SBC News Stephen Harris - bettingexpert: Insider's edge - Melbourne Cup 2017

Stephen Harris – bettingexpert: Insider’s edge – Melbourne Cup 2017

SBC News Stephen Harris - bettingexpert: Insider's edge - Melbourne Cup 2017
Stephen Harris

Stephen Harris, Racing Editor for leading betting player portal bettingexpert.com, tells SBC why all industry stakeholders should follow next week’s Melbourne Cup (Tuesday 7th of November), Australia’s most prestigious annual Thoroughbred horse race

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The ‘Emirates Melbourne Cup’  is known worldwide as “the race that stops a nation”, and with a crowd of 100,000 certain at Flemington racetrack (plus tens of millions around the world), it is easy to understand why.

The Melbourne Cup is a brutally competitive staying handicap, drawing runners from across the world, and is always a wide-open betting heat that captures the imagination of non-racing fans and hardened punters alike.  

In 2016 the bookmakers enjoyed a fantastic result when the unfancied German raider Almandin sprang a major shock, brilliantly ridden by Kerrin McEvoy and silencing the local crowd used to cheering home Australian winners of this prestigious prize. That was nothing however compared with 100/1 chance Prince of Penzance in 2015, landing a narrow win under lady rider Michelle Payne (becoming the first female to win the race in over 130 runnings since 1882).

This is a race that creates history, with legends created/reputations established and plenty of Australian bookmakers whole financial year turning on the final outcome.

Here at bettingexpert we have come up with three horses worth backing (at the recommended best industry prices)… 

1- Humidor 9/1 (William Hill) – A high-class 5-year-old who comes here fresh and well after a deliberately light campaign this season.

 2- Wall of Fire 12/1 (Skybet) – Hugo Palmer’s UK raider had a cracking start in Australia when finishing second at Caulfield, and will relish this stiff test of stamina in a true run race (from the foot of the weights)

 3- Marmelo 8/1 (Paddy Power) – Hughie Morrison’s globetrotter shaped well when sixth under a considerate ride on his Aussie debut, and could come on a ton now acclimatised.

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Stephen Harris – Racing Editor – bettingexpert.com – @Stephenh61 

SBC News Stephen Harris - bettingexpert: Insider's edge - Melbourne Cup 2017

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