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militia
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 11:27 am Reply with quote

http://www.foxsports.com.au/horseracing/

Who is thinking of making some $$$?

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 2:42 pm Reply with quote

I'm always up for a punt on cup day (well any day!!). Have been going to the gardens in newcastle lately watching my old mans dog run around.

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 4:45 pm Reply with quote

i think we should pick our horse(s) here. see whos lucky.

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 5:58 pm Reply with quote

Names:
http://www.smh.com.au/pdf/cupsweep.pdf

Septimus
Master O’Reilly
Honolulu
C’est La Guerre
Nom du Jeu
Yellowstone
2. Zipping
1. Mad Rush
Ice Chariot
Viewed
Littorio
Bauer
Boundless
Gallopin
Guyno
Zarita
Newport
Profound Beauty
3. Red Lord
Varevees
Proze Lady
Allesandro Volta
Barbaricus
Moatize

Those are my picks. Mad Rush is picked favourite so ill go with it also.

Latest betting
$5.00 Mad Rush
$5.50 Septimus
$7.50 Profound Beauty
$8.50 Nom Du Jeu
$16.00 Zipping
$18.00 Barbaricus
$19.00 C'est La Guerre
$21.00 Bauer
$26.00 Honolulu
$31.00 Littorio, Master O'Reilly, Moatize, Viewed
$41.00 Alessandro Volta, Gallopin
$71.00 Ice Chariot
$81.00 Newport, Yellowstone
$101.00 Boundless, Red Lord, Prize Lady
$126.00 Varevees
$151.00 Guyno

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 10:07 pm Reply with quote

I reckon I'll be putting my cash on Nom de Jeu and Septimus.

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:42 am Reply with quote

Septimus has a good chance.

Yellowstone has been scratched.

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 11:13 am Reply with quote

My money is also on Mad Rush.

But my random picks at the office are Honolulu and Gallopin.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 4:03 pm Reply with quote

Bahaha, last and DNF, what a waste of time that was. Mad Rush came 7th, useless bastard.

Although I must say that was one of the closest finishes Ive seen for awhile. Not much in it all.

Here's the final placings, for anyone interested :

1st - Viewed
2nd - Bauer
3rd - C'est La Guerre
4th - Master O'Reilly
5th - Profound Beauty
6th - Moatize
7th - Mad Rush
8th - Nom du Jeu
9th - Zipping
10th - Newport
11th - Ice Chariot
12th - Guyno
13th - Littorio
14th - Varevees
15th - Boundless
16th - Red Lord
17th - Prize Lady
18th - Septimus
19th - Barbaricus
20th - Alessandro Volta
21st - Honolulu
DNF - Gallopin
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:24 pm Reply with quote

I left the TAB alone this year but got second in a $5 sweep and picked up $25.
Excellent compared to the efforts of recent years.

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