Who Will Win The Melbourne Cup?
November 5th 2006 07:07
In my previous blog I promised to help my readers put themselves in the running to win tens of thousands of dollars. At current I'm still going through the process of narrowing down the contenders and the pretenders. That post will appear in around twenty four hours.
However, some people I understand will simply want to pick the winner of the Cup for bragging rights in the workplace or at home. So this post will provide you with the opportunity to tell the rest of the world who will win and why.
Below is a list of the runners and my earliest assessments of their chances in the Great Race.
1) Yeats: Yikes!! This guy comes to Oz with a huge reputation but all reports have him as a bit of a cream puff, and once he gets into the parade ring (pre race) he wont know what has hit him. All the noise of 100,000 rowdy Melbournians will have Yeats running for cover.
2) Delta Blues: You'll be singing the blues as this one travels three wide throughout.
3) Railings: Don't do it!! You worked for that money.
4) Tawqeet: I don't see why this horse can't make it three wins on the trot.
5) Geordieland: Will be doing his best work in the home straight.
6) Headturner: I've no doubt you will be turning pale by the 600m mark. No hope.
7) Short Pause: Take a deep breath. Repeat after me "I will not knowingly donate money to the TAB."
8) Activation: He's brave but at the 400m he'll want to be somewhere else.
9) Land 'N Stars: Maybe next time.
10) Mahtoum : Can't win. Midfield.
11) On A Jeune: A marathon runner whose dad won it in '94. A real chance.
12) Pop Rock: Wont surprise many if this one hits the line first.
13) Zipping: A plugger. His best just isn't good enough though.
14) Dizelle: Don't panic when she is sitting back at the rear of the field early on. She'll come into the race when it counts. Each way chance.
15) Ice Chariot: Not!!!
16) Kerry O'Reilly: One of the bolters. Will raise a few eyebrows.
17) Zabeat: Should've been called Dead-Beat instead.
18) Art Success: Nice name but you don't win the Cup by painting pictures.
19) Demerger: I don't think so.
20) Glistening: Look for it to make up ground late. Has a Cup winning jockey.
21) Mandela: Just like his namesake will fight hard and strong.
22) Dolphin Jo: It might finish in the first ten. But you can't place bets for that result.
23) Maybe Better: One of the true winning hopes. A bit of luck and maybe . . .
24) Efficient: Great last start win. Will get bullied by the older horsies though.
However, some people I understand will simply want to pick the winner of the Cup for bragging rights in the workplace or at home. So this post will provide you with the opportunity to tell the rest of the world who will win and why.
First Tuesday of November
Below is a list of the runners and my earliest assessments of their chances in the Great Race.
1) Yeats: Yikes!! This guy comes to Oz with a huge reputation but all reports have him as a bit of a cream puff, and once he gets into the parade ring (pre race) he wont know what has hit him. All the noise of 100,000 rowdy Melbournians will have Yeats running for cover.
2) Delta Blues: You'll be singing the blues as this one travels three wide throughout.
3) Railings: Don't do it!! You worked for that money.
4) Tawqeet: I don't see why this horse can't make it three wins on the trot.
5) Geordieland: Will be doing his best work in the home straight.
7) Short Pause: Take a deep breath. Repeat after me "I will not knowingly donate money to the TAB."
8) Activation: He's brave but at the 400m he'll want to be somewhere else.
9) Land 'N Stars: Maybe next time.
10) Mahtoum : Can't win. Midfield.
11) On A Jeune: A marathon runner whose dad won it in '94. A real chance.
12) Pop Rock: Wont surprise many if this one hits the line first.
13) Zipping: A plugger. His best just isn't good enough though.
14) Dizelle: Don't panic when she is sitting back at the rear of the field early on. She'll come into the race when it counts. Each way chance.
15) Ice Chariot: Not!!!
16) Kerry O'Reilly: One of the bolters. Will raise a few eyebrows.
17) Zabeat: Should've been called Dead-Beat instead.
18) Art Success: Nice name but you don't win the Cup by painting pictures.
19) Demerger: I don't think so.
20) Glistening: Look for it to make up ground late. Has a Cup winning jockey.
21) Mandela: Just like his namesake will fight hard and strong.
22) Dolphin Jo: It might finish in the first ten. But you can't place bets for that result.
23) Maybe Better: One of the true winning hopes. A bit of luck and maybe . . .
24) Efficient: Great last start win. Will get bullied by the older horsies though.
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Comment by theadora
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on a jeune - not on my summing
tawqeet - not sure about him doubling up
this only on minimal summing.
Comment by wooder
I believe that EFFICIENT will be very efficient in that it will win by 3 and a1/2 lengths.
I look forward to your updated summations and some of your post race recants.
Comment by Les
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Comment by StephenP
I have no idea about hore racing, but something just told me to stick with the Japanese - gotta trust that intuition more often!
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