As someone who hasn't been too interested in the series this year I actually thought the draw has worked perfectly for creating the best race possible. It is Lennys race to lose but I believe horses 5-10 will have their fair chance.
With the next best two favoured horses drawn inside Lenny he may have a hard time. If both fit and firing it's been proven PMan can't beat Lenny and from that draw PMan will probably have the harder run so I can't see him winning.
So if the pace is hot (which the draw gives the best chance of it being hot) horses 5-10 are right into it.
We've seen Libertybelle Midfrew sit 3 wide last 1000m in good times (eg Gold Nugget), we've seen My Hard Copy storm home in quick time off a hot pace (Bunbury Heat), we've seen Flaming Flutter should have ran past Lenny and PMan if not got held up (Shep Cup). In a series devoid of many GC regulars Avonnova been on the circuit 13 months and will get his easiest run of the series, and of course Devendra won 2 heats himself and got butchered in one. Probably can't really make a case for Our Blackbird but he did only get beaten 2m by Lenny a fortnight ago.
Even the emergencies Major Crocker has beaten Lenny and had to be close to run of the series when beaten at Bunbury, while Blazin n Cullen tends to save his best performances for Gp1s when you don't expect it eg Inter, Len Smith Mile.
I'm probably looking at the silver lining for each horses chances but from how I felt considering I been negative about the series for a couple months I am excited for the final.