The likely Cox Plate field, Autumn Glow being set for Flemington, and Kevin Blake's insight on Joseph O'Brien's army of Cup contenders

Let's talk about Gay Waterhouse.

It would be fitting if the first and only running of a Cox Plate at Flemington was won by the First Lady and her first Cox Plate as well.

So, Delius, here's what Gay had to say this morning.

I thought it was good and strong and solid.

He's not sort of working quite the same as he did last year.

He's a year older, he's more mature, but I thought your hands were doing well and he's very fit and he's a happy horse going into the race.

You've got to remember that he's only had two starts and his second start in the Turnbull, the track was a little bit affected.

The speed was on, which could easily be on Saturday, the same sort of speed level.

You know, he came out of it very well.

I'm really happy with him.

I really am.

I think it's a very tough fiat.

I think it's a particularly strong lot of depth.

Every single one of the horses in the race deserves to be there.

I was only going to be through it yesterday and doing the former.

You know, winner of Group 1, winner of this, winner of that, winner of that.

You know, they're all there, all with their own proper credentials.

It's a serious, really good cockpit.

Moonee Valley was really like a cycle track, wasn't it? You know, what do you call them?

Villadrone.

Thank you.

You can come any day.

So it's like a Villadrone.

So, you know, King Orford.

But Flemington's not like that.

Let's talk about Gay Waterhouse.

It would be fitting if the first and only running of a Cox Plate at Flemington was won by the First Lady and her first Cox Plate as well.

So, Delius, here's what Gay had to say this morning.

I thought it was good and strong and solid.

He's not sort of working quite the same as he did last year.

He's a year older, he's more mature, but I thought your hands were doing well and he's very fit and he's a happy horse going into the race.

You've got to remember that he's only had two starts and his second start in the Turnbull, the track was a little bit affected.

The speed was on, which could easily be on Saturday, the same sort of speed level.

You know, he came out of it very well.

I'm really happy with him.

I really am.

I think it's a very tough fiat.

I think it's a particularly strong lot of depth.

Every single one of the horses in the race deserves to be there.

I was only going to be through it yesterday and doing the former.

You know, winner of Group 1, winner of this, winner of that, winner of that.

You know, they're all there, all with their own proper credentials.

It's a serious, really good cockpit.

Moonee Valley was really like a cycle track, wasn't it? You know, what do you call them?

Villadrone.

Thank you.

You can come any day.

So it's like a Villadrone.

So, you know, King Orford.

But Flemington's not like that.