Racing 2024 G1 Melbourne Cup Day (3200m)no after timing posts.

[Areyoufireal]

Race order fore those on the same race multi places..

Winner: Knight's Choice
2: Warp Speed
3: Okita Soushi
4: Zardozi
5: Absurde
6: Circle of Fire
7: Fancy Man
8: Land Legend
9: Buckaroo
10: Kovalica
11: Vauban
12: Onesmoothoperator
13: Valiant King
14: Sea King
15: Interpretation
16: Sharp 'N' Smart
17: Trust In You
18: Mostly Cloudy
19: Manzoice
20: Positivity
21: The Map
22: Saint George
23: Just Fine

 

[Jugada]

RV vets get another

 

[BuddysBuddy23]

JAN BRUEGHEL OUT

 

[Jugada]

Odds of Aiden bothering to send another one out?

 

[Jamz]

Odds of Aiden bothering to send another one out?

Can’t happen.

They need 14 days quarantine.

 

[Jugada]

Can’t happen.

They need 14 days quarantine.

I meant ever. He already hates the process and now he has sent his gun 3yo out here for nothing

 

[Lunchtime]

I know the 99 cup very well. I raced Lady Elsie on lease with a group of friends. It was a carnage cup, Dettori got to the front on Central Park then put the breaks on and several horse suffered bad interference including the favourite Sky Heights and Lady Elsie. where she nearly fell. The pace remained slow for the whole race.

Lady Elsie drew 22 and went back where you did not want to be. She probably was not good enough and bit suspect at the distance but was coming off a slashing 3rd in the Geelong Cup where she came from last on the turn after drawing wide.

The only chance she had as it turned out with the pace was to go forward like Bart's Zazzabelle who dead heated for third.
We were a better horse than Zazzabelle but that is clutching at straws. It was an amazing day to have a cup runner but disappointing to have the race ruin for us not long after the start.

Thanks for sharing that. It was a roughhouse Cup and Frankie Dettori slowed them up a lot on Central Cup.

Before the race Bart wanted Rogan Josh to be ridden back and have the last cracked at them with 200m to go (assuming they'd be pace in the race) but it was decided to ride the horse on the pace in the top 5/6 in running due to the slow pace. It worked. Rogan Josh (barrier 21) was flying...I doubt many in that Cup field beat him that day but it was a shame so many horses were knocked around, as you pointed out....Sky Heights and Lady Elsie. Tie The Knot was caught out wide and couldn't get in closer to the rail.

As for Zazzabelle - going into that Cup the furtherest she had won at was 1250m. Bart's magic really came to the fore and she ran 3rd....actually Zazabelle dead-heated for 3rd with Lahar who had ran 3rd in the Sydney Cup earlier that year.

 

[cruskits]

I meant ever. He already hates the process and now he has sent his gun 3yo out here for nothing

Yep this was my first thought. He would be absolutely livid I imagine. Can only imagine the phone call. Not great for the MC.

 

[Lunchtime]

Yep this was my first thought. He would be absolutely livid I imagine. Can only imagine the phone call. Not great for the MC.

Have RV become far too risk averse? The horses safety always comes first, but has the pendulant swung too far the other way??

 

[Lunchtime]

Yep this was my first thought. He would be absolutely livid I imagine. Can only imagine the phone call. Not great for the MC.

This is looking like sadly a weak Cup depthwise. Even if Via Sistina runs.

 

[Peter Doherty]

This is looking like sadly a weak Cup depthwise. Even if Via Sistina runs.

Only Anastacia can save the day now.

 

[Jugada]

Have RV become far too risk averse? The horses safety always comes first, but has the pendulant swung too far the other way??

If the horses safety comes first only on major races does the horses safety really come first? It's just a business decision to try to minimise the chance of bad PR

 

[Lunchtime]

If the horses safety comes first only on major races does the horses safety really come first? It's just a business decision to try to minimise the chance of bad PR

I always had a theory that RV have become so risk averse because of the internationals dominating. It's no secret to see the Melbourne Cup dropping in terms of depth in the last 3 or 4 years and believe me the last 3 or 4 Cups have been weak depthwise....not strong. This Cup field will be weak again.

Sad shame.

 

[FFB1]

Geelong cup winner now equal fave, the one Sea King beat in the Slowbore

 

[Jugada]

Via Sistina double figures BF now even with JB coming out

 

[Mobythepom]

Via Sistina double figures BF now even with JB coming out

Looking like Buckaroo will be fav and pretty short too.

 

[Peter Doherty]

Brayden Star now is in?

Depending on what happens tomorrow?

 

[Viva la Mattner]

Gee wonder if our old mate Saint George will gain a spot now ?

 

[Peter Doherty]

Gee wonder if our old mate Saint George will gain a spot now ?

$101/$26

 

[Peter Doherty]

That went quick.

 

[FFB1]

Gee wonder if our old mate Saint George will gain a spot now ?

Even if he does they firmly suggested in the stable presser he wouldn’t. They aren’t AB where they change their mind every other day so I’d be thinking that hasn’t changed. Betfair can still get almost triple figures.

 

[Geelong_Bisons_#36]

Well that's disappointing for JB, especially as I backed it at 80's a while back. Oh well.
TAB have VS listed as doubtful to run, not sure how much weight you can give ti that.

 

[Optimistic Dog]

Well that's disappointing for JB, especially as I backed it at 80's a while back. Oh well.
TAB have VS listed as doubtful to run, not sure how much weight you can give ti that.

That is the strongest lead that she will not run. Lokks like I have been Wallered again by sugar lips. Fair enough if she not 100% but if she is and they never planned to run her why make out they were considering it.

This race now looks weaker than pre the internationals coming. Never thought I would say it but Interpretation must be a chance. He ran well last year for 6th and he has had a better preparation this year.

 

[FFB1]

VS out the gate on the fair, and firming corps for Champs.

 

[mcs095]

Far out it's going to be a weak old Melbourne Cup isn't it.

Likely to be 2 or 3 right in the market, then a lot of name your own price hacks.

Just smells like a year where the winner could be some absolute dromedary that pulls a big run out of its rear end to either pinch the cup or screw everyone's exotics (or both)

 

[Hawksboy72]

Just been informed there's no Dalgety this year on Derby Day...

In regards to the depth of the cup this year...if it's a good track Warp Speed would have to be a chance.

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