I'll be backing Admire Rakti and Bande, the two Japanese horses running in the CC.The ran second and third respectively in a race in Japan called the Hanshin Daishoten behind a horse called Gold Ship, they beat the rest in the race by 6 lengthsGold Ship will be the favourite for the Arc de Triomphe, the most prestigious WFA race in the world and is considered on of the best middle distance/staying horses in the worldAt $21 and $17 respectively, Admire Rakti and Bande are over their true odds and the only difference is the weights they were given, but with Craig Williams likely to ride Admire Rakti I will be leaning more that way, even though he has 3.5kgs more than BandeIf he does not ride Admire Rakti, which has been offered to him for the CC and Melbourne Cups, he will either ride Bande or Dandino.Had Dandino had a bit better form in Europe over their summer I would be on him now for the Melbourne Cup, but want to see how he goes in the CC before committing to take $26 on offer to back him now, remembering he had the runs in the CC (2nd) and Melbourne Cup (5th) last year and ran well in both races.He did run well in the St Ledger in the US at 2700m about a month ago but I am unsure how strong that race is.
Holy shower, Admire Rakti was amazing. Gotta be a heavy favourite for the Melbourne Cup.
Hmmmmmmm, what does Signoff's big Lexus win entering him into Tuesday's Cup do? Considering he won the Sydney Cup in similar easy fashion, quite a bitGoing for him now!MELBOURNE CUP live bettingADMIRE RADKI $4.00 SIGNOFF $6LUCIA VALENTINA $7PROTECTIONIST $8FAWKNER $8.50MUTUAL REGARD 13RED CADEAUX 16 E/W ARALDO $26