Something tells me no matter what Monkey King does will good enough for you. You want to talk about a horse getting kissed on the c**k with barriers and soft runs, have a look at Bondy. Fair dinkum, one of the owners must be sleeping with someone from the racing office in Vic and NSW. Oh and as far as MK having a soft run last night, it was the 2nd fastest of the night if memory serves. And besides, he can only beat what is put in front of him. He IS the best horse in the southern hemisphere!
I'm not saying Monkey King isn't good. Obviously, with his current form, its the best in Australasia. I just think he has been blessed with relatively easy runs of times and landing in such sweet spots with his type of racing and im talking more directly regarding miracle mile. With his first two heat wins, it didnt really matter if he lead, or took a sit, he would of still blown them away, hence his $1.10 price. But I just do not think we have seen him FULLY tested yet, and I would like to see the heat on him.
Bondy isnt really even rated by many people as a LEADING contender in the final DUE to his freakishly nice barrier draws of late. Another horse which has not been tested too much and a lot of people think if the pressure comes on, horses like MK and Black and Washakie will prove to be superior too it.
The draw will make things very interesting and even Smoken Up who was driven worse than I have ever seen nearly came back and rolled Washakie even tho he prolly still had something up his sleeve, but if he draws well he could be a smokie at big odds but he is not a sit-sprinter as someone else said earlier and he was driven as if he was.
Basically, waiting on draw but i just do not see it clean cut MK wins and wins by panels. Just my opinion.