2008 Melbourne Cup

[goal sneak]

Just for a bit of fun who are some horses that could win the Cup next year.

I will start things off.
Efficient
Mahler
Kibbutz

 

[Ron]

Leica Falcon

 

[Lockyer24]

Maldivian
Fiumicino
Littorio
Light Vision

 

[Yaaablett]

I'd be very wary of Aidan O'Brien next year. Two good looks with Yeats last year and Mahler yesterday and I reckon he now knows the exact type of horse to bring in the future. Hopefully Kibbutz goes on. Very ordinary Derby field though.

 

[carltonblue]

Kibbutz - Up and comer
Leica Falcon - Has been hampered with injuries, EI, would be what I think 7 by the time Cup rolls round but will be as good as a 5yo had less then 10 starts prob!

 

[win1soon]

Lottorio , looks like he will run the trip well.

 

[dooda]

Master O'reilly
Dolphin Jo

 

[d-mac3276]

As I Declared Last Year That Efficient Would Win This Years Cup. I Will Now Declare Kibbutz The Winner Of Next Years Cup.

 

[the_fresh]

Mahler won't be back, he'll win some huge races in the UK this year and get 59 plus.
Effcient will get at least 57kg.

The good thing is the 2 year olds this year won't get flogged so we'll have some very good races over the next few years.

 

[slushpup]

I'm thinking Littorio as well. Looked the strongest at the line in the Derby.

 

[angus6]

Completion may be a chance. young horse by zabeel who should have won on cup day. has had 7 starts for 4 wins and a 2nd. not bad and will only get better.

 

[year of the cat]

Completion may be a chance. young horse by zabeel who should have won on cup day. has had 7 starts for 4 wins and a 2nd. not bad and will only get better.

Was just about to post the same - Completion looks to be a young stayer on the up.

Otherwise it will be whatever is brought back over from Japan.

 

[Stab_Pass]

Red Lord

 

[discoduck]

i have dreams a horse named magonius may return from a tendon injury to win the melb cup. story book stuff. otherwise, kibbutz would be ok.

 

[Hanis]

Next year its gunna p1ss down - subzero like conditions - mudlarks only - you have been warned!!!

 

[BlueZippy]

Maybe Better

 

[Viva la Mattner]

Zipping

 

[Rough_Edges]

Leica Falcon

Backed it 2 years ago when it ran 4th and backed it in every single one of it's wins prior.

Then backed it heavily for the next year until it was ruled out with a tendon injury.

And again backed it this year, before the EI ruled him out.

Will again back him again, hopefully he gets there this time.

11 runs for 5 wins and a 4th in a Melbourne Cup (as a 4 year old).

 

[stressless]

if he brings this horse and i can assure you its better than scorpion and mahler septimus is its name

 

[thecarpetsnake]

As I Declared Last Year That Efficient Would Win This Years Cup. I Will Now Declare Kibbutz The Winner Of Next Years Cup.

Before efficient, no VRC derby winner had won the cup the year after. Can't see it happening 2 years in a row.

Fiumucino would've given Cups a good shake this year if not for EI.
But providing all that EI crap is well and truly dealt with by then, I think another Japanese winner is a real possibility.

And if Red Lord wins a Melbourne Cup I'll never punt again.

 

[thecarpetsnake]

Zipping

When the first market opens on betfair, I'll happily take your bets on Zipping.
Unless they turn it into a 2800m race, in which case he's a bloody good thing.

 

[carltonblue]

hey, i backed Red Lord on Tues!

 

[snooker]

Before efficient, no VRC derby winner had won the cup the year after. Can't see it happening 2 years in a row.

Apparently some nag called Phar Lap came back from his 1929 Derby win and took the Cup in 1930! Still the point stands. Has hardly happened!

 

[goal sneak]

Market was in todays paper. Don't know what they are thinking installing Kibbutz ahead of Efficient.

Here are the BetStar odds anyway

Kibbutz 15.00
Efficient 17.00
Master O'Reilly 17.00
Arapaho Miss 21.00
Fiumicino 21.00
Littorio 21.00
Meisho Samson (JPN) 21.00
Tuesday Joy 21.00
Light Vision 26.00
Maldivian 26.00
Pop Rock (JPN) 26.00
Purple Moon (GB) 26.00
Tosho Knight (JPN) 26.00
Zipping 26.00
Admire Moon (JPN) 31.00
Ambitious General 31.00
Barbaricus 31.00
Delta Blues (JPN) 31.00
Eskimo Queen 31.00
Maybe Better 31.00
Pompeii Ruler 31.00
Prince Arthur 31.00
Princess Coup 31.00
Sirmione 31.00
Villain 31.00
Viva Pataca (HK) 31.00
Weekend Hussler 31.00

 

[slushpup]

Market was in todays paper. Don't know what they are thinking installing Kibbutz ahead of Efficient.

Here are the BetStar odds anyway

Kibbutz 15.00
Efficient 17.00
Master O'Reilly 17.00
Arapaho Miss 21.00
Fiumicino 21.00
Littorio 21.00
Meisho Samson (JPN) 21.00
Tuesday Joy 21.00
Light Vision 26.00
Maldivian 26.00
Pop Rock (JPN) 26.00
Purple Moon (GB) 26.00
Tosho Knight (JPN) 26.00
Zipping 26.00
Admire Moon (JPN) 31.00
Ambitious General 31.00
Barbaricus 31.00
Delta Blues (JPN) 31.00
Eskimo Queen 31.00
Maybe Better 31.00
Pompeii Ruler 31.00
Prince Arthur 31.00
Princess Coup 31.00
Sirmione 31.00
Villain 31.00
Viva Pataca (HK) 31.00
Weekend Hussler 31.00

Japanese and Sydney horses back in next year but Eskimo Queen is rated shorter then what she jumped at this year??