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About Melbourne Cup

During the 2008 Melbourne Cup carnival, get the latest spring racing news and views at Betting@Betfair, including the best tips available and all the betting information you need.

Melbourne Cup Tips

One of the best aspects of Melbourne Cup betting on Betfair is the terrific value on any given selection, really rewarding good tipping. With the Cup still nearly two months away, the top tips in the 2008 Melbourne Cup ante post market on Betfair are becoming increasingly clear.
They include: Irish stayer Septimus, often dubbed Europe's best stayer; 2007 Cup victor Efficient; Caulfield Cup winner All The Good, runner-up Nom De Jeu and fourth placegetter Mad Rush.. Get behind your Melbourne Cup tips in Betfair's ante post market now.

Melbourne Cup Bets

The first Tuesday in November - Australia's most famous race date - is when Melbourne Cup bets dominate proceedings.


In Melbourne it's been a public holiday (since 1877), elsewhere, it is an excuse for an early knock-off work, a barbeque with friends and a bet on the race.

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Melbourne Cup Betting

Each November every person with even the slightest connection to the sport of thoroughbred horse racing cannot wait for Melbourne Cup betting action at Flemington racecourse.


Recognised as one of the great value races of the season, the highlight of Melbourne Cup Day attracts attention around the country and beyond - the massive pool providing ample opportunity to profit with extra value now available with Betfair.

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Melbourne Cup Form

As the richest event on the Australian racing calendar, the race that stops the nation commands the attention of thoroughbred people from across the globe. With this in mind, there are many, many variables and key pointers to consider when analysing Melbourne Cup form. Jake Norton discusses some of the important ones.


The form of participating jockeys and trainers – a traditional marker in selecting a horse which to bet around in any race – aside, there are many important things to bear in mind when pondering the Melbourne Cup form: age and sex, barrier, saddlecloth number, handicap, preparation, breeding, even the odds. All this considered, the seventy-two hours or so one has to do their Melbourne Cup form once the final field is known makes for some busy cramming!


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Building up to the Cup

October 27


  • - Maldivian wins Cox Plate; trainer opts against Melbourne Cup run
  • - 3rd Cup declarations taken; 39 hope remain
  • - Brett Prebble to return from HK to ride C’est La Guerre in Cup

October 21

  • - Godolphin visitor All the Good wins Caulfield Cup; is penalised 2kg for Melbourne Cup. Can now be backed at 13.50 after previously trading as high as 380.0 on Betfair
  • - 3-time Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Glenn Boss booked to ride Dermot Weld's Irish raider Profound Beauty in the Cup
  • - Slashing Caulfield Cup runs from Nom De Jeu and Mad Rush see their Melbourne Cup prices tumble

October 14

  • - Dolphin Jo gets a 0.5kg penalty following his Herbert Power win
  • - Weekend Hussler among 85 Cup second declarations
  • - Newport penalised 1.5kg following Metrop win
  • - Cup hopeful Light Vision wins the Bart Cummings; is penalised 1kg

September 30

  • - Cup favourite Septimus goes into quarantine in Ireland
  • - Francesca Cumani believes Mad Rush can go one better than ’07 runner-up Purple Moon
  • - Weekend Hussler heads up Turbull field; still available to back at $20 in Melbourne Cup ante-post betting

So go on, get Melbourne Cup betting with Betfair here

Melbourne Cup Odds

  • Odds

  • Septimus

    5.00

  • Mad Rush

    6.80

  • Efficient

    9.80

  • All The Good

    13.5

  • Nom De Jeu

    13.5

  • Profound Beauty

    16.0

  • Zipping

    20.0

  • Bauer

    23.0

  • Littorio

    24.0

  • Honolulu

    25.0

  • C'est La Guerre

    25.0

  • Master O'Reilly

    28.0
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Spring Racing Calendar

The Betfair Melbourne Cup Sweepstake

Betfair has created a way for you to get your friends, colleagues and even family together to bet on the Melbourne Cup (Tuesday 4th November).

Go to Betfair's Melbourne Cup Sweepstake site to find out more!

In-running betting

Betfair revolutionised the betting world when it introduced in play betting to the punting landscape. Now taken a step further, Australian punters can bet during a race online on all Group races. Find out more about in running betting here.