Horse Win Place

SPHENOPHYTA 3.50 1.62
OUR SMOKING JOE 6.00 2.25
ZIPPING (2E) 6.00 2.25
GROWL 6.50 2.37
SERENADE ROSE 8.50 2.87
ACTIVATION 11.00 3.50
RAILINGS 13.00 4.00
TAWQEET 14.00 4.25
POP ROCK 17.00 5.00
HEADTURNER 18.00 5.25
GRAND ZULU 21.00 6.00
IMPERIAL STRIDE 21.00 6.00
AQUA DAMORE 26.00 7.25
DIZELLE 31.00 8.50
TESTAFIABLE 35.00 9.50
ICE CHARIOT 41.00 11.00
DELTA BLUES 61.00 16.00
LAND N STARS (1E) 61.00 16.00
ROMAN ARCH 101.00 26.00
STORMHILL (3E) 101.00 26.00
SHORT PAUSE 201.00 51.00

can't believe ZIPPING didn't make the field proper!

(1) GET UP
(7) SUSIE MINE
(15) JAADANZ
(3) SAVAGE ATTACK
(2) PRIDE OF ARCHWAY
(6) JAFFA JONNIE

Understand that the Melbourne Racing Club decided against using its discretionary powers to elevate Zipping into the field.

Couldn't agree more Cheda.
They seem to be able to elevate some cat/crab/******/(insert any derogatory name you like) from half a world away.

The ABC had a small segment on "Insiders" the other day re the Jap horses.
Apparently in Japan they have an "A" and "B" system of racing their horses. ie: to graduate to the "A" class you have to earn your way thru the "B" ranks or some such thing.
Anyway, they interviewed a trainer who had a horse nominated for a "B" race, which, if it won, would elevate it into the "A" ranks.
When asked what he would do if the horse got beat and didn't get elevated, he said he would probably take it to Australia for the Melb Cup!!!!!!!

Mina & Jaadanz E/W

LOL

1 DELTA BLUES (JPN) Katsuhiko Sumii N Rawiller 17 56
2 IMPERIAL STRIDE (GB) Saeed Bin Suroor K McEvoy 13 55.5
3 RAILINGS John Hawkes 7 55.5
4 ROMAN ARCH Robbie Laing N Callow 10 55
5 OUR SMOKING JOE Lee Freedman J Cassidy 2 54.5
6 HEADTURNER John Hawkes 18 54
7 GRAND ZULU Gwenda Markwell G Boss 12 53.5
8 SHORT PAUSE (GB) David Hayes M J Zahra 6 53.5
9 TAWQEET (USA) David Hayes D Dunn 3 53.5
10 ACTIVATION (NZ) Graeme Rogerson M Rodd 5 53
11 POP ROCK (JPN) Katsuhiko Sumii D Oliver 11 53
12 SERENADE ROSE Lee Freedman Steven King 15 52.5
13 AQUA D'AMORE Gai Waterhouse S Baster 4 52
14 DIZELLE John Hawkes 20 52
15 ICE CHARIOT Ron Maund J Byrne 19 52
16 TESTAFIABLE Peter G Moody L Nolen 14 52
17 SPHENOPHYTA (NZ) Lee Freedman D Nikolic 8 50
18 GROWL (NZ) David Hayes C Williams 9 49
19E LAND 'N STARS (GB) Jamie Poulton N Ryan 16 53
20E ZIPPING Graeme Rogerson G Boss 21 52.5
21E STORMHILL Tim Martin 1 51.5

not having much luck with Zipping. Drawn the car park!

They really need to review how they determine order of entry for these big races and put more value on recent performances. How a horse like Dizelle with 1 win and numerous unplaced performances in last 12 months can get in ahead of horses like Zipping (5 wins in last 12 months) is beyond me!