MELBOURNE CUP

[Ron Burgundy]

My next door neighbour got the Pick 4 yesterday in the Cup. $75 Grand collect for a $24.00 investment. We're going away to the Strath races with them in a few weeks, so he can shout I reckon.

I did hear about that. Nice effort. Was there any logic behind the horses or just a random stab?

[ryles-kennels]

From their website:

did anyone on sportsbet get a free $10 bet?
i checked my account just before and found that i had a free bet....

Sportsbet sincerely regrets any inconvenience caused to members on Melbourne Cup Day due to the poor performance of the website. We understand members put their faith in Sportsbet's usually robust website system and responsive customer service teams, only to be partially let down on Australia's biggest day of racing.

Due to unforeseen circumstances the performance of the website was severely impacted yesterday leading to the site being slow or at times unavailable. Our team is genuinely hurt by our inability to service you to the level you deserve. We hope you can please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience or frustration you may have an experienced yesterday and give us a chance to restore your faith in placing your wagers with Sportsbet.

How Sportsbet will rectify issues.

In the next 48 hours Sportsbet will process member IDs, assist members with credit card refunds due to deposit issues and our teams will do their best to ensure you are not inconvenienced in any further way - please be patient whilst we work through your enquiries and we will personally contact every member who has contacted Sportsbet.

We are taking every possible measure to ensure there is no repeat of the poor site performance which occurred yesterday and do not anticipate there will be a repeat of these issues in the future.

As a gesture of goodwill I have credited your account with a free bet valued at $10 which is now available for you to use anytime on any race or sports event by midnight Sunday 8 November. Whilst this is not real compensation for the issues we caused you and the other tens of thousands of members, we hope it helps a little.

Please feel free to contact Customer Service on 1800 155 887 or Click Here to send us an email with any questions.

I personally thank you for your support of Sportsbet and I do hope you will continue to enjoy our service.

We wish you the best of fortune for the remainder of the Spring Carnival.
Yours sincerely,



Matthew Tripp
Chief Executive Officer
Sportsbet

[Mop Up]

I had big win yesterday by accident...

MR5 I had trif on 3,4,10... 10 gets scratched so I get the missus to to put on 1,3,4 trif, shes stuffs it and goes 1,3,6 for $10. Bit dissapointed cos 4 - Definitely Ready - was hot favuorite $1.60, couldnt lose, well it dies while leading with 150 to go, finishes 4th and the stuffed up trif gets up and wins me a cool $955

Shes filling out all my betting cards from now on

[MatteeG]

not much wrong with teh ride on mater o'reilly - it was comfortably the 2nd best run of the race behind the winner. 4 out of the first 5 past thepost ran on exactly the same piece of ground in the straight - down the middle was a clear fast lane on the day, master o'reilly was the only horse to make ground either down the outside or inside in the race. master o'reilly was always going to be right back that is his style of racing but the slow pace upfront worked against him - dont forget in teh straight he ran past daffodil, viewed, alcopop and roman emporer - if you had said to me before the race he would pass tehm down the straight i would presume he had won

Sorry MAY-Z but you cant win a Melbourne Cup by sitting at the back of the field.

I know Master gets back but trying to round 22 other horses from the final bend on just isnt gonna happen.

[Dutchy]

Well i got 2 x $100 free bets cause of the Sportsbet stuff up and I didn even get affected, I put my bet son in the morning and left for the day...bonus $150 onto the bankroll, thanks Sportsbet

[gadj1976]

Tomorrow:

MR(P) TF 9 $6.80 - 4 9 10/4 6 9 10/1 4 6 9 10 @ 25% of DIV
MR(P) TF 8 $6.80 - 1-3/1-3 6/1-3 5 6 @ 25% of DIV
MR(P) TF 6 $7.00 - 2/1 3/1 3 6 @ 1.75x DIV
MR(P) TF 5 $6.80 - 4 6 15/4 6 7 15/1 4 6 7 15 @ 25% of DIV
MR(P) TF 4 $6.80 - 2 5 8/2 5 8 17/2 5 8 9 17 @ 25% of DIV
MR(P) TF 2 $6.80 - 1 6 8/1 4 6 8/1 4 6 8 17 @ 25% of DIV
MR(P) TF 1 $6.80 - 2-4/2-4 14/2-4 7 14 @ 25% of DIV

[teamwork]

Well i got 2 x $100 free bets cause of the Sportsbet stuff up and I didn even get affected, I put my bet son in the morning and left for the day...bonus $150 onto the bankroll, thanks Sportsbet

How did you get so much mate? I got a shitty $10 free bet and was affected all day!!!

[dodgingandweaving]

Well i got 2 x $100 free bets cause of the Sportsbet stuff up and I didn even get affected, I put my bet son in the morning and left for the day...bonus $150 onto the bankroll, thanks Sportsbet

How did you get so much mate? I got a shitty $10 free bet and was affected all day!!!

I would be on the blower asking them that exact same question TW.

[MAY-Z]

not much wrong with teh ride on mater o'reilly - it was comfortably the 2nd best run of the race behind the winner. 4 out of the first 5 past thepost ran on exactly the same piece of ground in the straight - down the middle was a clear fast lane on the day, master o'reilly was the only horse to make ground either down the outside or inside in the race. master o'reilly was always going to be right back that is his style of racing but the slow pace upfront worked against him - dont forget in teh straight he ran past daffodil, viewed, alcopop and roman emporer - if you had said to me before the race he would pass tehm down the straight i would presume he had won

Sorry MAY-Z but you cant win a Melbourne Cup by sitting at the back of the field.

I know Master gets back but trying to round 22 other horses from the final bend on just isnt gonna happen.

got past most of them without the advantage of the fast lane, he was always going to be in teh last copuple form his draw and his pattern of racing so if you werent prepared to fro that to happen you shouldnt have backed him

[trev]

did anyone on sportsbet get a free $10 bet?

Nope I got the same letter from CEO but mine included a free $25 bet
Wonder why different amounts ?

[A Mum]

Me $10 - My husband $10.

Maybe the longer the member??

We are only new members

[Brodlach]

Maybe it depends on the amount in the account?

[Dutchy]

Dare say its based on your average sized bet or turnover I reckon?

Ive been arbing both accounts thru the carnival for $100-$200 a time, had a $750 bet with them on Tuesday cause I could back with them at $2.05 and LAY on Betfair for $1.93 (made a profit of $30 no matter the result) - I dont usually bet that amount on horses straight out

would be worth an email to ask though

[A Mum]

I'm going to email them - will let you know their reply (If they give one?)

[A Mum]

Email sent:

To whom it may concern,

I have just a quick question.

I am wondering how it was determined who gets how much 'compensation' via way of free bets re the Melbourne Cup 'inconveniences' caused on Tuesday.

I have been talking to my friends and it seems that we all received varying amounts of compensation/free bets. Some of us received $10, some $25 and one even $150 ??

Look forward to your reply.

Thankyou
(A Mum)

Will they reply...lol

[A Mum]

How quick was this !!!
Got a reply already and with a bonus (Thanks for the suggestion Dutchy! lol)

Hi A Mum,

The free bets were given out according to your average bet size which yours is $2.07 so we rounded it up to $10. I have given you another $20 free bet.

I trust this helps and if you have any other questions please do not hesitate to contact me.

PS: You all now know I'm the last of the big spenders nothing like a $2-07 average bet!!!

[Dutchy]

Yep give them feedback and they usually chuck in a free bet, I do it every week

[mighty_tiger_79]

i knew we needed a thread here dedicated to A MUM

[mighty_tiger_79]

well obviously they dont think i turned over much money from april through to september, or is it because I made a withdrawal...

[MatteeG]

not much wrong with teh ride on mater o'reilly - it was comfortably the 2nd best run of the race behind the winner. 4 out of the first 5 past thepost ran on exactly the same piece of ground in the straight - down the middle was a clear fast lane on the day, master o'reilly was the only horse to make ground either down the outside or inside in the race. master o'reilly was always going to be right back that is his style of racing but the slow pace upfront worked against him - dont forget in teh straight he ran past daffodil, viewed, alcopop and roman emporer - if you had said to me before the race he would pass tehm down the straight i would presume he had won

Sorry MAY-Z but you cant win a Melbourne Cup by sitting at the back of the field.

I know Master gets back but trying to round 22 other horses from the final bend on just isnt gonna happen.

got past most of them without the advantage of the fast lane, he was always going to be in teh last copuple form his draw and his pattern of racing so if you werent prepared to fro that to happen you shouldnt have backed him

Is this really MAY-Z posting? Your grammar isnt up to its usual high standard.
I would have thought that seeing his past 2-3 rides that his connections would hav wanted him to be ridden a little closer to midfield...If I wasnt prepared to lose I wouldnt bet at all- thats not the issue. Just dont think the ride gave him the best chance of winning. End of story.