Past Winners Dominate Cup Invaders

    MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, November 03, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Americain and Dunaden are favoured to repeat their Melbourne Cup wins and head the "Internationals only" market with online bookmaker www.sportsbet.com.au.

Sportsbet.com.au is allowing punters to wager on which International and which Australian trained horses will be first past the post in next Tuesday's great race.

Americain, the 2010 Cup winner, is $3.50 favourite for the Internationals, ahead of defending champ Dunaden at $4.00. Geelong Cup winner Gatewood is certain to shorten in from $17 if he can win on Saturday and secure his place in the field.

At $4.50, Maluckyday is firm favourite for the Aussies. Nearest to the 'team Hawkes' trained runner is Ethiopia at $7.00 with Lights Of Heaven at $9.00.

"There is plenty of interest in these markets. Some punters are very wary and uncertain of how to line up some of the invaders form. Others just want to back the locals, so we're giving punters the best of both worlds," sportsbet.com.au's Ben Hawes said.

Sportsbet.com.au has also opened a market on whether the Cup will be won by either an Australian or International trained horse, with International at $1.65 and Australian at $2.20.

Americain ($6.00) remains the Melbourne Cup favourite, ahead of Dunaden at $7.00, while Mounth Athos ($11 into $10) and Maluckyday ($11 into $10) have firmed into the third and fourth lines of betting respectively.

Melbourne Cup odds courtesy of sportsbet.com.au

"International Only" Melbourne Cup
$3.50 Americain
$4.00 Dunaden
$5.50 Mount Athos
$6.50 Red Cadeaux
$8.00 Brigantin
$11 My Quest For Peace
$13 Galileo's Choice, Shahwardi
$17 Gatewood
$26 Jakkalberry
$41 Cavarlyman
$67 Lost In The Moment
$101 Ibicenco

"Australian Only" Melbourne Cup
$4.50 Maluckyday
$7.00 Ethiopia
$9.00 Lights Of Heaven
$11 Green Moon, Fiorente
$13 Winchester
$14 Zabeelionaire, Mourayan, Niwot
$15 Tac De Boistron
$26 Southern Speed, Glencadam Gold, Sanagas
$34 Exceptionally
$41 Tanby, Prairie Star, Dare To Dream
$51 Precedence, Moudre, Voila Ici
$67 Excluded
$101 Sabrage, Unusual Suspect, Fictional Account, Reuben Percival, Kelinni, Permit, Vatuvei, Dame Claire, Peal Of Bells, Ironstein, Spechenka

Aussies v Internationals - Melbourne Cup won by an Australian trained or International trained horse?
$1.65 International
$2.20 Australian

2012 Melbourne Cup
(prices in brackets from Saturday 28 October)
$6.00 Americain (steady)
$7.00 Dunaden (steady)
$9.00 Mount Athos (in from $10)
$10 Maluckyday (in from $11)
$12 Red Cadeaux (out from $10)
$17 Lights Of Heaven (steady)
$17 Brigantin (out from $13)
$17 Ethiopia (steady)
$21 Green Moon (steady)
$21 Shahwardi (steady)
$21 Galileo's Choice (in from $26)
$26 Fiorente (steady)
$26 Winchester (steady)
$26 Gatewood (steady)
$26 Mourayan (steady)
$26 My Quest For Peace (steady)

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