Golden Eagle

She should just be winning, but $1.20 suggests that she should just be winning.

If you wanted to play a little bit of value in the race, within the law of the place- She was really good first up behind the Golden Eagle winner in Skyhook, Bayvark, Apocalyptic, Decorum.

So that race produced the Golden Eagle Quindella in Skyhook.

And Decorum was huge in that Golden Eagle, given the fact that he was wide no cover.

Her work through the line was really good there.

And we actually backed her in the Golden Eagle, but she had zero luck there.

I think she was going as well as Shiza Alibi when she ran out of room, and it was a very similar watch to Shiza Alibi.

She just got throttled down, never got a crack at them, completely excused that beaten run.

We'll touch on all of this in the review show on Monday.

And then we're going to go across the four days and across the Golden Eagle up here.

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Maybe he can.

He did give her a race in the Golden Eagle, Lizzie, 12 months ago.

That's 12 months ago, Matty.

He

You too, Lizzie.

Yeah, a bit of everything.

I mean, it started with an incredible Derby day for James McDonald and Chris Waller and, you know, a Golden Eagle that was both brilliant in one way and frustrating in another, for she's an alibi, and then, you know, a big dance that sort of had a dramatic climax, but I think a Melbourne Cup for the ages, both pre-race and during the race, and then what we might look forward to.

So one of the all-time great Melbourne Cups, and then a a very special oak.

Yeah, a bit of everything.

I mean, it started with an incredible Derby day for James McDonald and Chris Waller and, you know, a Golden Eagle that was both brilliant in one way and frustrating in another for she's a Malabar.

And then, you know, a big dance that sort of had a dramatic climax.

But I think a Melbourne Cup for the age is both pre-race and during the race and then what we might look forward to.

Geelong Cup, I just love the fact, Matt and Lizzie, that he was able to mix it early in the Geelong Cup and then give that kick and go straight past Gay and Adrian's horse at the top of the straight.

And although, you know, Small Fry was closing and Omni Man, I just felt like there was another gear.

I chatted to Ethan Brown on Golden Eagle Day up at Royal Randwick, and he told me how much the horse had improved.

Kieran seemed to have a lot of confidence about him.

It's crazy.

And we nearly, thanks to the circumstances of the Golden Eagle, nearly saw Shiza Alibi.

There was a conversation there that Fred Novke, the owner, had after he's – I think he drove back from Sydney back to far north Queensland.

That's a long drive after what happened in that Golden Eagle.

Firstly, your thoughts on that, Luke Nolan, and also Peter Moody probably just looking after the horse, not backing up from Champions Day.

Yeah, look, Luke Nolan was – He was just put into a situation where he had nowhere to go.

Maybe he can...

He did give her a race in the Golden Eagle, Lizzie, 12 months ago.

That's 12 months ago, mate.

He

We lost the first seven.

And then it comes to the Golden Eagle, which was the biggest race on Saturday in Sydney.

And Shiza Alibi was a $1.40 favourite.

Everyone was tipping it.

Not to say that you'd suggest you don't make good points regularly, but $10 million for a horse race last Saturday in Sydney.

The Golden Eagle.

Yeah.

Seriously? Just Stupid.