Posts Tagged ‘Melbourne Cup’
Melbourne Cup: Silent Achiever a Late Bloomer?
August 29th, 2013 by Pom de TurfSilent Achiever has been written out of the running for this weekend’s Memsie Stakes by her own trainer, Roger James – and assuming that he’s not just playing games with us, he’ll be looking for Silent Achiever to Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Melbourne Cup: Aga Khan’s Verema To Run
August 28th, 2013 by Pom de TurfHe’s perhaps the most influential racehorse owner in the world, and the Aga Khan will have his first runner in the Melbourne Cup this year. In a piece of news that just adds to the excitement building before Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Melbourne Cup: Admire Rakti Out
August 21st, 2013 by Pom de TurfThe news coming out of Japan this week is not good, and the Melbourne Cup is likely to miss out on a Japanese connection again this year. Admire Rakti won’t be making the trip to Australia, and there won’t be Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Melbourne Cup: Keeping An Eye On The Europeans
August 21st, 2013 by Pom de TurfWith only a few weeks left before the quarantine deadline for horses making the trip to Australia for the Melbourne spring season, there have been Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Melbourne Cup: Fiorente In Action
August 15th, 2013 by Pom de TurfLast year’s Melbourne Cup runner-up, Fiorente, has been in action in an exhibition run-out, finishing second behind Carlton House over 2400m. Gai Waterhouse, who trains them, was happy with both horses, but Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Melbourne Cup: Puissance De Lune’s Preparations Underway
August 9th, 2013 by Pom de TurfPuissance De Lune is the six-year-old who has caught the eye in the early build-up to the Melbourne Cup, and the weekend after next sees him return to racing after bone fragments were removed from his knee. Trainer Darren Weir will of course have one eye on the Melbourne Cup in November, and Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Melbourne Cup: Can Godolphin Find A Winner?
August 8th, 2013 by Pom de TurfGodolphin Racing have had some success at the Melbourne Cup, registering runners-up on more than one occasion, but will this be the year that they finally produce a winner? Their hopes will be Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Are You Looking Ahead To The Melbourne Cup?
July 16th, 2013 by Pom de TurfIf you’re already looking forward to November 5th, you’re not alone. There are plenty of punters beginning to cast an eye over the potential runners, and we’re seeing Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Highs, lows and nearly-theres – the story so far
November 10th, 2009 by adminIt seems so long now since I was sounding out Voice Commander in the Warwick Stakes back in August – a whole season of racing has thundered by since then, and all-in-all, besides some shocks, surprises and downright screw-ups, I’m pretty happy with my work for the spring. Not bad for a pom.
As it happens Voice Commander was one of my early tipping failures after Trusting overturned him – but thankfully I bounced back with Secret Flyer in the BC3 Future Stars.
See below a summary of some of my tipping successes over the last three months – along with the odds at the time I tipped them, where I recorded them, and a ‘P’ in brackets for successful placings shouts rather than when I picked a winner.
August
Secret Flyer – BC3 Future Stars – 2.70
Glowlamp – Intergaze Maiden Plate – 1.85 (grew to 2.25)
September
Denman – Golden Rose – 2.64
Mic Mac – Memsie – 3.00
Mr Clangtastic – Wyong Gold Cup – 3.70
Black Piranha – Danehill Stakes – 1.75
Miss Marielle (P) – Chelmsford Stakes – 6.33
Denman – Stan Fox Stakes – 1.60
October
Whobegotyou – Yalumba Stakes
Shamoline Warrior – Norman Robinson Stakes – 3.80
Roman Emperor (P) – Caulfield Cup – 6.00
Manhattan Rain (P) – Cox Plate – 6.00
November
Crime Scene (P) – Melbourne Cup – 12.50
Looking back over these, it doesn’t look to bad at all – and that Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup placings hat-trick shows I got into the swing of things and hit form at the right time. Of course, besides the successes listed here, there was also a good smattering of failure – in particular I was irked at the failure of Kirklees in the Caulfield Cup -but overall I’m happy with my handiwork.
This Saturday I’ll be hoping to carry my form into the meeting at Sandown, with the online bookmakers yet to open their markets for the day. Of special interest will be the Sandown Classic, which could be tricky because a number of horses with high profiles are appearing – but will be out of their usual comfort zones distance-wise. As such there’s the chance of an upset. Markets should be open Thursday-ish – I’ll keep you posted.
Read more »Emirates Stakes provides a fine send-off for carnival week
November 6th, 2009 by adminFlemington has certainly seen some emotion over the last week or so. And who’d bet against another roller-coaster ride this weekend as the Melbourne Cup Carnival comes to and end?
The golden egg evaded me on Tuesday when Shocking won the Melbourne Cup, rather than Roman Emperor or Viewed, but all in all, I can’t complain thanks to the performance of Crime Scene, who came second in the big one, or the showing of Faint Perfume in the Crown Oaks, who will have made many punters happy on Thursday if they managed to find decent value for her.
Faint Perfume was of course trained by Bart Cummings. Generally, over the last few weeks, if a horse has won a headliner, it’s been trained by Bart Cummings, bar the Melbourne Cup. Even though he’s put a smile on my face and on the faces of many others, I’m almost fed up with talking about him – but he is unavoidable. He is, quite simply, a legend. You don’t pick up the Caulfield Cup, the Cox Plate and the Crown Oaks, plus a fair few others, by getting lucky.
I quite fancy that run to continue on Saturday when the fun winds down with the group 1 1600m Emirates Stakes. The favourite all week has been So You Think – the Cummings three-year-old who won the Cox Plate last month. IASbet offered him at 3.00 when the betting opened earlier in the week, but that has since dropped to 2.90. Closest to this is Gold Salute, who is worth keeping an eye on – the same bookmaker opened this horse at 9.00 but it’s since plunged to 6.50.
As such we are forced to go hunting for value for the favourite – Betfair has him on 3.35 for the win and this is my shout as of Friday evening. Also of interest is the Patinack Farm Classic, where cult hero Apache Cat is appearing and is on 4.90 with Betfair – I’m not convinced this is that great given the hype and 3.85 for favourite All Silent looks a bit better. Depending on how your week has gone, the pain or joy is almost at an end. I’ll be back next week to tell you which one I’m feeling.
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