Originally Posted by proxy

Perhaps a race for the oldies now that the track is slow. The last time 9YO ASCANA encountered a soft track he won over 2560M at Flemington. Repeat of that would win this.

The 9YO SOUTHERN CROWN can handle the slow and on Cup day did run 2nd over 2800M on the dead.

7YO IRISH CRUSADER was a good run in the Moonee Valley Cup (2500M) last start in the slow.

8YO TOSEN DANDY a bit of a query in the slow but did run a very good 2nd in the Cranbourne Cup and unsuited in the Cox Plate last start.

The youngster (6YO) HURRY ON SPEC next best. Prefers the sting out of the ground and has travelled all the way down from Kembla Grange to be in this race.