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Here they are. The full and final list of 24 starters in for the 2007 Cup. The race that stops the nation, and many parts of the world!

There’s some good odds to be had at the moment if you get in early and obtain a high fixed price. As always there is an element of risk involved - but it certainly can pay big dividends.

Here’s the final field for this year’s big race, with the current fixed price betting odds displayed on the far right-hand side column. There’s a few horses here that have a great chance and are listed with some very healthy odds.

*Fixed Price Win Only Odds from IASBet.com as at Sunday 4th of November, subject to fluctutations.

Get the Latest Odds and Bet on the Melbourne Cup

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Get the Latest Odds for the Melbourne Cup

Here’s the current field and betting odds for this years premiere Spring Racing event, the prestigious Melbourne Cup. Will the favourite Master O’Reilly be able to live up to the hype?

Bet on the 2007 Melbourne Cup

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1 out of 3 last week, not my greatest this year. The Kangaroos prevailed against Essendon, but West Coast without Cox were absolutely smashed in the ruck, and subsequently, the scores aswell. Hawthorn took a handy lead early in the match, and appeared to be in control of the game, but their inexperience saw that lead dwindle away to nothing in less than 15 minutes. To their credit, they did fight back to keep the scores close, but lost it in the final term.

There’s some close matches being played this week, but I like the look of the home games for the Kangaroos and Sydney, who should bounce back after being beaten by the Saints.

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Here are the latest odds for the 2007 World Cup, taking place in the West Indies.

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Sandown

The prestigious Group 1 Sandown Laurels series kicks off next week with an expected 12 heats to be contested on Thursday night. Widely regarded as the pinnacle event for female greyhounds, the Laurels has been won by many top chasers such as Cheltenam Lass (1965), Winifred Bale (1982), Sandi’s Me Mum (1989) and more recently Moonambel Gem (1997), Hail A Harley (2001) and Paua To Burn (2004).

Sandown Park’s Michael Floyd has confirmed that top Queensland trainers Tony Brett and Tony Zammit have made enquiries about trialling greyhounds at Sandown Park in preparation for the Laurels. The series is for females whelped between March 1, 2004 and February 28, 2005 and carries a winner’s cheque of $50,000.

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Explosive beginner IMPISHLEE has won five of her 11 starts to date and she has had four starts over 525m at The Meadows for three wins and a placing. The Andrea Dailly-trained daughter of Brett Lee and Impargo is engaged in a mixed stake over 525m at The Meadows this Saturday night and she should prove hard to beat.

IMPISHLEE won three races in May, two of which were at The Meadows in 30.27 and 30.12 and the other was at Warrnambool in a scintillating 25.25.

The Meadows

SPITFIRE JET returns to Victoria after scoring a smart win at Cannington (WA) recently in 30.66. Trained by Daryl Williams, the black speedster won his first two starts at Sandown Park in March when taking out a maiden heat and final in 30.09 and 30.24.

SPITFIRE JET has won five of his seven career starts and he looks hard to beat at Sandown Park this Thursday night where he’ll line up in a Grade 5 stake over 515 metres against the likes of talented NSW-bred pair CURIOUS LEE and JOSH’S WHISKY.

Statistics from Ballarat for 2006

Percentage of The Watchdog’s first selections that win:

450m - 37.67%
550m - 33.33%
650m - 37.50%

Percentage of TAB favourites that win:

No. of favourites that win - 43.79%
No. of 2nd favourites that win - 20.43%
No. of 3rd favourites that win - 15.32%
No. with longest odds that win - 1.45%

Position of winners at first section:

Winners leading at first section - 52.94%
Winners positioned 2nd at first section - 20.95%
Winners positioned 3rd at first section - 13.60%
Winners positioned 4th or worse at first section - 12.51%

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Australia takes on New Zealand in the traditional Anzac Test match Suncorp Stadium. Australia will be fired up for revenge in this one after the Kiwis rewrote the record books with a 24-0 win the last time the sides met in the Tri Nations Series. Needless to say, the Kangaroos are a bit short for a straight out bet so the Margin Betting option is the way to go here.

The Aussies are easy favourites to take the win, paying 1.22. There’s a lot of value in NZ, paying over $4.

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A Super weekend of Racing kicks off on Friday with the running of the Listed Wagga Gold Cup over 2000m while Harness Racing at Moonee Valley features the running of the $20,000 Cinderella Stakes as the Mares Triple Crown gets underway with Kiwi mare Molly Darling the one to beat.

Racing at the Gold Coast on Saturday provides the highlight with the Prime Minister’s Cup meeting. The major race on the card is the $300,000 G2 Norco Pauls Milk WFA Hollindale Stakes over 1800m with Australian Cup winner Roman Arch sure to appreciate the drop in class on his last couple.

Super Sunday at Morphetville will see the running of the SA Derby and the Goodwood Handicap. The Leon McDonald trained Gallant Guru looks capable of posting a hometown win. Grinding home at his last couple he has been looking for the Derby trip while the much travelled Testafiable for trainer Peter Moody looms as hardest to beat.

The Goodwood Handicap is as open as the Sydney heads with a host of chances. Plenty of value if you can find the winner of this race with Royal Ida for trainer Michael O’Leary the early favourite.

Don’t forget the Asian Mile Challenge continues on Sunday with the running of the third leg of the Challenge, The Champions Mile at Sha Tin.

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There is another Super Saturday of racing at Flemington this weekend with three Group races including the $350,000 Group 2 Blamey Stakes, the $300,000 Group 2 VRC Sires Produce Stakes and the $150,000 Group 3 Queens Cup (2500m).

The Blamey Stakes, race 7 on the card, shapes up to be one of the most contentious races of the afternoon. Of particular interest to racing fans and punters is the return of shock Australian Cup winner Roman Arch in the Blamey Stakes on Saturday. The 50/1 winner last week opened at 7.00 in fixed odds betting at IASbet for the Blamey. The David Hayes trained Niconero, opened as the slight favourite in early fixed odds markets (6.00 on IASbet). Another intriguing prospect in the Blamey Stakes is Zipping. The Danehill gelding opened at 8.00 and shortened to 7.00. He has an impressive record with 7 wins and 2 third placings from his 10 lifetime starts, but does face his toughest test here.

Race 6 on the Flemington card, is the Sires Produce stakes. The smart two-year-old filly Nediym’s Glow has been declared an early scratching from the race. Her rival, the red-hot Lee Freedman stable runner Satin Robes, has shortened from 7.00 to 6.00 on IASbet. The all-conquering Hayes stable will supply the race favourite Ulfah. The market mover of the race is Deledio, who has shortened the most-from 21.00 to 15.00.

The last of Saturday’s feature races at Flemington sees the Danny O’Brien trained Adelaide Cup winner of 2005 Demerger step up to a suitable distance in the Queens Cup. The five-year-old mare will appreciate the drop back in class on her last start in the Australian Cup. Demerger is 4.00 at IASbet.

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Click Here for the latest odds on the 2006 Golden Slipper, as the field is not yet finalized, there are some good odds to be had at the moment.

I Got Chills is currently the favourite, opening at $7, and now paying $5.50 for the win. Miss Finland has also been backed in, starting at $11 and a win will now return $8. Nadeem with it’s recent win by over 2 lengths at Caulfield has shortened considerably to $8, after betting opened at $21. Mirror Mirror, Wonderful World and Diego Garcia are all good value, paying over $10 each.

More to come once the field has been finalized.

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SA Redbacks v NSW Blues

It looks like the Redbacks are the outright favourites to win the 2006 ING Cup, paying $1.52 for the win at home. New South Wales are paying $2.55 to win the Cup as visitors. The odds for the highest opening partnership are a little closer, with South Australia paying $1.85 and the Blues at $1.95 and it’s even at $1.95 each for who will win the toss.

I think NSW will struggle playing without Simon Katich, Michael Clarke, Nathan Bracken and Stuart Clark, because they’re with the Australian Test team.

The line up is as follows:

REDBACKS: D Lehmann (c), D Cullen, G Manou, C Ferguson, C Bailey, J Gillespie, G Blewett, D Harris, C Borgas, K Skewes, M Cleary, S Tait, M Cosgrove. NSW: B Haddin (c), A Bird, D Bollinger, M Henriques, P Jaques, J Krejza, S MacGill, A O’Brien, M Phelps, C Richards, G Roden, C Simmons, D Thornely.

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