Superstar So You Think has firmed to a 'hot' 5/2 favoritism for the Melbourne Cup following his big win in the Mackinnon Stakes 2000m and securing a good barrier draw in gate #3. TAB Sportsbet has last year's winner Shocking at $8.00 (7/1) and instant boom stayer Maluckyday at $10.00 (9/1). The market after the draw:SO YOU THINK 3.50 1.62 SHOCKING 8.00 2.75 MALUCKYDAY 10.00 3.25 AMERICAIN 12.00 3.75 DESCARADO 12.00 3.75 PRECEDENCE 18.00 5.25 MANIGHAR 18.00 5.25 HARRIS TWEED 18.00 5.25 MONACO CON

Superstar So You Think has firmed to a 'hot' 5/2 favoritism for the Melbourne Cup following his big win in the Mackinnon Stakes 2000m and securing a good barrier draw in gate #3. TAB Sportsbet has last year's winner Shocking at $8.00 (7/1) and instant boom stayer Maluckyday at $10.00 (9/1). The market after the draw:

SO YOU THINK 3.50 1.62
SHOCKING 8.00 2.75
MALUCKYDAY 10.00 3.25
AMERICAIN 12.00 3.75
DESCARADO 12.00 3.75
PRECEDENCE 18.00 5.25
MANIGHAR 18.00 5.25
HARRIS TWEED 18.00 5.25
MONACO CONSUL 21.00 6.00
PROFOUND BEAUTY 21.00 6.00
LINTON 21.00 6.00
ONCE WERE WILD 26.00 7.25
HOLBERG 26.00 7.25
SHOOT OUT 35.00 9.50
ZIPPING 35.00 9.50
ILLUSTRIOUS BLUE 41.00 11.00
MR MEDICI 41.00 11.00
BAUER 61.00 16.00
TOKAI TRICK 61.00 16.00
CAMPANOLOGIST 71.00 18.50
ZAVITE 101.00 26.00
MASTER OREILLY 251.00 63.50
BUCCELLATI 251.00 63.50
RED RULER 251.00 63.50

7-03.00 EMIRATES MELBOURNE CUP 3200 M
Of $6000000 and $175000 trophies. 1st $3600000 and trophies of $150000 to owner $10000 to trainer $10000 to jockey $5000 to strapper, 2nd $900000, 3rd $450000, 4th $250000, 5th $175000, 6th $125000, 7th $125000, 8th $125000, 9th $125000, 10th $125000.(GROUP 1).No Allowances for apprentices. Field Limit: 24
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No. Horse Trainer Jockey Barr Wgt Pen RTG
1 SHOCKING Mark Kavanagh Michael Rodd 24 57 (118)
2 CAMPANOLOGIST (USA) Saeed Bin Suroor Kerrin McEvoy 19 56 (116)
3 SO YOU THINK (NZ) Bart Cummings Steven Arnold 3 56 (124)
4 ZIPPING Robert Hickmott Nicholas Hall 16 55.5 (119)
5 ILLUSTRIOUS BLUE (GB) William J Knight Glen Boss 9 55 (112)
6 MR MEDICI (IRE) Peter Ho Darren Beadman 5 55 (112)
7 SHOOT OUT John Wallace Corey Brown 17 55 (116)
8 AMERICAIN (USA) Alain de Royer Dupre Gerald Mosse 12 54.5 0.5 (112)
9 TOKAI TRICK (JPN) Kenji Nonaka Shinji Fujita 4 54.5 (111)
10 BUCCELLATI (GB) Tony Noonan Steven King 21 54 (107)
11 DESCARADO (NZ) Gai Waterhouse Nash Rawiller 1 54 1.5 (117)
12 HARRIS TWEED (NZ) Murray & Bjorn Baker Brad Rawiller 13 54 (112)
13 MANIGHAR (FR) Luca Cumani Damien Oliver 20 54 (110)
14 MASTER O'REILLY (NZ) Danny O'Brien Vlad Duric 18 54 (107)
15 MONACO CONSUL (NZ) Michael Moroney Craig Williams 14 54 (110)
16 PROFOUND BEAUTY (IRE) Dermot K Weld Patrick Smullen 22 54 (112)
17 ZAVITE (NZ) Anthony Cummings Michael Walker 7 54 (110)
18 BAUER (IRE) Luca Cumani Chris Munce 2 53.5 (109)
19 HOLBERG (UAE) Saeed Bin Suroor Frankie Dettori 10 53.5 (108)
20 PRECEDENCE (NZ) Bart Cummings Blake Shinn 15 53.5 3.0 (108)
21 RED RULER (NZ) John Sargent Mark Du Plessis 8 53.5 (107)
22 LINTON Robert Hickmott Brett Prebble 23 52 1.0 (105)
23 ONCE WERE WILD Gai Waterhouse Jim Cassidy 11 51.5 (108)
24 MALUCKYDAY (NZ) Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Luke Nolen 6 51 1.0 (103)