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Melbourne Cup Odds and Tips: High Hopes for Simenon

October 18th, 2013 by Pom de Turf

Willie Mullins never intended Simenon to be a contender on the flat when he took him on as a five-year-old, but an aversion to the soft ground that is something of an inevitability in the British Jumps season has since set him on a different path. And that path might well have led him to the Melbourne Cup this November 5th.

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Melbourne Cup Odds and Tips: Green Moon Out of Caulfield Cup

October 17th, 2013 by Pom de Turf

Neither Green Moon nor Sea Moon will run in this year’s Caulfield Cup, though Fawkner will carry the hopes of owner Lloyd Williams in the race.

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Melbourne Cup odds for Sea Moon continue to contract..

October 15th, 2013 by Pom de Turf

First past the post and demoted in the stewards room at Flemington last week, Sea Moon showed great determination to win the 2400m Group 2 Herbert Power Stakes at Caulfield over the weekend.

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Melbourne Cup Odds and Tips: Damien Oliver will ride Fiorente

October 14th, 2013 by Pom de Turf

Melbourne Cup favourite Fiorente will see a change of jockey for the Cox Plate, and for the Melbourne Cup, with Nash Rawiller losing out to big-race specialist Damien Oliver. After criticism of Rawiller’s run in the Turnbull Stakes that saw Read the rest of this entry »

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Focus on Verema’s Melbourne Cup Odds and Tips

October 13th, 2013 by Pom de Turf

One of a strong showing of international horses making the trip to Australia for the spring season, Verema is a horse that has caught the eye of pundits and punters alike. What is it about the French mare that has everyone so excited?

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Melbourne Cup Odds and Tips: A Spring Triple?

October 12th, 2013 by Pom de Turf

If you’re going to dream, then you might as well dream big. That’s clearly Nick Williams’ philosophy, as he sets his sights on a spring season triple of Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup for the camp – they’ve picked up the Melbourne Cup on four previous occasions, but Read the rest of this entry »

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Melbourne Cup Odds and Tips: The Visitors Are in Quarantine…

October 10th, 2013 by Pom de Turf

It’s another of those little landmarks that notches up our Melbourne Cup excitement yet again: the second set of international horses have gone into quarantine and are set to arrive in Australia on October 19th – Caulfield Cup day.

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Dandino Melbourne Cup odds slashed after an eye catching gallop

October 10th, 2013 by Pom de Turf

Marco Botti has a strong record around the globe in Group class staying races, including the 2012 Melbourne Cup third Jakkalberry.

And if Dandino’s recent gallop is anything to go by Botti has unearthed another Cup candidate.

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Melbourne Cup Odds and Tips: Voleuse De Coeurs In!

October 9th, 2013 by Pom de Turf

She was out, but now she’s in, and she has changed ownership in the meantime. Voleuse De Coeurs will be in the running come November 5th, and she’s currently at $15.00 on Sportsbet to romp home and break hearts instead of stealing them…

It’s been a saga, to say the least, and Read the rest of this entry »

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Focus on Mount Athos Melbourne Cup Odds and Tips

October 5th, 2013 by Pom de Turf

Currently a $15.00 bet on Sportsbet to take the Melbourne Cup come November 5th, Mount Athos is one horse making the trip to the Australian spring that’s attracting a lot of attention from pundits and from punters, too.

An Irish seven-year-old trained by L M Cumani in the UK, Mount Athos already has Read the rest of this entry »

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