Biggest Month in Oz Racing
grigsy wrote:Clearly the words of someone who has never been to Melbourne.
The brochures always make it look so nice! Having spent more and more time looking at all things Aussie, it's now on my list on things to do. I think I am going to have to do the whole east coast thing.
I feel a bit sorry for Flemington as that's two big meetings this year that have really suffered because of the weather. I hope it dries out a bit before Tuesday.
Straight-up 'Steel-Balls' punt. I am placing a straight-up win bet on Descarado in the greatest horse race in the world. Orginally from NZ and now an experienced local Australian horse, trained by top Australian trainer Gai Waterhouse, Descarado is the perfect soft-track stayer in form, as shown by its recent win in the Caulfield Cup, and at great value odds (15-1 last time I checked).
I stayed up & had a go - made £37 so happy with thatBet Angel wrote:grigsy wrote:
The brochures always make it look so nice! Having spent more and more time looking at all things Aussie, it's now on my list on things to do. I think I am going to have to do the whole east coast thing.
I feel a bit sorry for Flemington as that's two big meetings this year that have really suffered because of the weather. I hope it dries out a bit before Tuesday.
My ex-girlfriend & I drove from Melbourne to Cairns a few years back. I'd recommend it, Australia is an amazing country. However, we flew from Heathrow to Melbourne in July & we thought like you, the weather will be lovely when we touch down. Jeeeeezzzzz it was bloody freezing - Melbourne gets seriously hot in their summer, but pretty cold in the winter
Same here. Ended up in play with a big (for me) open lay order after there was just too much money in the market for me to get the match I wanted. Luckily I held my ground long enough for So You Think to get into a good enough position coming into the home straight. The back money piled and I was able to trade out for my biggest profit of the day. I almost held out for the win but had a feeling it wasn't going to happen so traded out and was very glad that I did.blueport wrote:I found trying to trade the favourite pre race in the Cup near impossible.
Another great race though. The Melbourne Cup is surely the greatest flat race in the world these days. Always a massive quality field (no fewer than 11 Group 1 winners this year) and it always produces a truly worthy winner, though of course I never backed it.