Miracle Mile

[mango]

5 invites already handed out for the Miracle Mile
Mr Feelgood
Smoken Up
Blacks A Fake
Monkey King
Villagem

Who would you like to see get the remaining 3 spots, well for one of those spots i'd like to see Make Mine Cullen get a start but for the other 2 spots i have no idea. Would like to here from anyone who they reckon deserves a spot and why. I do understand that the winner of the Cordina sprint gets a start but untill that race lets see who we reckon should get a start.

[bbd]

Mango,

Make Mine Cullen couldn't match with the boys in her own age group in the Chariots. Why do you think she can now cut it with the open class pacers? That's why Douglas skipped the Legends Mile and took the easy way and beat up on the far easier competition of the mares only race. The time was good but she didn't have the pressure she'd get against the big boys.
I think Melpark Major should get a spot. His win at Kilmore showed he's back nearing his best - and his best is enough to beat most of them.

[nat]

I like Make Mine Cullen she has proved enough this year, Melpark Major wasnt to flash in the legends I also like Has The Answers any horse who owns the track record at Gloucester Park needs a look in

[mango]

Has The Answers can run great times around Gloucester Park imagine what he could do around Menangle, i'm with you Nat i'd prefer to see Make Mine Cullen get a run before Melpark Major. Her form is good and i think she deserves her chance and for bbd to say she was beaten in chariots by the boy's is a fair call but i think she would hold her own with the right draw in the Miracle Mile.

[mango]

Has The Answers finished way back in the field in a 2506m race and you'd think if they were trying to get a Miracle Mile spot they would of kept him in the shorter races which he has been going good at. But looking through the program at Gloucester Park last night there were 2 1700m race's one for MO only and the other you had to be balloted out of the Parliamentarians Cup and that was never going to happen to Has The Answers. One would think Gloucester Park would of programed a 1700m FFA for horses that are trying to get a start in the Miracle Mile.

[nat]

He struggles anything over 2100m when against good horses I was shocked by his below par run last night 100m 9th but I’m a bit like you in that they where thinking MM you would had though about backing him off a bit and targeting sprint distances but in saying that it all depends on what races are programmed and their structures for horses with his assessment, 1:56.3 for 2506m they were motoring

[mango]

Newcastle Mile
Rohan Home 1:53.3 does he deserve an invite or should they wait and way up there options over the next wk?

[nat]

I really don’t know but there has to be some races like the Newcastle Mile, Legends Mile, The Mount Eden Sprint, NZ cup & FFA that are time honoured race that carry more weight than the sprint series held in Sydney that has the guarantied start card for the winner. It would be nice that all horses were selected at least a month out so they can bring it all on the night not leave it all trying to get into the field. Its time to get professional about the race and not have this element of surprise this is a show case race world wide we wont the best doing their best we wont sub 1:50 times

[mango]

Nat
Well said i couldn't agree more, to be honest who ever gets the next 3 spots will have there work cut out for them as i do think the 5 horses already chosen are going super and i'd be very suprised if the winner doesn't come out of them. And for them getting the invitation early allows them to concentrate on the M.M and they will have there horse's cherry ripe for the big one. I just watched a replay of the Newcastle Mile and even though he had a peg run i thought Magic Operative was still full of running going across the line, does a horse like him come into calculation considering he is a 1:51 and change winner at Menangle?

[nat]

Look at Magic Operative run on M.M. day last year in a lead up race he is my smoky to gain a start through the sprints and I thought he could win last night on the back of his run at Menangle behind Smoken Up as he can sure sprint home he only needs a run close up with the speed on it would be interesting to se his final quarters in these races.