Melbourne Cup 2009
 

Hard to believe it's only 2 weeks and 1 day away on November 3.

After 2nd declarations:
EMIRATES MELBOURNE CUP
No Claims. Group 1.
3200 Metres $5,650,000
1 Alcopop (Jake Stephens)
2 All in Black (NZ) (John Wheeler)
3 Allez Wonder (Bart Cummings)
4 Arapaho Miss (Pat Carey)
5 Basaltico (IRE) (Luca Cumani)
6 Bellagio Wynn (Chris Waller)
7 Blue Oscar (NZ) (Michael Kent)
8 Britomart (Rick Hore-Lacy)
9 C'est La Guerre (NZ) (John Sadler)
10 Cape Breton (NZ) (Danny Williams)
11 Capecover (NZ) (Alexander R Fieldes)
12 Cats Fun (Jarrod McLean)
13 Changingoftheguard (IRE) (David Hayes)
14 Cima de Triomphe (IRE) (Luca Cumani)
15 Common Objective (Gai Waterhouse)
16 Completion (NZ) (Brendan Woodman)
17 Courtney (NZ) (Pat Carey)
18 Crime Scene (IRE) (Saeed Bin Suroor)
19 Daffodil (NZ) (Kevin Gray)
20 Dandaad (NZ) (Bart Cummings)
21 Doubly Sure (NZ) (Mark Minervini)
22 Efficient (NZ) (John Sadler)
23 Elegance Dragon (NZ) (David Hayes)
24 Figure of Speech (NZ) (Brian Jenkins)
25 Fiumicino (NZ) ( Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes)
26 Fordee (Robbie Griffiths)
27 Gallions Reach (NZ) (Richard Yuill)
28 Glistening (GB) (Michael Moroney)
29 Golden Charmer (Dan O'Sullivan)
30 Guyno (NZ) (Lou Luciani)
31 Harris Tweed (NZ) ( Murray & Bjorn Baker)
32 Hissing Sid ( Bill & Symon Wilde)
33 Hoorang (NZ) (Ian Shaw)
34 Hume (NZ) (Brian Smith)
35 Ista Kareem (NZ) (Colin Little)
36 Joe Blow (Bart Cummings)
37 Kibbutz (NZ) (Jarrod McLean)
38 Kirklees (IRE) (Saeed Bin Suroor)
39 Lady Avacan (Sue Jaensch)
40 Leica Ding (Darren Weir)
41 Leica Falcon (Richard Freyer)
42 Light Vision (NZ) (Robert Smerdon)
43 Maestro of Murano (Roslyn Day)
44 Maldivian (NZ) (Mark Kavanagh)
45 Master O'Reilly (NZ) (Danny O'Brien)
46 Miss Darcey (Anthony Cummings)
47 Miss Maren (NZ) (Mick Price)
48 Mourilyan (IRE) (Herman Brown)
49 Mr Clangtastic (Marc Conners)
50 Mr Tipsy (NZ) ( Murray & Bjorn Baker)
51 Munsef (GB) (Ian Williams)
52 Naval Escort (NZ) (Bart Cummings)
53 Newport (Paul Perry)
54 Nothin' Leica Cat (NZ) (Anthony Cummings)
55 Oak Heart (Darren Weir)
56 Pergola (NZ) ( Colin & Cindy Alderson)
57 Precedence (NZ) (Bart Cummings)
58 Profound Beauty (IRE) (Dermot K Weld)
59 Ready to Lift (Gerald Ryan)
60 Red Lord (Anthony Cummings)
61 Red Ruler (NZ) (John Sargent)
62 Renewable (NZ) (John Sadler)
63 Rollins ( Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes)
64 Roman Emperor (NZ) (Bart Cummings)
65 Sand Hawk (NZ) (Jenny Vance)
66 Shocking (Mark Kavanagh)
67 Six O'clock News (NZ) ( Patrick & Trent Busuttin)
68 Sky Biscuit (Tom Higgins)
69 Speed Gifted (GB) (Lee Freedman)
70 Spin Around (Steven Cooper)
71 Sterling Prince (NZ) (Wayne Hillis)
72 Teranaba (John P Thompson)
73 Think Money (Bart Cummings)
74 Timetable (GB) (Lee Freedman)
75 Tinseltown (NZ) (Michael Moroney)
76 Trenchtown (IRE) (Lee Freedman)
77 Viewed (Bart Cummings)
78 Vigor (NZ) (Danny O'Brien)
79 Vision And Power (NZ) (Joseph Pride)
80 Warringah (GB) (Chris Waller)
81 Whobegotyou (Mark Kavanagh)
82 Woodcutter (IRE) (Lee Freedman)
83 Young Centaur (John Sargent)
84 Zavite (NZ) (Anthony Cummings)
85 Zipping (John Sadler)

3rd declarations closed today.

Whobegotyou (applause! :D ) has his name in red...

http://formguide.cyberhorse.com.au/i...ion-order.html

Tell me it's a mistake where it says red means likely to miss...

I would be surprised if whobe ran in the melbourne cup ,I think his prep is set up for the cox plate .......But who knows with owners theses days the greedy bunch ;-)

The thing I have learned throughout the years of watching this race, the winner of the Caulfield Cup and other preps don't necessarily mean they will win the Melbourne Cup.

Thanks guys, I'm a moron. :D

Stellar field for the Cox Plate!

http://www.virtualformguide.com/cgi-...91020plate.txt

I'm going to back Roman Emperor in the big race, The status quo 119lbs from finishing 2nd in the Caulfield Cup could turn out to be a blessing and Bart will no doubt have him ready to run his peak race tommorow. Prefer him over stablemate Viewed who has to carry 128lbs. 2 more than the Caulfield Cup.

Unfortunately Allez Wonder is part of the field horses, would have been a super longshot to add into the mix.

Not too excited about the euro contingent this year.

It looks like it is Bart Cummings' spring this year. I wouldn't ignore anything he saddles in the Melbourne Cup. Viewed had an excellent prep on Saturday, but the Master may just had something up his sleeve we don't know about.

My 1-2-3 for the race are:
1. Mourilyan - a nice racing weight, has a fair bit of class and crucially a turn of foot. He is a bit of a monkey so may completely down tools when push comes to shove but worth a bet at about 30-1

2. Crime Scene - I actually really liked his Geelong Cup run when 6th (beaten 2L by Leica Ding) and is better off at the weights than the winner. If you look through his form, he nearly always improves loads second off a break and has a big shot here! I took some 80-1 before the weekend and am delighted with my bet

3. Master O'Reilly - all the hype has been about Bart's horses but this guy has been running really well without winning and Tuesday could be the day (if everything goes right) that he beats Viewed.

Or Bart Cummings may just win it again.. Best of Luck all..

He's my pick too...

http://www.derbytrail.com/forums/sho...=24634&page=20

Daffodil, Warringah and Newport underneath (and boy don't I feel guilty for not sticking with CLG).

Try not to be last, Gallions Reach. (I love this disappointing guy but am not understanding why he's in this field...)

Sad about Efficient and Zipping.. it won't be as good without them.

Here are some PP's, etc...

PP's

Powerstats

Analysis

The undercard is usually good for value priced winners also, keep your bullets handy, I am going to try to get home in time for atleast the 4th race The Sun Stakes.

* Small tip - The 5th race (5 furlong race) is on a straight course, outer post positions are not really that disadvantageous.

Track listed as dead/good this morning.

Viewed
Alcopop
shocking

Boxing the tri............if it rains & gets to slow or heavy look for wet trackers,have a good day i have it off so going to the pub for a lunch & watch the races:tro:

Changingoftheguard scratched...

http://www.thoroughbrednews.co.nz/sp....aspx?id=43556

I still like Daffodil/w/Brewed. Is it too late?

No, although I don't know exactly (hint hint help someone!!! :D ) what time it goes off at!

Good luck to you! (Do you mean Viewed?)

It's 4 hours and 40 minutes away now.

I start work in 4 hours and 10 minutes. :(

I'll go with Alcopoop over Roman Emperor / Daffodil / Mourilyan / Master O'Reilly

Herald Sun Stakes
Rose Syrah $20 wps

Romneya in The Herald for me.

Nice prices thus far with a 4th race biggie to add to the longshot parade.

Race 3

Finish Pgm # Horse Win Place Show
1 19 LINTON STREET $120.40 $39.70 $40.40
2 10 JUAN CARLOS $40.30 $39.20
3 8 COURTNEY $13.00

Wager Runners Payout Carryover
$2 Exactor 19 / 10 $6,319.80
$2 Quinella 10 / 19 $4,470.60
$1 Superfecta 19 / 10 / ALL / ALL $3,290.10
$2 Triactor 19 / 10 / ALL $4,386.50

Scratches
3 - DESERT MASTER; 18 - MISS ALIA; 20F - SEATTLE SILENCE

Race 2

Finish Pgm # Horse Win Place Show
1 16 AVIENUS $19.50 $10.60 $5.80
2 3 BASHFUL GIRL $11.80 $6.90
3 5 LAMARR $3.80

Wager Runners Payout Carryover
$2 Exactor 16 / 3 $251.40
$2 Quinella 3 / 16 $90.20
$1 Superfecta 16 / 3 / 5 / 7 $12,206.50
$2 Triactor 16 / 3 / 5 $863.80

Scratches
4 - JUSTSAY SUMTHINK; 17 - BELLE OF DUBAI

Race 1

Finish Pgm # Horse Win Place Show
1 15 SHE'S GOT GEARS $35.50 $14.80 $7.40
2 14 SHAAHEQ $20.20 $10.50
3 3 CRYSTAL LILY $5.90

Got back foh bucks.

Melbourne Cup

Crime Scene $25 wps

Lets box the tri 4,5,6,11 and 1,4,5,6 $48 total in the Aussie Cup. Let's see if we can get lucky here..

5-6-9-14 Q and tri boxes

good luck!

Meh.

Nada .....but for the learning impaired like myself please explain the betting on the horses 20-24 being all 5-1. Does that mean you get all those horses if you bet anything on 20-24. Pretty cool idea actually if thats what it means

yes, it's the "field",you get them all.

wasn't too long ago that we had fields in the Derby,no?

http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse...international/
Those Street Cry's are precocious;)

Corey Brown missed by a nose last yr and by all accounts was disconsolate after the race, ends up winning the Cup 1 year later. I guess the lesson here is you have to experience 2 extremes to truly appreciate it.

You know I actually got lucky on the Diva's first cup, I think Dermot Weld had his great stayer in that race, the name escapes me at the moment, he took a ton of money. She actually paid around $20 to win that yr.

Crime Scene would have paid for my trip this week, grrrrr

Cheers to anyone who had it.

I'm a moron... didn't realize Mourilyans colors were that of the Chechen flag.

Does Kadyrov get the :$: ??? Should he? Thoughts (?)

Of course he should.

I was at Flemington on Tuesday, and both before, during and now after the race I don't think it was one of the best renewals we have seen (and that is perhaps being generous).

For once, they went off pretty slow in a staying race, which is widely noted for the pace it is run at.

There were a lot of non stayers in the race and a lot of horses who needed them to go faster.

Crime Scene should never ever be allowed to get so close to winning a Melbourne Cup. Because it was run more like a European staying event, the English horses ran pretty well.

Well done to Shocking, but I'm less than convinced the best horse won.

Crown Oaks
Miss with Attitude $20wp

Who you going with in the Emirates Stakes tomorrow, Coach Pants?

Looks like one of the best races of the Carnival to me.

From a North American standpoint I share this view, this year's Cup was a little on the light side from an excitement standpoint.