Melbourne Cup Tips

Our Melbourne Cup Tips revolve around the Dermot Weld trained Profound Beauty, she may not be a Vinnie Roe Or Media Puzzle, Weld's, previous two Cup winners, but she is a mare that possesses lightening quick speed and who is certain to get the two mile trip, Weld himself is happy about Profoiund Beauty's progress since she arrived in Australia and is even happier that she appears to be the underdog in the race

Weld is eyed with some suspicion when he says that she is not as good as his previous winners, mainly because she is the one who has impressed the most during her gallop runs. Combine her warm up form with her low weight and she becomes, suddenly, a big fish in a small pond which seems to get smaller day by day.

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She will be ridden by top Australian jockey, Glen Boss, who has done nothing but sing her praises and he has been most impressed with her pace. The Melbourne Cup is all about horses who will come fast and late and there is no doubt that Profound Beauty can do this.

It is true that the Aiden O'Brien trained Septimus is the class horse in the race and that he justifies favouritism, but there are doubts about his turn of his foot, where there aren't any concerning Profound Beauty. Weld believes that anything can happen in a Melbourne Cup and is convinced that his horse can do the business again and provide him with his third win. She is currently around the 11/1 mark to win the race and you can get all the latest odds for the race right up to the off on our odds comparison chart from the leading bookmakers.

2008 Melbourne Cup Tip
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