
71 LASORON Bryan Guy 51
72 LIGHT RED Chris Waller 51
73 MAIN VEIN Gillian Heinrich 51
74 MAJORCA Robert Heathcote 51
75 MASTER MAGIC Gai Waterhouse 51
76 MI CASA SU CASA (NZ) Mark Minervini 51
77 MISS PAGEANTRY Gwenda Markwell 51
78 MOHAWK Greg Cornish 51
79 MR HORNBLOWER Tracy Green 51
80 MR UBIQUITOUS (NZ) Chris Waller 51
81 OCTOBER GREY Maryann Brosnan 51
82 OUR LORD MONTY (NZ) Peter Mckenzie 51
83 PAY ME Tracy Green 51
84 PAYMORE Michael Lakey 51
85 PINELOPE (NZ) Les Ross 51
86 PRINCE LEO Mark Lehmann 51
87 QUIZZICAL LADY Bruce W Hill 51
88 RIGHTSON Maryann Thexton 51
89 ROMAN SQUIRE Paul Dawson 51
90 SEQUESTRATE Peter Gillman 51
91 SHOWIFY Stephen Lowe 51
92 SINGLE ROSE Shaun Dwyer 51
93 SNORT Rick Hore-Lacy 51
94 SOMETHING ANYTHING Gary Portelli 51
95 STOLIT Barry Miller 51
96 STREET SMART Ron Maund 51
97 STRONG CHOICE Paul Messara 51
98 THIN AND CRISPY Bryan Guy 51
99 THRONE INN Ken Callaughan 51
100 VOCALIC Ron Maund 51
101 WASTED EMOTIONS Danny Williams 51
102 ZUPAONE John Symons 51
103 ABSOLUT GLAM Danny O'Brien 50.5
104 CHINCHILLA ROSE Steele Ryan 50
105 HEART OF THE CITI Pat Duff 50
106 TURFFONTEIN Anthony Cummings 50
107 ACEY DUCEY Grahame Begg 49.5
108 AMEX GOLD Alan Bailey 49.5
109 ARLINGTON Graeme Rogerson 49.5
110 BORSHA'S MARK Les Kelly 49.5
111 CENT PER CENT Graeme Rogerson 49.5
112 CHARMING ROGUE Alan Bailey 49.5
113 CRAVINGS John Hawkes 49.5
114 ELECTROMOTIVE Lee Freedman 49.5
115 ENCOSTA TSZYU Maryann Thexton 49.5
116 HEY ELVIS Bruce W Hill 49.5
117 ICESKATES Graeme Rogerson 49.5
118 KEY BAR NIGHTS Bruce McLachlan 49.5
119 KRONER (NZ) Bart Cummings 49.5
120 MFUWE Helen Page 49.5
121 MORE ON THE TOE Bruce McLachlan 49.5
122 MR HEARTBREAKER Gillian Heinrich 49.5
123 NERICON KING Barry Baldwin 49.5
124 RAPID JACKO Gerald Ryan 49.5
125 SHUDULE GEE John Wallace 49.5
126 TAN TAT DE LAGO Peter G Moody 49.5
127 WOODY 'N' BUZZ Alan Bailey 49.5

all great chances in the straddie imo!

1 APACHE CAT Greg Eurell Corey Brown 3 59
2 HARD TO CATCH Pat Duff Brad Stewart 10 59
3 REIGNING TO WIN John O'Shea Hugh Bowman 8 59
4 THE JACKAL Paul St Vincent Robert Thompson 5 59
5 DOUBLE DARE (NZ) Chris Waller Danny Nikolic 9 59
6 HELIDECK Brett Cavanough Ric McMahon 7 59
7 MURTAJILL Tim Martin Glyn Schofield 4 57
8 TURFFONTEIN Anthony Cummings Brad Rawiller 11 57
9 LA MONTAGNA Barry Baldwin Glen Colless 1 56.5
10 JUSTE MOMENTE Danny O'Brien Shane Scriven 2 56.5
11 VORMISTA Mark Minervini Damien Oliver 12 56.5
12 TAN TAT DE LAGO Peter G Moody Jim Byrne 6 54.5

Here's the current market Chiquita

APACHE CAT $2.05 $1.19
REIGNING TO WIN $5.00 $1.72
MURTAJILL $5.50 $1.81
VORMISTA $6.50 $2.00
HELIDECK $13.00 $3.18
DOUBLE DARE $21.00 $4.63
JUSTE MOMENTE $26.00 $5.54
THE JACKAL $26.00 $5.54
LA MONTAGNA $41.00 $8.27
TAN TAT DE LAGO $41.00 $8.27
HARD TO CATCH $61.00 $11.90
TURFFONTEIN $61.00 $11

Doomben 10,000
Apache Cat
Murtajill
Vormista

the cat awesome! straddie next!?

1 HEAVENLY GLOW 3F (Allan Denham) 55.5
2 RIVA SAN 3F (Peter G Moody) 55.5
3 PENTACITY (NZ) 3F (Bryan Guy) 55.5
4 GALILEO'S DAUGHTER 3F (Anthony Cummings)55.5
5 PENTURA (NZ) 3F (John Wheeler) 55.5
6 OUR VALPOLICELLA (NZ) 3F (Roger James) 55.5
7 DANDEE TOPWIN 3F (Graeme Rogerson) 55.5
8 MAUNATRICE 3F (Darren Weir) 55.5
9 PRIMA NOVA 3F (Anthony Cummings) 55.5
10 RATHSALLAGH (NZ) 3F (Russell Cameron) 55.5
11 MAGNIFIQUE LASS 3F (Kris Lees) 55.5
12 MISS MAREN (NZ) 3F (Mick Price) 55.5
13 MY JOLIENE 3F (Howard Wilson) 55.5
14 MONASHEE PRINCESS 3F (Mick Mair) 55.5
15 HEY PRETTY KATIE 3F (Bart Cummings) 55.5
16 TIPSY PIGGY 3F (Barry Baldwin) 55.5
17 NUFOOS 3F (David Hayes) 55.5
18 DONOR AMORIS 3F (Gary Wells) 55.5
19 JOYFUL GLOW 3F (David Hayes) 55.5
20 HINDSIGHT 3F (John Wallace) 55.5
21 EREDITA 3F (Anthony Cummings) 55.5

Na. Now off to the paddock.