As we narrow in on the finally to the years racing I think it time that we review this years Melbourne cup field. As always thanks go to sportingbet.com.au for the market subject to change. Specially when I smash ABSOLUTE moral efficient yet again!! I would not be punting on Zipping either, owner Lloyd Williams has declared it a non starter.
A weekend of not such good results on the punt left me looking for some inspiration from the universe. The movie at the end is worth a look.
Cox Plate
An out an out upset as far as I am concerned. If Bart Cummings isn’t drugging his horses then I am not here. I liked the run of Spacecraft in an earlier race and have him picked out for the Victoria Derby.
UFC 104
The main event was entertaining but I do not understand how judges arrive at their decisions at times. Shogun should be the NEW UFC light heavyweight champ but it all points towards an instant rematch which will be good.
Cain Velasquez dominated the living snot out of 25 pound heavier, 4 inches taller Ben Rothwell. He through him around like a rag doll. His only issue is knock out power which he has not demonstrated much of yet.
Gold Coast Race
Hardly saw any of it and do not think it should continue.
Sydney Harbour Bridge Breakfast
If this cost the tax payer one cent then I would be demanding the heads of all concerned. What a waste of freaking money.
4 nations
Got up Sunday an saw the second half of Australia and NZ squeak out a draw against each other. Good game from the looks and hopefully bodes well for a good series.
The Yankees
They are back and a massive chance for the world series.
When I first heard it I thought fake. As I woke up a bit more and watched the news I still thought it seemed a bit odd. When I realised that it was a full on helium balloon I thought if there is a kid in there he has probably suffocated anyways.
Now that is a confirmed hoax I am torn. Should the parents go to jail or should they be given a job writing American sitcoms and news shows?
If the dad wasn’t such a weird dodgey piece of work it may have flown. But alas his chances of a successful media career sank like a helium balloon on warm afternoon.
The best bit was when his son gave them all up like a mafia rat. He sang like a canary! The father should be locked up and a lesson learned by all, cry wolf and you will be crying like a pig in jail if u get caught!
Thanks to sportingbet.com.au the market for this years plate is listed as follows. As always it should be an interesting race oh and the prices are of course subject to change.
No. Name. Barrier. Jockey. Weight. Price
1 El Segundo (13) Luke Nolen 59 15.00
2 Zipping (2) Steven Arnold 59 17.00
3 Vision And Power (4) Hugh Bowman 59 14.00
4 Nom Du Jeu (5) Michael Rodd 59 51.00
5 Scenic Shot (6) Shane Scriven 59 15.00
6 Black Piranha (8) Tye Angland 59 16.00
7 Sir Slick (11) Michelle Payne 59 151.00
8 Road To Rock (1) Glyn Schofield 59 31.00
9 Speed Gifted (12) Dwayne Dunn 59 9.00
10 Whobegotyou (10) Damien Oliver 57.5 2.80
11 Heart Of Dreams (3) Craig Newitt 57.5 6.00
12 Rock Kingdom (9) Nash Rawiller 57.5 17.00
13 Manhattan Rain (14) Craig Williams 49.5 17.00
14 So You Think (7) Glen Boss 49.5 13.
After last years lock in special prediction of Maldivian (that I cleaned up on!!) I am not sure if we can get you much in the way of odds this year. I think Cavanaugh has a very strong chance of taking the plate again but this year with Whobegotyou. He loves the track and I just reckon he is going to be tough to beat.
A horse that has gone under the radar, for me at least, is El Segundo. I am not a huge fan of the horse as he can be brilliant one week and absolutely cactus the next but he looks to be a good price for a Cox Plate winner from 2007.
Speed Gifted is a talented chap who should be there abouts when the whips are cracking. I personally would have run him in the Caulfield Cup because I reckon it’s the better lead in to the Melbourne cup but I am fairly confident Lee Freedman knows a fair bit more about this than this niff.
A couple of longer shots are the Kiwis. Sir Slick can lead and win some races and could pull off a Maldivian like performance at stupendous odds. I also feel Nom Du Jeu could bob up somewhere. If you are doing the multiples and need another number you could do worse than the Nom. You could pick Zipping in fact….. that would ensure ZERO return.
The next moron who whinges to me about the Australian dollar being too high will get a free nostril adjustment. As someone who works for a company who imports stock from the USA, the value of the Australian dollar has constantly been the bane of my existence. Bringing in stock at an exchange rate of A$ 1.00 = US$ 0.47 back in 2001 was messy darts but we got through it.
At the time all we would hear is farmers/miners sooking and moaning about how expensive our stock was and that we were ripping them off. Today all I hear is how high the dollar is and they are not getting as much business as a result.
You ok guys? If whinging was an Olympic sport the good these philistines would win gold gold GOLD!
Here is a thought McFailures, its swings and round abouts, sometimes the dollar is up, sometimes it is down. Ideally you should try and take advantage of it if you can ie. now would be the time to import gear from OS for your business. And when the dollar goes back the other way, as it will no doubt do, you will reap the benefits of items bought now.
Hey farmer Joe, got out and buy the new combine harvester now and stop you sooking. Hey minnie miner Norm, off you go mate, buy that dump truck, off you go.
Next Sunday sees the UFC Light Heavyweight title being defended in a fight where both opponents come in after KO’s of there previous opponents. Here is a look at both Lyoto Machida (Champ) and Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua’s (Challengers) previous KO victories. Which one looks better?
Machida
Shogun
Thanks to partners sportingbet.com.au the main card is currently priced as follows. As always prices subject to change.
I like it… yes this is nerdy but at least you can drive fast round a track without the risk of death to yourself or some poor innocent driver. Well at least until the cars throttle jams and it hits someone in the head at a thousand k’s per hour!
