5:45am - THE GONG | 1600m | | i

Another great edition of The Gong for $1 million. Expect ARCHEDEMUS to roll across and lead with DAWN PASSAGE and POSITIVE PEACE near pace on the inside, plenty of others that will be jostling for a near pace spot outside of those. DAWN PASSAGE brings strong form to this following a brave 3rd in the Golden Eagle, he may just need to run out the 1600m and get a touch of luck from the inside to be too strong. PURPLE SECTOR and BOTTEGA (wide barrier) have both come back better horses and will be hard to beat. OLMEDO, CASCADIAN and ROCK bring decent G1 form from Melbourne. Mares POSITIVE PEACE and ASIAGO rate around the mark too in an open race.