Ascot r5 Diamond Scene ; The two locals at the top of betting who have had perfect cup preparations , vs the two fresh eastern states raiders , sets up a great betting race in this years Perth Cup.
Diamond Scene looks primed to add yet another cup to the already sparkling Peters Investments trophy cabinet. Has won or ran 2nd in all the traditional lead ups and was pretty soft on the line at the end of 2200m last start , suggesting the son of So You Think is ready for 2400m . Sentimental Hero was “unlucky” behind Diamond Scene last start , no doubt it was all about today regardless. Not much between them , my gut just feels the fav might run the trip out a touch stronger with SH having to do more work this time from its draw. The raiders have dominated the carnival and both Young Werther and Serpentine have raced against far superior opposition in the spring. YW gets Damian Lane , Serpentine is a front running dry tracker trained by Watherhouse. Can they get off the plane and produce in the heat ? It’s an ask but if they cope they must be right in the mix.
Diamond Scene has been very heavily backed last 48hrs and I’m putting him on top. Serpentine heavy place the other play. SRM Diamond Top 2 , Serpentine Top 4
Happy New Year & Good Luck!