Can someone post the rules to this as I have forgotten them.

It relied on leader up races that placed in the 1st 3 .

Many thanks if some one could enlighten me.

Cheers.
Darcy.

Darcy,

There are a few of these going around. There is one in the Horse Racing Austrlaia Magazine from last year which was similar in that it concentrated on the Caulfield Cup and Cox plate races. Think it was within 5 lengths in these races then there were some other rules around it like recent win, barrier, age, weight, etc.

I am not home this week but when I go home I will try and find it for you.

Maybe someone else hasa copy and can postthe rules.

Good Luck.

An Old Melbourne Cup System was (from memory)

Qualifiers must be placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd in the Caulfield Cup or in the MV Cup (If winner of MV cup gets a penalty then ignore this horse and take the 4th placed horse). Further qualifiers from finishing 1st, 2nd or 3rd in MacKinnon Stakes or SAAB (is it still called this as it seems to change every other year?).

Ignore any 3yo or aged horses.

This will give you a list of horses to consider. Obviously it will eliminate most overseas horses as they do not start before the MC.

Another piece of information worth considering is ignore any horses listed at >$21 as I believe the last was Tawriffic in 1989 (30/1).

Good luck to all that try to back the winner!

Thank you.

The trb has an interesting article that may interest,

Hope propun is rating it.

Cheers.
darky

The trouble with all old MC formulas for picking a winner , none of them had 9 OS horses to deal with!

crash,
yeah, you're right mate..I believe that system appeared in either Turf Monthly or very early editions of PPM.
At the time it had secured the winner of the Cup in about 8 out of 9 years.
Hope that helps.

haveagoodun.

This plan has picked the winner most years it has been running.

Melb Cup Plan.
40% Plc SR
LS 1-4
Age 4-7
Days LS 3-17

Bet all qualifiers.

Cheers.

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Cheers.

Here's a simple plan:

Of the last 9 years, the Cup has been won by a horse which finished within 1.50 lengths of the winner (or won) last start over a distance of 2000m or greater 8 times.

All bar Efficient qualified.

Taking ALL qualifying runners and backing them over 9 years results in 70 selections for 8 winners and a POT at just TAB prices of 4.57%.

Cutting down the number of days since last start to less than 30, results in still 8 winners from 9 years.
A staggering POT of 24.07% backing all qualified horses.

In 2000 one would have snagged Brew and Yippio
In 2005 one would have snagged Maybe Diva and On A Jeune ($14.60 a place)
In 2006 Pop Rock and Delta Blues AND Maybe Better
2007 was a wipeout with no placings.

It's certainly worth some thought though with some huge Quinellas and Trifectas floating about on the day.

9 years

8 winners 24.07% POT
3 quinellas $66.60 $220.70 & $50.90
1 trifecta $1,040.00

Roll on the Cup

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Chrome .

Decided to use Mr Mac system from that other site and of course the Propun
Ratings.
Depending on how many horses I end up with I will try to snare the trifecta by 4 X 4 X remaing system selection horses.

Good luck to us all eh and may it pay a motza.

Cheers.
darky.

Good luck with it Darky, I'll post up the qualifiers well before the race for interest sake.

I am still shaking my head over Efficient's win, it's probably the only time I could never have ever picked the winner in thousand years.

Beaten 6 lengths in the Cox Plate over 2040m
Beaten nearly 9 lengths in the Turnbull over 2000m

Perhaps the only clue was in the Derby the year before over 2500m at Flemington.

But it's a big ask to improve 9 and 6 lengths.

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