Newmarket

How good has it been watching these 2 race against each other. Marketplace clearly the better early on, but Got The Chocs now has the edge and the staying power. Reminds me of Starship Vrs Tuapeka Knight in the 80s, Starship had edge early but Tuapeka Knight soon turned out to be better. I do remember Starship beating him one day at Addington, only to be relegated as Ian Cameron closed the gap. Sir Castleton Vrs Basil Dean, Gammalite Vrs Poppy…. What other match ups can you remember?

Nope, i could have had 2 entries myself, just needed somebody else with another account, others did it. You shouldnt have to open Betcha account just to participate in a puntets club…

Rachel did organise it….seems like many got landed with this new comp system with little help. Some didnt even have TAB acc as from overseas, i was only one with Betcha app. Usually we all put in at least one syndicate each, plus few more between us… this couldnt happen so less punting, which i am sure Entain and Addington knew. No need to email anyone, they have all had plenty of feedback from punters.

Punter error? You mean punting the wrong nag?

Well…. here is some feedback from 6 punting teams at our table. 1, Using someones TAB account was a shambles, had 2 self serve machines that continued to turn off as did TVs. As couldnt use TAB account to place other bets, most stopped betting elsewhere and one mate left to bet elsewhere at Addington, had all his money but stopped betting in comp. 2, Totally disorganised, we were all told different things, got email night before stating tickets would be sent, never received and when asked on the morn, told sorry you dont need tickets🫣 Was told you could use Bonus bet from r2 with 2nd & 3rd promo… then told no you cant…no all ups… then Andy McCook stated you can…had to take phone up to verify… was told somebody would visit table…rules where changed as it started. We all agreed it was the worst run comp ever, and most likely next year have day at Pub. I didnt stay for presentation, i gave up and invested my money on Riccarton today, just lost interest. Having Andy blarring on a speaker all day trying to be funny, at the same time on course announcements going on, it was a joke. Positives…. Dave helped as much as he could, but some of the ladies running it looked like they have never bet in their life…. Oh, and the food was good.

Yes, so i assume because it came 4th they wouldnt consider it a late scratching?

On one hand it is good…. and i see how they gave $1m to charity and partners…. But i can see everywhere in the world big issues with problem gamblers. I am 60yrs old, as a 18yr you spent what you had, hardly heard of credit cards or personal loans…TABs were hidden down alleyways with little advertising, no casinos, no lotto or pokies. Compare it with today, easy to get credit, online Entain and casino gambling or oncourse, lotto jackpots and pokies…. and huge offers and promotions targeting mainly young punters both on social media and TV, and lets not forget Betcha was introduced for youngsters to get hooked. Going to be some very sad stories coming out over the next few years….

Anyone having a go in this punters club tomorrow?

Yeah, to be fair its not a bad nag Sweet Raine…. problem is old Leo in the bike. Without looking his driving UDR must be terrible, always appears to be tailed off, buried or parked, same old drivers get in the same positions all the time….You only have to see some of the younger drivers coming through, get horses in good positions or judge pace well, John Morrison is a real up and comer, drove well today.

Your favourite rider Jamie has copped a huge ban for careless riding on Melbourne Cup day, causing rival jockey to break a leg. Oh deary me… only luck same result didnt happen in the Melbourne Cup!

Micks past his use by date…. once he started getting botox around his eyes …it was all over

Think it was just over $12k… blew the lot🤭

Its supposed to be 30 degrees down here tomorrow… with northwest winds. With no rain forecast, surely track will be good, hope they dont stuff around with the sprinklers too much

Mmmm… your consistent thats for sure. One minute your saying gaps against the inside rail always appear in a 3200m race…but as usual, cant name one melbourne cup runner that has won in similar fashion. Look on all the Australian racing sites, they are applauding the horse more than the jockey winning cup, and i have to agree. Shit, can you imagine if she ever rode Damask Rose…. Chief would be creaming his panties🤭

Gee you get upset…. After seeing the overhead replays a few times, you would have to say the horse was lucky to have an uninterrupted run on the inside, forget the horse or jockey. Maybe post a clip of other Melbourne cup winners that you think are similar….you will struggle