1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:03,120 Speaker 1: Standing by for the race that stops two nations, the 2 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:06,600 Speaker 1: one hundred and sixty fifth Melbourne Cup out of Flemington 3 00:00:06,680 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: five o'clock this afternoon our time. And somebody we haven't 4 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:11,320 Speaker 1: caught up with in a while is Matt. 5 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:13,560 Speaker 2: Mark of Morning yet morning? Look? How are we? 6 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 1: Yeah? Good? It's like big boys Christmas. What are you 7 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:16,960 Speaker 1: looking forward to? 8 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 2: Yeah? It is a lot big boys Christmas. Every time 9 00:00:20,360 --> 00:00:22,599 Speaker 2: we get to Melbourne Cup today. It's the start of 10 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 2: a very busy couple of weeks for us in the 11 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 2: racing industry. But it's also the start of a couple 12 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 2: of very exciting weeks for us, all culminating at about 13 00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:33,280 Speaker 2: five o'clock tonight with the running of this wonderful race 14 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:34,080 Speaker 2: over at Flemington. 15 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 1: So it's the world's richest handicap race. What does that mean? 16 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:42,519 Speaker 2: So that's in terms of handicaps the weights that the 17 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 2: horses are allocated to carry. So if you look at 18 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 2: this year's race, for example, the number one in the book, 19 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 2: al Ripper, carries fifty nine kilograms, whereas the bottom horse 20 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 2: in the book, which is Valiant King, carries fifty one. 21 00:00:57,160 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 2: So they say that wake can stop a train, it 22 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 2: can definitely stop a Rasors too, who you mentioned earlier 23 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 2: on about Barlatt's weight when he raced in the second 24 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:12,120 Speaker 2: Melbourne Cup and yeah, he tried to handicap him out 25 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 2: of it. 26 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, so how do they apply that weight? 27 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 2: So it's lead bags in the saddle, So. 28 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 1: That's quite rudimentary in that. 29 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 2: Yeah. So jockeys will sit at a certain weight and 30 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:26,320 Speaker 2: you'll get those that are naturally walking it around forty 31 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 2: eight forty nine kg, some of them are naturally fifty 32 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:31,040 Speaker 2: three to fifty four, and then you've got higher way 33 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:34,199 Speaker 2: to jockeys who sit around the fifty six kg mark 34 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 2: and just to get to where they need to they 35 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:38,200 Speaker 2: add lead bags to the saddles to get them to 36 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 2: that appropriate handicap weight. 37 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:43,760 Speaker 1: This race seems to be more and more dominated by 38 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 1: the Northern Hemisphere and seeing few and fewer key We connections. 39 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 1: For instance, there's there's no New Zealand's trained horses this year. 40 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 2: No there's not, which is a bit of a shame. 41 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:57,080 Speaker 2: We had a couple that were within a whisker of 42 00:01:57,440 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 2: getting themselves as start but things didn't eventuate. And I 43 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 2: think given the way that the weather's playing at Flemington today, 44 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 2: might have been nice to have a couple of Keiwis 45 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 2: in because we can be known to be mud barks, 46 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:10,120 Speaker 2: and it looks like it's going to be a week trap. 47 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:14,079 Speaker 2: But yeah, the Northern Hemisphere impact on the race in 48 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 2: the last ten to twelve years has been noticeable, and 49 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 2: more and more trainers from all across the Northern Hemisphere 50 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:23,080 Speaker 2: are starting to put the Melbourne Cup on their radar 51 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 2: with some of their horses. 52 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 1: So where are your packs? If they're trying to make 53 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 1: some money, how could we make some money this afternoon? 54 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 2: Well, funnily enough, after that conversation around the Northern Hemisphere, 55 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:36,520 Speaker 2: I'm going to go with the free runner number six 56 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 2: in the book, Prisage not turn. I just hope he's 57 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 2: a bit faster than the Frenchman we had on the 58 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:45,399 Speaker 2: field with Soldier Fields on set of Sunday Morning. I've 59 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 2: been watching him for a couple of months now. He's 60 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 2: a pretty nice gallop of this source. He's had one 61 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 2: run in Australia. He raced in the core Field Cup 62 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 2: a couple of weeks ago, which is the main leader 63 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 2: to the Melbourne Cup, and he ran a really nice fourth. 64 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 2: I think the three two hundred meters today will really 65 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:02,080 Speaker 2: stit him, so he's an eight dollar fifty chance, so 66 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 2: he's not a huge amount of value in terms of 67 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:05,839 Speaker 2: a Melbourne Cup runner, but I put him on top 68 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 2: to beat the ten valiant King, who was one of 69 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:10,639 Speaker 2: six for key We trainer Chris Wallace right down the 70 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:14,000 Speaker 2: bottom of the book a nine dollar chance. Buckaroo number 71 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:16,640 Speaker 2: two goes in as my third selection. Now is a 72 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 2: really cool story around Buckaroo. One key We punter is 73 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 2: eyeing up nearly seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars if 74 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 2: Buckaroo can finish in the top three. He took a 75 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 2: twelve leg multi on January the thirtieth and Buckeroo was 76 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 2: the last leg, so he hit eleven of the twelve 77 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 2: legs at ninety eight thousand to one, so all he 78 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 2: needs to do is finish in the top three. Buckaroo, 79 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 2: for that key We punted the collect nearly three quarters 80 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 2: of a million dollars and fourteen half Yours is my 81 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 2: other one, the Corefield Cup winner ridden by Jamie Mellon, 82 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:52,240 Speaker 2: who many may remember as Jamie carsh He's one of 83 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 2: the best jockeys in Australia and a roughie four year 84 00:03:55,600 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 2: looke number twenty two Royal Supremacy. Now Robbie does the 85 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 2: writing of Royal Supremacy. Many will remember him winning last 86 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 2: year on Knight's Choice at the Gods, and plenty will 87 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 2: remember him as the singing jockey on the Voice a 88 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:12,600 Speaker 2: couple of years ago as well. He's an irishman. He's 89 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 2: got a wonderful singing voice.