#Paddy Wants Pats

The Phoenix at The Meadows is four weeks away yet the makeup of the $1m to-the-winner contest is very close to being finalised. Following his impressive Melbourne Cup heat win at Sandown on Saturday, Paddy Wants Pats has been snapped up by the Keeping/Zipping syndicate. And it's the black dog's high speed which makes him a genuine contender in the…

Paddy Wants Pats suffered a sick beat in his last race and will be looking to go one better at Sandown Park. Connections will be aiming for more than a healthy winner's cheque when the first round of Melbourne Cup Preludes are run at Sandown Park on Thursday night. While the winner of each of the three Preludes will earn $7300 for their efforts,…