As we've witnessed in recent weeks, the AFL's preliminary final weekend is often better than the big dance which follows seven days later.
Well tomorrow night's meeting at Tabcorp Park Melton - despite being marketed as night one of the Victoria Cup carnival - is actually comparable to prelim night for three Group 1 events next Saturday night, the Vic Cup, the Vic Derby and the Vic Oaks.
And just as many questions are answered when the top four teams meet in late September, myriad queries will find some sense of resolution from what we witness at Victorian harness headquarters Saturday evening.
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