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11-02-2008, 11:13 AM
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11/4 (FLM): Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
7_3.00 Emirates Melbourne Cup 3200m (Apprentices cannot claim) Prize money: $5,500,000; 1st $3,300,000 and trophies $50,000; 2nd $835,000; 3rd $420,000; 4th $220,000; 5th $150,000. 1 _ Septimus m (10) J P Murtagh 58.5 2 _ Master O'Reilly tmh (6) V Duric 55 3 _ Honolulu m (24) Colm O'Donoghue 54.5 4 _ C'est La Guerre m (5) B Prebble 54 5 _ Nom Du Jeu m (1) J Lloyd 54 6 _ Yellowstone m (12) J F Egan 54 7 _ Zipping tm (16) D Nikolic 54 8 _ Mad Rush m (4) D Oliver 53.5 9 _ Ice Chariot d (22) M Rodd 53 10 _ Viewed mh (9) B Shinn 53 11 _ Littorio tmh (17) S R King 52.5 12 _ Bauer (13) C W Brown 52 13 _ Boundless m (20) G J Childs 52 14 _ Gallopin tmh (21) J Winks 52 15 _ Guyno (8) C Newitt 52 16 _ Zarita t (7) D Dunn 52 17 _ Newport tm (15) Chris Symons 51.5 18 _ Profound Beauty b (2) G Boss 51.5 19 _ Red Lord tm (14) Nicholas Hall (a) 51.5 20 _ Varevees (23) Craig Williams 51.5 21 _ Prize Lady dm (18) M C Sweeney 51 22 _ Alessandro Volta (11) W M Lordan 50.5 23 _ Barbaricus mhn (3) S Baster 50.5 24 _ Moatize th (19) Ms C Lindop 50
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#2
11-02-2008, 01:53 PM
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24 horse fields are always fun. I'll go with the 7.
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11-02-2008, 06:12 PM
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C'est La Guerre, Nom du Jeu, Prize Lady, Boundless.
 Hmm, maybe a bit too patriotic. My top 5, trying to be more objective: C'est La Guerre Mad Rush Nom du Jeu Profound Beauty Septimus But if any of the Kiwis win I'll be happy.
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#5
11-02-2008, 06:31 PM
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I'm really looking forward to watching the Melbourne Cup broadcast on HRTV. I thoroughly enjoyed last year's edition. I can only hope the powers that be at ESPN, and any other entity that produces live thoroughbred racing for TV in this country, will watch and learn. The Aussies do it right. It's about the horses, jockeys, and the betting down under. My favorite part of the broadcast is when the track announcer announces the "stars of the day", and introduces the Cup jockeys, like we announce the lineups for a World Series game.
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#7
11-03-2008, 01:46 PM
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Melbourne cup is way hard to have a serious punt as you have overseas horses which are hard to line up against the local lot, but this year i have to say i agree with
" CSC::The locals don't look particularily strong this year though they should be respected, I'm more partial to the Europeans and Kiwi's this year." So im Going for a" Boxed Trifector" which means 3 can finish in any order so long as its the top 3 so im going 1,3,5 to win the 
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#8
11-03-2008, 02:39 PM
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I think the key here is the weather, if it does rain as forecast, Septimus has a chance, but I still think the weight will stop him.
Surprisingly, of the Euros, I think Bauer has the best chance, he looked solid in his warm up race and looks to be thriving down under, he'll be a lovely price as well.. Mad Rush style will mean he will probably find traffic problems but he is way too short. Honolulu is very interesting but he is drawn too wide and could be sent to the slaughter to aid Septimus.. Alessandro Volta is a big monkey of a horse, first time blinkers may help, but I doubt it. Profound Beauty is by the dangerous Weld, but I would be shocked if she was good enough and she is a truly terrible price. Of the others, Zipping and Master O'Reilly have the class and pace to be there of thereabouts at the end. But the Kiwis look to have a few Aces as well.. Bauer / Zipping / Master O'Reilly
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11-03-2008, 04:11 PM
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 DU JEU
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#10
11-03-2008, 06:09 PM
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$2 show novemberus
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#12
11-03-2008, 07:43 PM
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they better leave this Neroli Up!
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#14
11-03-2008, 07:53 PM
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this is bullocks mate
EDIT = YESSSSSS
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#16
11-03-2008, 08:52 PM
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nicole funnel in the racewear category
deb hunter woww
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#18
11-03-2008, 10:07 PM
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Thats why its such a hard race !!!
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11-03-2008, 10:14 PM
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bart cummings
that dude just gets his best ready for the cup. He didn't care about those last 4 races. We handicapped those last 4 races like dummies and made viewed 90-1 and he just trained his best up to the cup for his 12th mel. cup win.
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