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Working around the favourite could be the way to go in Wednesday’s Listed Bendigo Cup.

Order Of The Sun as of Wednesday morning is quoted at near even money in the feature event at Bendigo.

While a dominant winner at Randwick last start, the form line isn’t the most convincing.

Sticking with the Victorian runners could be advisable.

The nine horse field looks short on depth where just three sit inside of the handicap.

The topweight is Count Of Limonade.

Count Of Limonade turned a corner last start, following up some underwhelming runs at Caulfield and Morphettville with a surprise victory in the Moe Cup.

The Duke Of Marmalade entire was prominent throughout and strong to the line.

Prince Of Penzance was the runner up who proceeded to claim the Moonee Valley Cup in strong fashion.

Count Of Limonade now rises in class and distance on that outing.

In his favour, Count Of Limonade should be approaching peak fitness fourth run from a spell and can continue on his winning ways.

Massiyn was last seen running fourth at Moonee Valley last Friday.

The Zamindar entire rises in class and distance on that run five days later.

The Lloyd Williams-raced five-year-old ran second in this event last year and the 2014 renewal does not appear as strong.

Team Williams did everything in their power to compress the weights for the Bendigo Cup in nominating Green Moon and stablemate Massiyn looks a key beneficiary.

While Massiyn is yet to win since arriving in Australia, this shapes as his best chance to do so.

Signs point to the Bendigo Cup being the race Massiyn has been set for this campaign.

The out of form Ancient King is the only other runner who sits inside the handicap.

The remaining five runners not mentioned would likely require a career best performance to be saluting in this affair.

Count Of Limonade and Massiyn each appear very well suited in the 2014 renewal of the Bendigo Cup.

While Order Of The Sun is promising, stick with the proven class runners.

At their current each way quotes, it might even be worth backing both Count Of Limonade and Massiyn.