2 horses ... are you kidding me ?

How can the WA heat which not only has Australia's best horse in it but the first 3 from ID12, a recent Fremantle Cup winner etc only get a guaranteed 2 horses in the final ?

The NZ heat, which is an embarrassment to the series, a typical final quarter dash if ever I saw one is handed 2 invites.

If you dropped any of the 3 from NZ into the WA heat from where ITMQ or Dasher VC are drawn they'd be in big trouble. The Gold Ace and Lincoln Royal would be out of business.

The sponsor of the series made a big blue with their pre market betting for the WA heat. They had ITMQ at $1.04. Next in line were Dasher, Lombo Nav and Mysta all 20-35 to 1 into 5-2 or shorter when they suspended betting on that market. The smart money didn't miss them.

I agree with 4 & 2 @ Menangle, 3 @ Melton but NZ should of been 1 and WA 3.

I smell a rat.