New Zealand Racing, 2009-10

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OK, here's the field for Saturday's 2000 Guineas:

1 X8111 Keyora 3 85 56.0 Hayden Tinsley John Wheeler, New Plymouth
2 1X451 King's Ransom 2 84 56.0 Leith Innes Mark Walker, Matamata
3 318X8 Kaaptan 17 80 56.0 Lisa Allpress Stephen McKee, Ardmore
4 1X240 Joey Massino 1 79 56.0 Vinnie Colgan Peter McKay, Matamata
5 1122 Descarado 5 77 56.0 David Walker Kevin Myers, Wanganui
6 123 Military Move 14 75 56.0 Mark Du Plessis Shaune Ritchie, Cambridge
7 X2133 Warrentherooster 13 75 56.0 Sam Spratt Peter McKay, Matamata
8 211 I Am Sam 16 74 56.0 Noel Harris Bryce Revell, New Plymouth
9 13X84 Justanexcuse 9 74 56.0 Kelly Myers Lisa Latta, Awapuni
10 01197 Slashing (AUS) 6 74 56.0 Craig Grylls Mike & Paul Moroney, Matamata
11 115 Summer Surprise 11 73 56.0 Lance Robinson Les & Richard Didham, Riccarton
12 9X214 Smokin' Gun 12 69 56.0 Buddy Lammas Craig Thornton, Cambridge
13 X4X46 Clapton 7 68 56.0 Jamie Bullard Joanne Hillis, Wingatui
14 2X168 Numero De Lago (AUS) 15 67 56.0 Chris Johnson Mark Walker, Matamata
15 18X31 Katie Lee (AUS) 4 80 54.5 Opie Bosson Graeme & Debbie Rogerson, Tuhikaramea
16 5X342 Corsage 8 76 54.5 James McDonald (a) Mark Walker, Matamata
17 81 Volonte 10 68 54.5 Robert Hannam Tommy Beckett, Ascot Park

And the odds:

$4.00 Keyora
$5.50 King's Ransom
$6.00 Katie Lee
$7.00 Corsage
$11.00 Descarado
$14.00 Military Move
$16.00 Kaaptan
$16.00 Warrentherooster
$18.00 Smokin' Gun
$21.00 Joey Massino
$21.00 Justanexcuse
$31.00 Numero De Lago
$31.00 Slashing
$51.00 I Am Sam
$61.00 Clapton
$61.00 Summer Surprise
$101.00 Volonte

Keyora deserves to be the favourite. It's an awesome and very even field, but I think he's going to be really hard to beat.

I'm off to Christchurch tomorrow for a week - 3 days of racing, with both the 2000 and 1000 Guineas, and lots of nights out drinking with friends...perfect way to celebrate the end of a really hard university year.

I might be able to get online and post replays and stuff during the week, but otherwise I'll do it all when I get back. Have a good week!