R1 5 STAROFKEN
R2 2 KING RISCA
R3 6 HER BUSINESS 11 SAY SASHA
R4 4 NO WHITE FLAG 10 SUPER TOM
R5 2 SQUAW HUNTER 3 LET GO THOMMO 5 POLITONIC
R6 2 TURBANATOR 4 CAITIE'S OWN 10 SURLENA
R7 2 TRIBAL WARRIOR 7 CHINA CITY 10 MYALUP
R8 6 BANNER STORM 12 ROSE OF SOMERSET 14 VALPARAISO
R9 5 NIKITA BLUE 6 SCENIC VISION 14 ROSAGLOW

(9) Caught Courting
(8) True Courser
(1) Tosen Dandy
(4) Southern Crown

R1 (7) Liverish
R2 (6) Star Of Speed
R3 (9) Golden Lucy
R4 (3) Victory Trio
R5 (5) Politonic
R6 (4) Caitie's Own
R7 (5) Fearnought
R8 (12) Rose Of Somerset
R9 (9) Dark Review

Circus Pony, Starofken and Clarecastle (1st), Top Drive (2nd), Calarosa Donna (6th), Tribal Warrior and Hooksy (7th) and Rose Of Somerset (8th) make up the grey brigade at Ascot today.

From my horses to follow list:

(11) Happy Dis race 9

Track slow, scratchings are: 9 - Caught Courting, 13 - Soi Cowboy, 14 - Garbo's Storm, 16 - It's Rysek, 18 - Gradabra, 19 - Geldof

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.

My tip for the Bendigo Cup? EW No. 7 BIG PAT naturally!

(8) TRUE COURSER finished well in Werribee Cup, form out of that was race has been good. Start before only beaten 2.2L Horsham Cup slow. (5) ZACIELO worked hard from wide draw in SAAB, battled on well. Three starts this distance for two wins. Best on dry but can handle slow. (1) TOSEN DANDY will no doubt find this much easier than Cox Plate and prior was a big run in Cranbourne Cup. (17) FORCE NINE lightly raced Zabeel gelding up in class but in good form. Slight doubt the slow.

Race 2
Top Drive (1) Classy Business (4)
Race 3
Behn Scenic (1) Special Effect (2) Powerfully (4)
Race 4
Economy Flight (1) A Lot Of Hooley (2)
Race 5
City Of Ruins (1) Let Go Thommo (4)
Race 6
Mas Merah (1) Calarosa Donna (5)
Race 7
Tribal Warrior (2) On Our Metal (4)
Race 8
Banner Storm (6) Uncle Graham (13)
Race 9
Rebel Goddess (3) Happy Dis (11)