The race that stops a nation (and its expats)

elcanguro76 — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 02:46:44 +0000

No, I’m not talking about the US Presidential election on the same day, I’m talking about the first Tuesday in November at Flemington, the Melbourne Cup – Australia’s and one of the world’s premier and most celebrated thoroughbred horse races.

Australia literally stands still for the three and a half minutes of the race and Tuesday will be no different. I’ve been studying the form guide and am about to log onto the TAB website to commence the process of losing my money placing my bets.

This website contains a thorough statistical report on all aspects of Australian horse racing and contains a detailed form guide for the big race. Below’s the field for the big race, including info on the barriers, jockeys, weights and trainers.

Emirates Melbourne Cup day - Tuesday, 4 November 2008

race time value g/l race name type distance

7 3.00 $5,650,000 gr. 1 emirates melbourne cup hcp (n/c) 3200m

race	time	value	g/l	race name	type	distance
7	3.00	$5,650,000	gr. 1	emirates melbourne cup	hcp (n/c)	3200m

TAB	horse	trainer	jockey	weight	barrier
1	Septimus(IRE)	Aidan O’Brien	J Murtagh	58.5	10
2	Master O’Reilly(NZ)	Danny O’Brien	V Duric	55	6
3	Honolulu(IRE)	Aidan O’Brien	Colm O’Donoghue	54.5	24
4	C’est La Guerre(NZ)	John Sadler	B Prebble	54	5
5	Nom du Jeu(NZ)	Murray Baker	J Lloyd	54	1
6	Yellowstone(IRE)	Jane Chapple-Hyam	J Egan	54	12
7	Zipping	John Sadler	D Nikolic	54	16
8	Mad Rush(USA)	Luca Cumani	D Oliver	53.5	4
9	Ice Chariot	Ron Maund	M Rodd	53	22
10	Viewed	Bart Cummings	B Shinn	53	9
11	Littorio	Nigel Blackiston	Steven King	52.5	17
12	Bauer(IRE)	Luca Cumani	C Brown	52	13
13	Boundless(NZ)	Stephen Mckee	G Childs	52	20
14	Gallopin(NZ)	Danny O’Brien	J M Winks	52	21
15	Guyno(NZ)	Lou Luciani	C Newitt	52	8
16	Zarita(NZ)	Pat Hyland	D Dunn	52	7
17	Newport	Paul Perry	C D Symons	51.5	15
18	Profound Beauty(IRE)	Dermot K Weld	G Boss	51.5	2
19	Red Lord	Anthony Cummings	N Hall	51.5	14
20	Varevees(GB)	Richard Gibson	C Williams	51.5	23
21	Prize Lady(NZ)	Graeme Sanders	M C Sweeney	51	18
22	Alessandro Volta(GB)	Aidan O’Brien	W M Lordan	50.5	11
23	Barbaricus	Danny O’Brien	S Baster	50.5	3
24	Moatize	Bart Cummings	C Lindop	50	19

My tips: Septimus to win ahead of Profound Beauty, Gallopin and Mad Rush. You can bet your house on it!

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The race that stops a nation (and its expats)

Emirates Melbourne Cup day - Tuesday, 4 November 2008

race time value g/l race name type distance 7 3.00 $5,650,000 gr. 1 emirates melbourne cup hcp (n/c) 3200m

race time value g/l race name type distance

7 3.00 $5,650,000 gr. 1 emirates melbourne cup hcp (n/c) 3200m