Well didn't quite live up to expectations today although did still run 2nd. The winner Master Minx was way too classy for the bear today.

1 3.80 Miss Andretti 13 55 Kevin Forrester 2 2 1 1:09:72 (34:81)
2 4.20 Avenida Madero (B) 5 55 Jason Brown 14 11 2 1 1/2 L 1:09:94 (33:97)
3 12 Rescuer (B) 16 57.5 Paul Harvey 11 8 3 1 3/4 L 1:09:96 (34:14)
4 8 Wire Detonator (*) 7 57.5 William Pike 3 3 4 2 L 1:09:99 (34:95)
5 12 Changing Lanes (B) 9 57.5 John Claite 4 4 5 2 1/2 L 1:10:12 (34:97)
6 21 Red Hannigan (B) 10 57.5 Troy Turner 15 15 6 2 3/4 L 1:10:15 (34:06)
7 21 Volition (B) 3 57.5 Peter Knuckey 1 1 7 3 1/4 L 1:10:24 (35:40)
8 16 Wild Target (B) 15 57.5 Lucas Camilleri 16 16 8 3 3/4 L 1:10:31 (34:21)
9 18 Hotel Casuarina 14 57.5 Patrick Carbery 13 14 9 3 3/4 L 1:10:34 (34:39)
10 51 Mafeking 2 57.5 Alana Sansom 7 6 10 4 1/4 L 1:10:41 (35:04)
11 41 Stir Pak (B) 1 55 Jeff Noske 5 7 11 5 1/4 L 1:10:54 (35:33)
12 11 Blinded 6 57.5 Shaun Mc Gruddy 12 13 12 5 1/4 L 1:10:57 (34:72)
13 21 Early Express 12 57.5 Jason Whiting 9 10 13 6 L 1:10:66 (35:02)
14 26 Legend Express 8 57.5 Jason Miller 8 9 14 6 3/4 L 1:10:80 (35:20)
15 16 Mapperholic 11 57.5 Peter Hall 6 5 15 7 1/2 L 1:10:92 (35:51)
16 41 Hardrada (B) 4 57.5 Dion Luciani 10 12 16 9 1/4 L 1:11:19 (35:44)
Main Stage 19 57.5 Jessica Valas SCRATCHED
Classic Chevron 16 55 SCRATCHED
Ellicorsam 11 55 Stephen Miller SCRATCHED

Judges Nos: 16 13 9 10 7
Time: 1:09:72 (600m: 34:81)


Those in bold looked to be the best runs in the race imo

Mapperholic and Hardrada obviously not too forward at this stage.

Time marches on!
Just look at the last four places in the Winterbottom and you'll see the top 3 placegetters from the 2003 Railway Stakes (which were in order) Hardrada, Early Express and Mapperholic.

We can only hope they'll improve with more racing and distance.

Good strike rate for the greys at Geraldton yesterday with Halo Song (1st) and Coined (3rd) with Grey Feather (scr).

And we were around the mark at Bunbury yesterday but no winners. Silver Yacht (7th), Starlight Grey (2nd), Maximum Force (3rd), Karancher (4th), Mavericks Pago (2nd), Buster’s Yousha (6th) and Eaton Money (4th).

And at Ascot we had Mon Cheval (6th), Pale Dancer (2nd), The Gray Bear (7th), Wire Detonator (4th), Air Of Supremacy (7th), Hooksy (8th), Tribal Warrior (2nd) and Stone Man (9th).

Glad we could help purplepassion

So the Diva has been retired. Great news!

Well I'll be Didn't realise till I read your post sportsmad. Thanks

From memory Rescuer was running around in welters this time last year!! Certainly improved since then.