Melbourne Cup 2008 - Who are you backing?

[agro]

i like mad rush - oliver, came home hard in the caufield..

efficient also for a 2nd cup maybe?

 

[ROE]

i like mad rush - oliver, came home hard in the caufield..

efficient also for a 2nd cup maybe?

I'm backing tabcorp

 

[fimmwolf]

I'll back "All The Good"

 

[sammy84]

efficient also for a 2nd cup maybe?

Scratched

 

[jersey10]

i'm with agro. $20 on the snout of Mad Rush. Got it at 11-1 an hour before the Caulfield Cup run.

 

[Gundini]

Had a look this morning and have it down to these guys and girls in no particular order:

Zarita
Gallopin
Profound Beaty
Prized Lady
Barbaricus
Mad Rush
Viewed
Ice Chariot

And even then will probably miss the winner and placings...

 

[sammy84]

Mad rush did look very good. Hard to look past ALL THE GOOD however, he had a great run in the caulfield cup and alot, also I think Saeed Bin Suroor would have sent his best down now, he must be sick of losing.

 

[Prospector]

Are any jockeys wearing PINK

It bothers my 'self proclaimed' race expert son that a couple of years ago I picked a rank outsider, and as I was going to Hong Kong that day, asked him to put $20 on a win for the horse in stall 13 I think it was. He decided to follow suit. I thought no more about it until I landed in Hong Kong and at the airport decided to see who had won - Some nice spending money for me in Ladies Market.

Next year we are off to the Maldives so has to be Maldivian!

 

[Gundini]

Here is a nice link, with a formguide, for those who are fascinated by the race as I am.

http://melbournecup.racingandsports.com.au/melbourne-cup.asp

 

[Nyden]

ALL THE GOOD
ZIPPING
MAD RUSH
PROFOUND BEAUTY
GALLOPIN

Bold is where my money will be

 

[CoffeeKing]

Not normally on the Gee's, exception is Melb cup day and its always a last minute thing, go on the form on the day...

There's always a syndicate going on somewhere and the 1st 2nd 3rd get the winnings.

Have yet to see a syndicate that pays for 3rd last 2nd last and last, now thats diff

 

[adobee]

Someone picked the trifecta last year didnt they ????
Was the NYDEN ??

 

[Real1ty]

Barbaricus

Came from the extreme outside gate, sat 3-4 wide throughout the first half of the race, worked hard to get to the front and fought on well in the straight to finish third by 1.2 lengths.

Problem is he is 28th in order, so probably won't get a start.

 

[BradK]

Trifecta:

1. Mad Rush
2. Obama elected president
3. .5 interest rate cut

BRING ON next Tuesday!

Brad

 

[Nyden]

Someone picked the trifecta last year didnt they ????
Was the NYDEN ??

I think (could be wrong) I got 1st, 2nd, and 4th - so nearly, but not quite Someone else may have though.

Reality, I was very impressed with Barbaricus as well - but I question as to whether or not it'll last.

 

[So_Cynical]

Here is a nice link, with a formguide, for those who are fascinated by the race as I am.

http://melbournecup.racingandsports.com.au/melbourne-cup.asp

Nice find...been looking for an online form guide.

Once u get past the top 10 there's a big drop in quality....the foreigners don't
look that good, no big standout performances, no standouts in the whole field.

Ill go the Kiwis

C'EST LA GUERRE (NZ)
NOM DU JEU (NZ)
MASTER O'REILLY (NZ)
RED RULER (NZ)

 

[Hawkeye]

Hard to go past Septimus in this one - by far the best horse over the journey...making upthe numbers will be Mad Rush and Ice Chariot...Alessandro Volta to go hard early but fade coming into the straight.

...and for Prospector - Baughurst, Yellowstone and Get Up Jude jockeys will all be wearing PINK

 

[cuttlefish]

This is sacrilege. Thou shalt not know the name of any horse riding in the melbourne cup until the day of the cup. Though shalt then spend the first hour of the day in serious study of the form guide before deciding to bet on the favourite, and the second hour of the day trying to remember how to fill in a win/place bet TAB form. Any remaining time is then spent in the TAB queue or posturing as an expert to any late comers.

Though shalt reward yourself for the mornings efforts by getting sozzled at work while waiting for the race, lamenting loudly when the carefully selected favourite doesn't cross the line first, and spending the remainder of the afternoon in a pub.

(this is the non-Victoria version of Melbourne cup day which is technically a working day).

 

[Gundini]

Maybe for you cuttlefish, but day off for me!

In fact, I have always had the MC off.

Big Fan!

 

[white_crane]

Someone picked the trifecta last year didnt they ????
Was the NYDEN ??

*Raises hand. I did!

This is sacrilege. Thou shalt not know the name of any horse riding in the melbourne cup until the day of the cup. Though shalt then spend the first hour of the day in serious study of the form guide before deciding to bet on the favourite, and the second hour of the day trying to remember how to fill in a win/place bet TAB form. Any remaining time is then spent in the TAB queue or posturing as an expert to any late comers.

And this was pretty much how it happened too, except I was on holidays at the time, I deliberately didn't back the favourite and I spent half the day at the pub having a good day.