2011 Melbourne Cup - Tips, discussion

[Pag]

A little bit on Dunaden, Illo and Jukebox Jury each way. A big bit on Americain on the nose. Even with the weight I still think it's class will shine through.

$10 each way.

[Booney]

I'm in a punters club at my local. 20 people paid up $50 each to take place in it.

Pick one horse in each of the 10 races. 3 points for first, 2 for second, 1 for third. Winner takes all, $1000. For a tie, a count back on who had the most winners.

My tips for the day :

R1 - 3 = 0 POINTS
R2 - 3 = 2nd - 2 POINTS
R3 - 4 = 0 POINTS
R4 - 8 = 0 POINTS
R5 - 2 = 2 POINTS ( TOTAL 4 FROM 5 RACES, IM BUGGERED )
R6 - 2 = 3 POINTS ( 7 )
R7 - 3 = 3 POINTS ( 10 )
R8 - 4 = 3 POINTS ( 13 ) Come on!!!
R9 - 2 = 0 POINTS
R10 - 16

I'll edit and update this during the day.

Not sure Squawk. A mate called into the pub earlier and gave me the update. I would think with no points in race 9 I would be out of the running now....I might ring the pub and find out.

*Edit*

Bar staff been too busy to update the board so I dont know what the leaders are on ( it was 13 a couple of races ago and Im only on 13 ) and by default with the scratching I get the top weight.

[the joker]

a mate of mine got the quinella, 1100 for 5 dollar bet, but if 1st and second swapped he would have had quinella, trifecta and first 4, that would have been about 22,000

[Johno6]

so yeah wiliams would be gutted.... the rides he gives up wins as u all know.
anyone heard any interviews with him or anything

[gadj1976]

i had $5 on dead heat at $251........ f*ck me was my pants wet for 30 seconds

Johno, I was going to do the same thing, and by jeezus I was sh1tting myself at the end. Although I did think that the 3 had won just, I didn't realise how close it was.

For what its worth, I did miss out badly on Tullamore, but I did get the tri (21% of it). A bloke at work and myself were waxing on what outsider we'd pick and both agreed on the 12. Shame it didn't win in the end but oh well I'll take it as a consolation prize!

[Johno6]

i didnt win a cent on the race.... sucked, (besides $24 through work)
i thought the 12 won when it was live, then when they showed replay i thought dead heat
and it was neither.... it was 3 haha.

[gadj1976]

a mate of mine got the quinella, 1100 for 5 dollar bet, but if 1st and second swapped he would have had quinella, trifecta and first 4, that would have been about 22,000

Dead right, I'm spewing the 12 didn't win otherwise the tri would've paid thrice as much. Oh well, happy with a collect on the cup.

[brod]

All that for a loss of $1.80 on the day (helped with a nice collect in the last )

[mal]

In the 1960s Arthur Delaney and his Kangaroo Gang plundered the UK and Europe
The Kangaroo Gang went on a crime spree and pinched plundered their way to million$

The Melbourne Cup is fast becoming the Payback race
Now the UK and European gigi$ are knocking off our prizemoney
There was $6.2 million up for grabs in the 2011 Melbourne Cup
The hoppers stole $5,275,000 !


Its almost a Shore thing they will continue pillaging OUR race in the future as well

[Johno6]

lets have more long distance races that are decent and worth something during the year to increase our chances then....

[Brodlach]

lets have more long distance races that are decent and worth something during the year to increase our chances then....

Agree Johno

Need to make the Adelaide and Sydney Cups alot more important in the leadup to the Melbourne Cup

[mal]

The race that stops nationS ...

[Johno6]

The race that tops (up) other nations........

[overloaded]

so yeah wiliams would be gutted.... the rides he gives up wins as u all know.
anyone heard any interviews with him or anything

I saw the incident he was suspended for and it was definitely worthy of the penalty handed out.
He was an idiot for taking shit rides at a shit meeting only days before the Melbourne Cup and a once in a lifetime opportunity at a triple crown.

[gadj1976]

lets have more long distance races that are decent and worth something during the year to increase our chances then....

Agree Johno

Need to make the Adelaide and Sydney Cups alot more important in the leadup to the Melbourne Cup

Agreed. Having them in the same quarter of the year would be a good start.

[Mop Up]

Markets up for next yrs already...

Lucas Cranach $13 favourite.. does anyone seriously take odds like that a year out?

[stampy]

Markets up for next yrs already...

Lucas Cranach $13 favourite.. does anyone seriously take odds like that a year out?

you would have to have rocks in your head to take something that short, if they offered 100s maybe but 12/1!! thats ridiculous

[overloaded]

Markets up for next yrs already...

Lucas Cranach $13 favourite.. does anyone seriously take odds like that a year out?

What odds is Americain, easily the best horse beaten yesterday

[Squawk]

I'm in a punters club at my local. 20 people paid up $50 each to take place in it.

Pick one horse in each of the 10 races. 3 points for first, 2 for second, 1 for third. Winner takes all, $1000. For a tie, a count back on who had the most winners.

My tips for the day :

R1 - 3 = 0 POINTS
R2 - 3 = 2nd - 2 POINTS
R3 - 4 = 0 POINTS
R4 - 8 = 0 POINTS
R5 - 2 = 2 POINTS ( TOTAL 4 FROM 5 RACES, IM BUGGERED )
R6 - 2 = 3 POINTS ( 7 )
R7 - 3 = 3 POINTS ( 10 )
R8 - 4 = 3 POINTS ( 13 ) Come on!!!
R9 - 2 = 0 POINTS
R10 - 16

I'll edit and update this during the day.

Not sure Squawk. A mate called into the pub earlier and gave me the update. I would think with no points in race 9 I would be out of the running now....I might ring the pub and find out.

*Edit*

Bar staff been too busy to update the board so I dont know what the leaders are on ( it was 13 a couple of races ago and Im only on 13 ) and by default with the scratching I get the top weight.

What was the outcome Booney?

[mighty_tiger_79]

lets have more long distance races that are decent and worth something during the year to increase our chances then....

Agree Johno

Need to make the Adelaide and Sydney Cups alot more important in the leadup to the Melbourne Cup

Agreed. Having them in the same quarter of the year would be a good start.

we really need to start supporting distance races more, pump in some money and incentives for owners/trainers.

automatic entry = all state cups - and they should all be 3200m
Derby and oaks winners should get in
add in winners of the current races where you can get entry

that way we will have horses who are proven at the distance and are local horses, much easier to dissect their form then horses running in europe