I see a few bookies are taking bets now for the Melbourne Cup. Michael Eskander (http://www.eskander.webcentral.com.au/) and Double Bet (http://www.doublebet.com/)

I am interested to know what the views of the Punters are on jumping aboard handsome odds (some of them anyway) at this stage being so far out from the big race?

One thing I noticed, which I'm sure never used to be that way is if a horse is not nominated you actually get your money back.

Dude