THE CONTENDERS

1 WEBLEC ACE

Trainer: Jeff Britton (Anakie) Comment: Won 22 of 65 starts. Multiple Group 1 finalist and winner of G3 Sir John Dillon Memorial and G3 Cranbourne Classic. Excellent record from box 1, winning four from nine.

2 BAROOGA SMOKE SCRATCHED

Trainer: Brett Nye (Little River)

3 YOZO BALE

Trainer: Correy Grenfell (Anakie) Comment: Class runner, winner of 22 from 57, highlighted by 2020 G2 Bendigo and G2 Ballarat Cup Finals. Also qualified for last year’s G2 Geelong Gold Cup Final when injured behind Simon Told Helen. 4 WEBLEC JET

Trainer: Jeff Britton (Anakie) Comment: Won eight from 26. Finished unplaced in G1 National Derby in Sydney before narrow defeats in Ballarat Cup heat and then Consolation (beaten by Yozo Bale). Fastest heat winner at his Geelong debut.

5 WELL GROUNDED

Trainer: Matthew Lanigan (Anakie) Comment: Won seven from 44. Stepped up to Group company for the first time in Cup heats after scorching 29.23sec

Sandown Park victory.

6 JUNK FOOD JUNKIE

Trainer: Jessica Sharp (Avalon) Comment: Won 16 from 61. Was first reserve for G2 Shepparton Cup and since won three of past four, with the defeat coming in G1 Golden Easter Egg heats.

7 TOM THE CHEAP

Trainer: Rebecca Gibbons (Avalon) Comment: Only win in his 15 starts was maiden victory at Geelong. Surprise heat runner-up at $21 and entitled to be even bigger odds at his first appearance at Group level. 8 CARRY ON ANGEL

Trainer: Tim Britton (Lara) Comment: Won 12 from 39. Improved unbeaten record at Geelong to three from three with heat victory, turning the tables on Barooga Smoke from recent G3 Easter Gift at Sandown Park.

Reserves

9 SWEET AS EMM

Trainer: Brendan Pursell (Lara) Comment: Won 19 from 59. G2 Geelong Gold Cup finalist last year and has the talent to figure.

10 MEPUNGA WARRIOR Trainer: Jeff Britton (Anakie) Comment: Won five from 19. G3 Launching Pad finalist who finished strongly in heat placing.

HEAT WINNERS

(fastest to slowest) 29.77sec Weblec Ace 29.80sec Yozo Bale 29.99sec Carry On Angel 30.01sec Weblec Ace 30.13sec Junk Food Junkie