Super tough race as you would expect, just went through the form and could only completely rule a pen through 4 of them which I give no hope of running top 4.
In saying that though I'm only playing 5 in the quaddie.
Fame Game, Trip to Paris, Almoonqith, The United States and Bondi Beach go in. I could be completely wrong but personally I would be surprised if something won the race outside of these 5.
Once again I could be completely wrong but I'm potting Preferment, looking at his form and I'm actually not convinced he is an out and out stayer. Yes I know he won a Derby but the form hasn't really held up from that race, he just managed to beat Bondeiger who is a nice horse but would be 300-1 in this. When he ran in the Australian Derby which had the A-grade stayers of his year in it he got outclassed by Mongolian Khan and co which they put down to a soft track, but then this prep he won a Hill Stakes on a soft track so that hasn't held up.
He has looked exceptional at Flemington, has genuine WFA form and Bowman on board which are all big ticks. Like Criterion his class will carry him a long way but I don't see him as a winning chance.
Picking a First 4 will be almost impossible could pick half the field and still easily miss.
