Best Bet Flemington r5 Ain’tnodeeldun ; Will be at Bunbury races cup day so I have settled on local champ Damian Lane to steer us home on this exciting 3yo Dundeel colt. Held Victoria Quay at bay in Adelaide this distance. That filly then won Saturday’s Wakeful so the form stacks up.

Melbourne Cup ; 1st 17 The Chosen One 2nd 12 Prince of Arran 3rd 13 Surprise Baby 4th 15 Russian Camelot. Best Roughie (Besides 17 ) 20 Etah James .

Summary

Don’t have a firm opinion this year so have gone with the odds in selecting The Chosen One . I could easily pick another 10 horses and miss the winner such is the difficulty that is the Melbourne Cup. Great race to pool some money together with your mates and try and jag a slice of the huge novelties on offer. Good luck Ducks and give us your own tips in the comments.

Novelties 1st & 2nd ; 12 13 15 17 $6 quinella

3rd ; 1 5 7 12 13 15 17 20 21 $84 trifecta

4th ; 1 4 5 7 11 12 13 15 16 17 20 21 24 $924 first four.

Ascot r8 Tonkatuff ; Faces same conditions as last start where he was a convincing winner.

Best Value Ascot r9 Solaia ; This is a cracking race. Tipped her as a moral first up at Northam where she got too far out of her ground over 1000m. Went forward 2nd up in town and gave them a thrashing over 1200m , the trainer almost declared her a certainty for the guineas , such is his confidence in her. He obviously 1400 to 1600m will suit even more. Didn’t back her that day and now I’m trying to get back on the bandwagon in a very good field. Magical Dream was breathtaking last start , Kissonallforcheeks is explosive , Snickerdoodledandy desperately unlucky in Magical Dream race , heaps of winners have come from races she has won easily. Blowmeout’s maiden win was emphatic and it doesn’t stop there!

Bunbury r8 Airlie Queen ; Ran them down on debut over 1000m then went to a very strong 3yo omwly where she hit the line nicely. This is much easier and if they are making ground out wide she will be steaming over the top of them with only 53kgs on her back after claim for in form apprentice.

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