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It was an interesting couple of days of racing this weekend which saw me replace half of the horses in my stable.

Kermadec was by far the most impressive winner this week and is now favourite for the Cox Plate.  Trainer Chris Waller has confirmed Kermadec will bypass the Epsom Handicap on the first day of our competition in preference for the Caulfield Stakes a week later.  Waller is also likely to start former Metropolitan favourite Silverball in the Epsom instead.

Exosphere and Kinglike are also unlikely to start in the Caulfield Guineas with their trainers keeping both colts for sprinting races.

Another Chris Waller runner, Preferment, has been the big shortener in Cups markets after his fighting win in the Hill Stakes.

This is the current betting for the feature races:

Metropolitan (October 3)

$5 Magic Hurricane
$9 Preferment
$11 Complacent
$13 The United States, Orbec, Amoonqith
$15 Beaten Up, Beyond Thankful, Who Shot Thebarman, Amralah
$17 Our Ivanhowe, Bold Sniper, Junoob, Foundry, Astronomos, Maurus, Havana Cooler

Epsom (October 3)

$4 Winx
$8 Pornichet
$9 Royal Descent
$13 Catkins
$15 Sweynesse, Saddler's Lake, Noble Protector
$17 Hauraki, Lucky Hussler, Stratum Star, Silverball, Disposition, Lucia Valentine, Entirely Platinum, Rudy

Spring Champion Stakes (October 10)

$7 Wudang Mountain, Rageese
$9 Devil Hawk, Too Good To Refuse
$11 Vanbrugh, Press Statement, Shards
$13 Gold Ambition, Tatoosh
$15 Sempre Libera, Flying Achilles
$17 Kimberley Star, Arsonist, Snoopy, Sagaronne

Thousand Guineas (October 10)

$4 Stay With Me
$5.50 Pasadena Girl
$9 Don't Doubt Mamma
$11 Sagaronne, Alaskan Rose
$13 Sacred Eye
$15 Miss Gunpowder
$17 Jameka, Pearls,

Caulfield Guineas (October 10)

$3.50 Press Statement
$3.75 Ready For Victory
$8 Bassett
$13 Santa Ana Lane, Rageese
$15 Mr Individual, Tulsa, Bon Aurum
$17 Shards, Puritan, Keen Array

Caulfield Cup (October 17)

$11 Fame Game, Rising Romance
$15 Set Square, Preferment, Hokko Brave
$17 Gust Of Wind, Hartnell, Hauraki, Complacent, Lucia Valentina
$21 Kirramosa, Volkstok'n'barrell, The United States, Mongolian Khan, Magic Hurricane

Cox Plate (October 24)

$7 Kermadec
$8 Fawkner
$11 Contributer
$13 Highland Reel, Winx
$15 Gailo Chop, Hartnell, Arod, Pornichet, Criterion

VRC Derby (October 31)

$7 Tarzino
$11 Ragnaar
$15 Etymology, Zacada, He's Our Rokkii
$17 Extra Choice
$21 Celtic Tiger, Press Statement

Melbourne Cup (November 3)

$9 Fame Game
$15 Max Dynamite, Preferment, Who Shot Thebarman
$17 Hokko Brave, Hartnell
$21 Mongolian Khan, Gust Of Wind, Order Of St George, Snow Sky, Trip To Paris, Kingfisher, Sky Hunter