"I know weights are all relative to the horses around you, but Zurella has been running in group races all the way through and my bloke hasn't raced in a stakes race, even though he's won his last four straight."
Noble said if he owned Brave Centaur he'd seriously consider not running and taking the horse to Australia instead.
"We're all lucky the horse has sporting owners. I gave them the option to scratch, but they said to let him run.
"When I was coming up with Jim Gibbs and Dave O'Sullivan you were taught to race your horses through the grades and not to jump up quickly.
"That's what we've done with this horse - I'm not sure what I'm supposed to have done."
Zurella is coming off the Group 1 Coolmore in Sydney, in which she was fourth, beaten less than one length.
"That's good form for a race like this," said Shaune Ritchie.
"I like the No6 barrier draw, I think that gives Matt [Cameron] quite a few options. If there is a negative it's that she's a natural 2000m horse and she's at 1600m third-up. However, she's freshened up nicely and I'm very happy with her."
Lance Noble is much happier with his second runner, Viadana, whose form on paper looks mixed, but who has had little luck in a few races.
"She had a slight hamstring pain after she ran second at Tauranga, which is why she missed running at Te Aroha last week. I'm very happy with her."
The under-rated Miss Pelear and top-grade newcomers Tyne Cot and Neo will have their followers.
As a back runner, Miss Pelear gets herself into all manner of trouble, but she can really finish off.
Tyne Cot has unlimited potential. He won despite difficulties in his first right-handed start at Ellerslie two starts back then ran out of racing room at Awapuni last start. He cannot be under-rated.
