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Who's Your Melbourne Cup Tip? Post by: The Grill Team 6 October, 2009 - 7:58 AM
The Grill Team is giving Lachlan Pascoe from Galston $20,000 to bet on one horse this Melbourne Cup Day.
Last year, Lachlan correctly picked Viewed as the winner. Trouble is, the $1,000 he was going to put on the Bart Cummings-trained champ, went instead to a veterinary bill for his little cat. That's a $42,000 kitty, right there!
Lachlan has told The Grill Team he's not sure about taking Viewed again considering the extra weight its carrying.
We'll be hearing from all manner of experts this week - and we'd really love to get your tips and tricks too!
Who's your pick for the 2009 Melbourne Cup? And what should Lachlan be looking out for?
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Rhonda says
Pick a pretty name... they have as much chance as the rest .
Posted Thursday 8 October, 2009 2:25 PM
Pick a good looking jockey... no wait
that cant happen... there isnt any lol
Last but not least.. pick the best looking horse! -
Kim Chamberlain says
Easy Peasy. Eliminate all horses which are not trained by Bart Cummings. Then eliminate all Cummings horses which are priced less than 8/1. Then eliminate all Cummings horses that are priced higher than 15/1. Then if there is still more than one horse left, go with the one which has the best staying form over 2400 metres or above.
Posted Thursday 8 October, 2009 6:17 PM -
Shane Massey says
I look for horses scratched at the provincials or the metropolitan tracks on a Saturday and taken to the other venue. I back winners like that all the time.
Posted Thursday 8 October, 2009 6:44 PM
I also love to follow country trainers like Paul Perry and Danny Williams, when they come to town, they usually have a good one in. Perry has an amazing Melbourne and Brisbane record. -
Scott Harland says
I Just ask my dad, he used to be an apprentice jockey, by the way I'm 6ft3in... wow can you say milkman? my old man can pick a winner most of the time I just ask him, but form of the horse and the race and conditions are all a factor.
Posted Thursday 8 October, 2009 9:16 PM -
Brett Ainsworth says
I do a george contanza from seinfeld and back the horse that is the complete opposite to the horse i would otherwise should bet on
Posted Wednesday 21 October, 2009 6:35 PM -
Tony Chine says
i would ask my uncle he has been feeding the horses for the past 50 years and he knows them all intermediately he could have owned half of Rand wick by now the 20 thousand bet would be good.
Posted Sunday 25 October, 2009 5:25 PM -
Daniel Scales says
Just take a look back at teh form of the caufield cup. The horses taht didn't win but flew home and had more left in the tank.
Posted Monday 26 October, 2009 12:29 PM -
Mark says
Lachlan,
The Melbourne Cup is a mugs race where the odds dont reflect the horse, so you have more changes of betting on red or black at the casino, or putting it in a short term investment.
Boring, but better odds
Posted Monday 26 October, 2009 2:01 PM -
Damien says
Allez Wonder will win the Cup. It's Bart again.
Posted Thursday 29 October, 2009 2:00 PM -
Shackleberry says
Viewed! If you ain`t on Viewed go put your money in the toilet! Bart is the man! Viewed has one it before! Tomorrow we should be getting about $6.50!
Posted Monday 2 November, 2009 12:01 PM
