The form race seems to be the Country Cup at Scone.

If that is the case then #10 Try 'N' Run Amuk meets #3 Unbiased 3.5 kg better off for almost the same finish.

But TNRA has drawn awefully and the rider if he has any plan will try and lead like he did in the Guyra Cup win.

Of the others, this looks ideal for #7 Choice Larga who is a city BM80-85 horse, but once again there is a bad barrier to contend with.

Paula Cartledge is coming all the way down from Oakey like she did last start (Tamworth BM60) and the big bloke #11 Congelator nearly won but the 61 kg told in the end. He drops down to 52 kg after the claim and he has never carried that in his entire racing career. Once again frustratingly the best chances are drawn wide.

#13 Image Of Love is an open class country horse who gets in on the limit with barrier 2 and that brings her right into calculations. She is only a 4yo mare and has a reasonable strike rate.

#16 Rockatorio and #17 Collins Street given outside chances if they get a run.

The barrier draw has killed any confidence I have in this race. The prices - cannot see any real value there.

Maybe a little each way on #13 Image Of Love from the good draw at $19.

Watch out if the 16 or 17 get a run.

#10 if he leads hard to beat but no value. Would love to see Congelator win. They interviewed Paula before the Tamworth race and she seems a real humble down to earth country trainer down from Qld just the sort you like to see win Cup races.

This is the 2018 Quirindi Cup run in February over the same distance. Highlighted ones engaged tomorrow.

Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Marg(L)	Bar	Wgt(kg)	Rating
1	6	EVANGELIST	Lea Selby	Ms Miki Nakao(a2/50kg)		2	53	62.00
2	5	LOUD ENOUGH	George Woodward	Jake Pracey-Holmes	0.01	8	56.5	65.49
3	1	EGYPTIAN RULER	Ken Lantry	Ms Mikayla Weir(a1.5/51kg)	0.07	11	59.5	68.40
4	8	KILMARNOCK	Lea Selby	Vad Bolozhinskyi	0.59	6	54	62.12
5	11	THE BOHEMIAN	Paul Perry	Jeff Kehoe	0.93	3	54	61.61
6	3	PRESENT SENSE	Craig Martin	Greg Ryan	1.41	10	58.5	65.39
7	9	PACKEN	Brian Jenkinson	Ben Looker	2.25	9	54	59.63
8	4	MAKEADANE	John P Thompson	Aaron Bullock	2.3	5	58	63.55
9	10	ST LUKE	Michelle Fleming	Grant Buckley	2.9	7	54	58.65
10	12	RENA'S LAD	Geoff O'Brien	Ms Rachael Murray	2.98	1	54	58.53
11	7	BUON NATALE	Benjamin Smith	Josh Adams	4.41	4	54	56.39

Evangelist meets Egyptian Ruler 3 kg worse off for what is essentially the same finishing position. It meets Loud Enough 1.5 kg worse off.

Kilmarnock is the 4th emergency with no scratchings tonight so won't waste any time on him suffice to say if he gets a run his Quirindi Cup run gives him a chance in this

Present Sense is 5 kg better off for being beaten only 1.4 lengths by Evangelist and of the 5 runners is the best off at the weights.

Flop? Looked virtually untested to me.

You are right. In fact approaching the turn he still has a tight rein on it. Rides it along in the straight but switches off a long way from home.

Given the price it is a big call to say it was deliberately held back. More a lazy ride? That jockey has come on my radar screens for the wrong reason more than once 

Gunnedah cup tomorrow , thoughts PP7 ?

toppy for me

Will take a look later mate and post my thoughts. Great place Gunnedah   

Watching the replay, the 3rd horse   was dead stiff