My main thoughts today are two: (1) OPM is on the 1st page of the leaderboard after day 2 at the Gold Coast, and after what happened last time, it would be great, & poetic justice to boot, if he's on top when they wrap things up today; & (2) If the 8-1ML holds up, Cristel's horse in the Emerald at Cby seems worth the longest of looks.

Our level of experience at Col is the same. After a windshield wiper look at R7-9, & your & Tony's posts, one thing you might want to consider, given the wide open nature of the last two, is playing their stakes pk3 instead of tris & supers. I think Tony landed on the most likely upsetter in the 7th, but I wouldn't be in any hurry to play against Proctor's horse, a possible single in the 1st leg. I would take a stand against Pletcher in the 8th, & while I wouldn't leave Mott's horse out & both Clement's & Dollase's horses are very logical must includes, I like your thinking on the 6 & 11, as both look very live to me. Snowdrops & Humoristic would be my keys in vertical plays. Depending on how the ticket was structered, I am even more strongly inclined against Pletcher in the 9th, & also think SW, as well as PR, SH, & RB, are all very live. I'm not as high as you are on the 10, & couldn't help but notice that the appropriately named Criminal Mind will be saddled by someone who got caught stealing money from his own brother. I have nothing against the owners, & I like the jock, but it wouldn't upset me in the least if CM is distanced.

Best of Luck.