1 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:00,840 Speaker 1: Well. 2 00:00:00,920 --> 00:00:04,560 Speaker 2: Punters believe the International Brigade a well positioned once again 3 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:07,360 Speaker 2: to capture the Melbourne Cup today. But let's find out 4 00:00:07,360 --> 00:00:10,200 Speaker 2: what man David Short from Racing and weirding WA has 5 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:11,600 Speaker 2: to say. Good morning, David. 6 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:14,160 Speaker 1: Surety good mining lie declares he graded me with you guys. 7 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:17,400 Speaker 2: It is the one hundred and sixty fourth Melbourne Cup 8 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:18,200 Speaker 2: that takes. 9 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:21,439 Speaker 1: Us back a little while, even the most learned a gentleman, 10 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:25,119 Speaker 1: I can't remember thinking back more than about ninety years ago, 11 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 1: but it's a big part of Australian culture in history, 12 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 1: one hundred and sixty four years, plenty of winners and 13 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:32,560 Speaker 1: losers on the way through, and you hit the nail 14 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:35,880 Speaker 1: on the head Lisa. Certainly, from a betting perspective, most 15 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 1: of the book makers and punters are pretty much on 16 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:44,360 Speaker 1: the same thought process at Breban and Bukaroo, both former 17 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:47,960 Speaker 1: European on current European horses are they're one smooth operator 18 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 1: and absurd third and fourth in betting, and they both 19 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 1: come from the UK as well, So basically three of 20 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 1: the top four are direct from the UK and the 21 00:00:57,400 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 1: other one Bukkaro, spent a little bit of time here 22 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 1: in Australia, it was from there as well. Sound he 23 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 1: does ready to tuck into a veggie? Might sing? 24 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:12,479 Speaker 3: Yeah, so can Chris Waller do it? This here? 25 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:12,680 Speaker 1: Mate? 26 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:13,200 Speaker 3: What do you reckon? 27 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:15,760 Speaker 1: But I think Chris Wallace yeah, certainly goes in with 28 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:19,720 Speaker 1: good claims. I guess the only sticky factor clears he 29 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:22,760 Speaker 1: is the barrier drawso barrier twenty one. That leaves it 30 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 1: in a bit of an awkward position potentially earlier in 31 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 1: the race. But Joe Morera is one of the world's 32 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:29,960 Speaker 1: best jockey's on board. Are we looking to get a 33 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:32,480 Speaker 1: bit of cover? This horse finished runner up in the 34 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 1: Corefield Cup, which is usually a really good form reference 35 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 1: for the race, and prior to that was runner up 36 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 1: behind Via Sistina, who we saw come out and absolutely 37 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 1: smash them in the Cock's Plate. So has got pretty 38 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 1: good form lines going into today. 39 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 2: How about ruffies. Some people love to have their punt 40 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 2: on a. 41 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 1: Russian they do, absolutely they do. I can tell you 42 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 1: there's been a bit of money arout for a visitor 43 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 1: from Japan called warp Speed. We had a customer have 44 00:01:57,280 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 1: a bet of five thousand at the thirty one bucks 45 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 1: and twenty six bucks to take out to shy at 46 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 1: three hundred thousand on this visitor from Japan, so there's 47 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 1: a bit of confidence there and really quite long odds. 48 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 1: A horse that's got pretty decent record at the longer 49 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 1: trip is probably on a day where it's more sunny 50 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:21,519 Speaker 1: than not mostly cloudy. Horse number twenty, it's had three 51 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:23,640 Speaker 1: starts over the distance for a win and a second, 52 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 1: so no problems running the distance out and it's been 53 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:28,960 Speaker 1: ninety one into sixty one. So that might be one 54 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:31,080 Speaker 1: at longer odds that we know can get the distance 55 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 1: and has seen a little bit of money at the 56 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 1: longer prices to give a bit of cheat this afternoon. 57 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:38,080 Speaker 3: Okay, sure we've seen footage expecting what ninety thousand at 58 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:40,880 Speaker 3: Flemington have been bigger crowds in the past, but it's 59 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:43,119 Speaker 3: a lot of people. The reason for people we see 60 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 3: the running at the start where the gates are open 61 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 3: is that that is to get the best position you 62 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:49,040 Speaker 3: can see, so not just watching the big one on 63 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:52,240 Speaker 3: the screen. Is that the how it works spot on Clarzi. 64 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's a bit like our first day of a 65 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 1: Test match where they pan to the punters and everyone's 66 00:02:57,200 --> 00:02:59,960 Speaker 1: trying to get that spot behind the ball of similar 67 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 1: at the Melbourne Cup. They are looking to get their 68 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 1: best green patch of grass that they can find there 69 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 1: in the Flemington Straight and find themselves a great spot. 70 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 1: They have a couple of quiet drinks and follow the 71 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:11,800 Speaker 1: big race day today. 72 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:16,280 Speaker 2: We did say at the beginning that the International brigade 73 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 2: position to possibly win. But are there fewer international horses 74 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 2: all up in the race this year. 75 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 1: It's a pretty strong balance. There's maybe a couple less 76 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:30,080 Speaker 1: than what we've had in recent times and that a 77 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:32,680 Speaker 1: little bit of that comes down to quarantine. Of course, 78 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 1: we did drop off around COVID time the numbers, but 79 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 1: in more recent years that's picked up a little bit 80 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 1: of game. But there's a pretty good balance there today 81 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:42,240 Speaker 1: and one that we always watch out for. Of course, 82 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 1: bar Cummings has had a phenomenal record in this race 83 00:03:45,880 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 1: and his grandson James Cummings has a runner in the 84 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:52,839 Speaker 1: big race today called Dozy. The family the family name, 85 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 1: obviously Cummings when it comes to Melbourne Cup is so 86 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 1: anonymous with success, and James is a young guy that's 87 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 1: going places. He's a tremendous young trainer. He had Ardozi 88 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 1: go around over sixteen hundred meters on Saturday. She has 89 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 1: to go double double today thirty two hundred. But it 90 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 1: goes back to how bart used to do it. He 91 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 1: used to like to have his horses going into a 92 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:17,480 Speaker 1: Melbourne Cup having ten k's worth of miles in their 93 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:20,480 Speaker 1: legs going into the big Melbourne Cup. And that's pretty 94 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:22,920 Speaker 1: much what James has done here. So might be a 95 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:26,160 Speaker 1: little bit of the old history in the making there 96 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 1: today with James Cummings and zar Dozi, but everybody that 97 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:31,479 Speaker 1: used to back bart Comings horses. You can maybe have 98 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 1: a couple of bucks on the grandson James Wizardozi today. 99 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 2: He has a big hat to fill, oh bar that 100 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:42,359 Speaker 2: first race track hat religion and you want. 101 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 1: To work on those big eyebrowsers, the. 102 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:47,920 Speaker 3: Best bigger than Johnny Howard's. 103 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:54,840 Speaker 2: That's the true yesterday Number ten Athabascan. If that's how 104 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:58,920 Speaker 2: you say the name was scratched, Any any scratchings. 105 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 1: This morning, we're all clear. Stage four this morning. Their 106 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 1: lesas so just the one at this stage, number ten 107 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 1: at the Baskan twenty three runners to take their place 108 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:09,680 Speaker 1: in this year's twenty twenty four Melbourne Cup. 109 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 2: And I remember when I worked in the newsroom, we 110 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:13,280 Speaker 2: always asked, is it a slow track? 111 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 3: Is it a fast fine track? 112 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 2: Is it a track? 113 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:23,680 Speaker 1: Lisa, it's a good track. Yes, they have irrigated it. 114 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 1: If we tar down that puck. There has been some 115 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:30,320 Speaker 1: irrigation overnight, so that means they've warded it. So there's 116 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 1: plenty of give in the track. But as the day 117 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:34,840 Speaker 1: goes on they're expecting it to be somewhere between the 118 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:37,080 Speaker 1: good three and four range, which means that horses that 119 00:05:37,279 --> 00:05:38,880 Speaker 1: like to run on top of the ground will be 120 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:40,279 Speaker 1: certainly well suited. 121 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:42,280 Speaker 3: Shortly before you go, mate, I mean, we get people 122 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:43,800 Speaker 3: like a bit of fun and bit of flutter and 123 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:45,400 Speaker 3: they have a dance afterwards and that. But for those 124 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 3: people who've got connections as in a link to a horse, 125 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 3: they're nervous. They're sick today, aren't they? In the lead 126 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:52,720 Speaker 3: up to the actual event. 127 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 1: Big time. This is a dream come true for so 128 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:59,479 Speaker 1: many people. Clearsy. When you get the chance to have 129 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:02,600 Speaker 1: a runner, even on this program, let alone in the race, 130 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:05,279 Speaker 1: it can be sleepless night. I was lucky enough last 131 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:07,600 Speaker 1: year to have a winner at Ascot on Melbourne Cup 132 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:09,599 Speaker 1: Day and that was one of the biggest thrills of 133 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 1: my life. So I can't even imagine what it would 134 00:06:11,560 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 1: be like to have a runner on Melbourne Cup Day 135 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:17,440 Speaker 1: in Melbourne and its dream come true. Time for one 136 00:06:17,480 --> 00:06:19,480 Speaker 1: of the twenty four sets of connections today. 137 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 2: All right, you go well David. You've done your bit 138 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 2: in the morning and now in the afternoon. I look 139 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:30,560 Speaker 2: forward to all those fashion fallout photos. The girl riding 140 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:35,480 Speaker 2: the wheelie bin still my favorite. David, thanks much. 141 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 1: Thanks so much. Have a great day.