Champion jockeys at odds over likely Cup upset

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The Melbourne Cup is here, and once-a-year punters are scrambling for the signifier usher and dusting disconnected their betting accounts hoping to snag immoderate currency connected the large race.

And portion it's amusive to effort your manus astatine picking a victor each connected your own, it ne'er hurts to get immoderate proposal from the radical with their digit connected the pulse.

Wide World of Sports has gathered Cup tips from winning jockeys and astute analysts of the racing game.

Here's what they person to say.

JAMES McDONALD via Racenet

James McDonald is the in-form jockey successful Australia currently, and won past year's Melbourne Cup aboard Verry Elleegant. His 2022 thrust - Durston - was withdrawn from the Cup tract earlier the obstruction draw.

Winner: Deauville Legend

"The favourite Deauville Legend is the equine to beat, and I expect Gold Trip to tally good but I'd similar to spot Montefilia and Duais execute too. I reckon the archetypal fractional of the contention is astir apt going to beryllium much important than the 2nd 1600m for Deauville Legend. He's drawn a beauteous obstruction successful 9 and the entity for maine would beryllium to get him relaxed and person a creaseless economical tally successful the archetypal fractional of the race. I don't attraction wherever I americium successful the tally due to the fact that I cognize if I get him conserving vigor he's the champion equine successful the contention and he'll amusement that successful the 2nd fractional of the race. My purpose is to springiness my equine an uninterrupted tally from the 600m, truthful I privation to cognize what horses are wherever to assistance maine giving my equine wide air."

GLEN BOSS via Labrokes

Glen Boss is simply a champion jockey who famously steered Makybe Diva to 3 consecutive Melbourne Cup wins from 2003-05.

Winner: Montefilia

"I deliberation I've recovered the victor - Montefilia. Her tally successful the Caulfield Cup was outstanding. Back successful the ruck successful a slowly-run race, ne'er got wide aerial until astir 150m from location and perfectly deed the enactment with a reddish airy connected her head. Jason Collett volition springiness this large mare a wind-up and I deliberation she volition beryllium precise hard to beat."

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COREY BROWN via foxsports.com.au

Corey Brown is simply a erstwhile champion jockey who won the Melbourne Cup successful 2009 and successful 2017.

1st Montefilia, 2nd Deauville Legend, 3rd Realm Of Flowers, 4th Vow And Declare

"She's peaking astatine the close time, deed the enactment beautifully successful the Caulfield Cup, she's raced large each prep, and though she hasn't won past 2400m, I deliberation she'll emotion the 3200m. Last prep, erstwhile Jason (Collett) was riding her, she looked much of a mediate region horse, but this clip she's been acceptable for this race, and conscionable looking astatine however she's going astir it successful her races - settling truly nicely, and gathering up and displaying bully acceleration successful the consecutive similar she did successful the Caulfield Cup - she looks truly good. Watching the replays, her full racing benignant and her mannerisms springiness maine each denotation she'll enactment each day. Drawn a cleanable gross and Jason's a precise susceptible rider."

MICHELLE PAYNE via The Age

Michelle Payne is the lone pistillate jockey to person won the Melbourne Cup, doing truthful successful 2015 aboard Prince Of Penzance. She is present an expert connected tv and trains horses.

1st Realm Of Flowers, 2nd Without A Fight, 3rd Knights Order, 4th Lunar Flare

"The 50kg for Realm Of Flowers conscionable looks truthful good. I emotion this mare. She stays, she handles bedewed conditions and she's going truly well. Ticks the astir boxes."

FRANCESCA CUMANI via The Australian

Francesca Cumani is simply a tv presenter and racing analyst, the girl of legendary Italian equine trainer Luca Cumani and sister to trainer Matt Cumani.

1st Montefilia, 2nd Without A Fight, 3rd Deauville Legend, Roughie: Lunar Flare

"Probability says that the Cup volition enactment astatine location (in Australia) arsenic the location squad has 22 representatives. The champion accidental among them has to beryllium Montefilia. She is simply a four-time victor astatine the highest level and finished similar a bid erstwhile a luckless 4th successful the Caulfield Cup."

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