Melbourne Cup : I have personally backed two international horses who finished alongside each other in the EBOR Handicap , being ONESMOOTHOPERATOR (13) and SEA KING (15). Both are down the bottom of the weights and both have proven they are in fine order by bolting in the Geelong and Bendigo cups respectively. BUCKAROO was the run of the race in the Caulfield Cup , he has been getting back with slow starts so the barrier is awkward , especially as he is unproven at two miles. Vauban was widely tipped as unbeatable last year and was terribly disappointing. Again he brings superior form but I’m against him at the price on the basis of last years performance . Field of 24 over 2 miles its a social event and a bit of fun , not a serious punting race. Mystery first 4’s are a great way to chase the dream !
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Best Bet Ascot r4 Magnique ; Flashed home on debut and just missed in a 3 way photo then ran 2nd to a promising horse who went on to race competitively in Saturday grade. Drawn to get a great run and ready to break through.
Best Each Way Ascot r8 Nickleplay ; Neville Parnham trained Playing God 3yo in a feature race , heading towards the big 3yo features. Need I say more? He has an army of them every year and they keep delivering.
Best Each Way Bunbury r5 Red Dwarf ; His last two runs have been a win here and a 5 length 5th to Simply in Saturday grade . Simply won by 3.5 so he finished right behind the placegetters. Good enough form to be right in this.
Best Bet Bunbury r7 Six Shooter ; He’s short enough jumping from maiden grade to c3 at just start 3 but he looks progressive , maps well and he’s number 11 in the last on a huge day to go out with a bang!
Geraldton R2 Well Played : She has 60kgs but she has a massive class advantage on these.
Best Bet Geraldton r7 On The Mark ; Only win was on the dirt at Carnarvon but that was probably to get the monkey off the back after running a string of placings here and at Belmont. 1100m might be a touch short of his best but he has the upside to handle these first up .
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