Melbourne Cup odds comparison – Maluckyday still favourite

With six months today until the Melbourne Cup, Andrew Hawkins has looked at the state of prepost betting for the race.

Although entries are not taken until the start of September, pushed back from the traditional August close of nominations, three of Australia’s largest betting organisations have opened markets on Australia’s biggest race.

Betstar was the first to open, two weeks after the last Melbourne Cup, while Sportingbet opened in early January.

Betfair has since opened trading on the race that stops the nation.

At this stage, there are 373 horses across all three markets – some in all three, some in only two and some in one market.

The consistent favourite has been last year’s Melbourne Cup runner up Maluckyday, and despite two disappointing runs in the autumn, he heads all three markets.

Others who have shortened with Betstar in recent months are BMW winner Cedarberg (81 to 41), Australian Derby winner Shamrocker (41 to 21) and Australian Cup winner Shocking (26 to 21).

Some of the biggest moves have been on the Mike Moroney-trained Absolutelyawesome (151 to 34) and the Lloyd Williams-owned Muir (201 to 67)

Last year’s Melbourne Cup winner Americain has failed to flatter in two runs this year but he has still shortened from 26 to 21.

	Betstar 15/11/2010		Betstar 31/01/2011	Sportingbet 31/01/2011		Betstar 1/05/2011	Sportingbet 1/05/2011	Betfair 1/05/2011	Shortest Price 1/05/2011
Maluckyday	15		15	15		15	14	19.5	14
Shamrocker	41		41	41		21	16	23	16
Americain (FR)	26		21	23		21	17	23	17
Shocking	26		26	26		17	21	30	17
Linton	17		17	18		21	18	46	18
Moudre	21		21	23		34	23	46	23
Lion Tamer (NZ)	21		21	23		26	26	65	26
Lights of Heaven						26		70	26
Descarado	34		34	31		26	31	75	26
Absolutely						26		110	26
My Kingdom of Fife						26			26
Base						34	51	60	34
Eclair Surprise	34		34	51		34	51	85	34
Sans Frontieres (GB)	26		26			34		85	34
Efficient	34		34	71		34	71	90	34
Absolutelyawesome	151		151	201		34	81	150	34
Jimmy Choux (NZ)						34	41	230	34
Southern Speed						34		330	34
So You Think				31			35		35
Precedence	51		51	51		51	41	44	41
Brazilian Pulse	34		34	41		41	41	70	41
Cedarberg	81		81	67		41	41	95	41
Holberg (UAE)	41		41	41		51	41	120	41
Praecido	26		26	35		41	41	120	41
Once Were Wild	41		41	41		51	41	130	41
Rite Of Passage (IRE)	34		34			41		140	41
Studley Park			151	101		67	41	160	41
Retrieve	34		34	41		41	41	200	41
Tactic						41		230	41
Shadowofexcellence	41		41	41		101	41	240	41
Mirjulisa Lass						41		270	41
I’m Imposing	41		41	41		67	41	320	41
Digital Fortress	41		41	41		67	41		41
Midas Touch						41			41
Placement	51		51	41		101	41		41
Rundle	41		41	41		101	41		41
Jaguar Mail (JPN)	41		41			51		85	51
Harris Tweed (NZ)	41		41	61		51	71	95	51
Stand To Gain						51		100	51
At First Sight			41			51		120	51
Whispering Gallery (UAE)						51		120	51
Exceptionally	41		41	51		51	51	210	51
Fibrillation	101		101			51		210	51
Herculian Prince	51		51	51		81	51	230	51
Altius	41		41			67	51	340	51
Bullbars	101		101	126		51	126	380	51
Alcopop	41		41			101	51		51
Drunken Sailor (GB)	41		41			51			51
Eastern Aria (UAE)	51		51			51			51
Erewhon	34		34	51		51	51		51
Glass Harmonium			34			51			51
Keep The Peace (NZ)	41		41	51		51	51		51
Mackadoo (NZ)	51		51	61		51	61		51
Precious Lorraine	51		51	51		81	51		51
Secret Admirer	41		41	51		101	51		51
Vesper	41		41	41		101	51		51
We Can Say It Now (NZ)						51			51
Macedonian	51		51	61		101	61	100	61
Akzar						81	61		61
Almindoro	51		51	41		81	61		61
Divorces	51		51	51		101	61		61
Dizlago	51		51	51		67	61		61
Kittens	51		51	61		101	61		61
Rekindled Interest	67		67	51		67	61		61
Yosei	81		81			101	61		61
Shamoline Warrior	41		41			67		100	67
Zipping	51		51	51		67	71	120	67
Shoot Out	51		51	81		67	81	140	67
Muir	201		201			67	126	150	67
Older Than Time						67		210	67
Solid Billing						67		270	67
Yulalona	41		41	51		67		360	67
Anacheeva	51		51	61		67	71		67
Budai						67			67
Campanologist	51		51			67			67
King’s Rose						67			67
Light Brigade						67			67
Manighar (GB)	67		67	71		67	71		67
Mastery (UAE)			51			67			67
Opinion Poll (UAE)						67			67
Pinker Pinker	201		201			67			67
Redwood						67			67
Rose Of Peace	67		67			67			67
Sacred Choice	81		81			67			67
Sworn to Secrecy						67			67
Tokai Trick (JPN)	67		67			67			67
White Pilgrim (JPN)	67		67			67			67
Cosmo Meadow								70	70
Mr Charlie	34		34	51		81	71	200	71
Dariana	67		67	71		81	71		71
Faint Perfume	67		67	71			71		71
Ginga Dude (NZ)	41		41	67		101	71		71
Profound Beauty	41			67			71		71
Quarterbar	81		81	71		151	71		71
Saddle The Stars	81		81	71		101	71		71
Smokin’ Joey	41		41	67		81	71		71
Spacecraft	51		51	71		201	71		71
Hawk Island	201		201			81		130	81
Laristan	151		151			81		140	81
Right Of Refusal						81		140	81
Niblick	41		41	61		81	61	150	81
King Gladiator						81		160	81
Mourayan	81		81	81		81	81	160	81
Blackie						81		190	81
I Think I Do	101		101			81		210	81
King Diamond						101	81	210	81
Brightnight	81		81			81		220	81
Illustrious Blue (GB)	67		67			81	81	240	81
Ain’tnofallenstar	151		151			81			81
Backgammon	67		67			81			81
Baron	67		67	81		101	81		81
Bauer (GB)	81		81			81			81
Dangerous Midge (GB)	81		81			81			81
Do Ra Mi						81			81
Dreamaway						81			81
Echoes Of Heaven	201		201			81			81
Guiseppina (NZ)						81			81
Historian (NZ)						81			81
Katie Lee (NZ)	81		81	101		81	101		81
Metal Bender	81		81			81			81
Needs Further						81			81
On The Level (NZ)						81			81
Reem	51		51	71		81	81		81
Rothera	101		101			81			81
Sasa	67		67	67		101	81		81
Shadows In The Sun	81		81	81		201	81		81
Sherpa Tenzing	101		101			81	81		81
Shootoff	81		81	101		81	101		81
Showcause (NZ)			51			81			81
Shylight						81			81
Skilled	67		67	101		81	101		81
Squamosa	81		81			81			81
Too Deadly	67		67			81			81
Triple Elegance						81			81
Under The Eiffel						81		290	81
Who’s Ready	81		81			81			81
Zavite	301		301			81			81
Oken Bruce Lee								90	90
Leica Ding								100	100
Kutchinsky	81		81			101		130	101
Galizani						101		150	101
Almodovar						101		180	101
C’est La Guerre	101		101	101		151	101	270	101
Alandi (IRE)	101		101	51		101			101
Becerra	101		101			101			101
Billson	81		81			101			101
Buccellati	201		201			101			101
Captain Sonador	101		101			101			101
Castle Heights (NZ)						101			101
Cosmonaut	101		101	101		101	101		101
Count Encosta	101		101	101		101	101		101
Crafty Irna						101			101
Domesky	67		67	101		101	126		101
Empires Choice	101		101			101			101
Fast Clip						101			101
Firebolt	101		101			101			101
Folding Gear						101			101
Gail						101			101
Ghostmilk	101		101			101			101
Giresun	81		81			101			101
Goldstone	101		101			101	201		101
Grand Ducal	101		101	101		101	101		101
Guest Wing			81			101			101
He’s Remarkable						101			101
Hollowlea	81		81	101		101	126		101
Howmuchmylove	101		101			101			101
Hume	101		101			101			101
Kerchings	101		101	126		101	126		101
Kudakulari	101		101	101		101	101		101
More Strawberries	81		81	126		101	126		101
Mr Chard	101		101	101		101	101		101
Mr Medici (HK)	101		101			101			101
No Evidence Needed	101		101			101			101
Platinum Passion	101		101			101			101
Playing God						101			101
Purple	101		101	126		101	126		101
Red Colossus	101		101	151		101	151		101
Rock Classic	81		81			101			101
Run For Levi	67		67	101		101	101		101
Saint Encosta	101		101	126		101	126		101
Sayahailmary	151		151			101			101
Shezaten	81		81	101		151	101		101
Sussuro	81		81	101		151	101		101
The Embassy	101		101	151		101	151		101
The Hombre	81		81			101			101
Titch (NZ)						101			101
Toorak Toff	67		67	101		201	101		101
Top Drop	101		101			101			101
Trusting	101		101			101			101
Upon				101			101		101
Vigor	81		81			101			101
Vivid Vixen						101			101
Vosne Romanee (NZ)	101		101			101			101
Wall Street (NZ)	101		101			101			101
Woorim	101		101			101			101
Work The Room	81		81			101			101
Meiner Kitz								110	110
Epic Dragon	101		101	126		201	126		126
Zantelagh	101		101	126		151	126		126
Rebel Soldier						201		150	150
Zabrasive	151		151	151		151	151	160	151
Above Average	81		81			151			151
Alma’s Fury	151		151	51		151			151
Ambers Waltz	101		101			151			151
Avienus	101		101			151			151
Becqu Adoree	151		151			151			151
Booming (NZ)	151		151			151			151
Cuban Sunday						151			151
Dealer Principal	151		151			151			151
Doctor Fremantle	151		151			151			151
Drumbeats	151		151			151			151
Elusive King						151			151
Fairfield Flame	101		101			151			151
Gigino	151		151	151		151	151		151
Guns Blazing	101		101			151			151
Heartsareforlove	101		101	151		151	151		151
Hinchinbrook	151		151			151			151
Howdiddydoit	151		151			151			151
Ilovethiscity	101		101			151			151
Interlocking	151		151			151			151
Jessicabeel	151		151			151			151
Little Surfer Girl	151		151			151			151
Lovemelikearock	151		151			151			151
Maraaseem	151		151			151			151
Marheta	101		101	151		201	151		151
Maules Creek						151			151
Miss Keepsake	151		151			151			151
Mr Edison	151		151			151			151
Olympic Win						151			151
Perfect Pecs	101		101	151		201	151		151
Pressday	101		101	201		151	201		151
Pureness	151		151			151			151
Raspberries						151			151
Rock Kingdom	151		151			151			151
Rose Of Scotland	151		151			151			151
Saddler’s Story						151			151
Saneyev	151		151			151			151
Scotland The Brave	101		101	151		201	151		151
Sea Galleon	151		151			151			151
Sea Lord	151		151			151			151
Slow The Flow	151		151			151			151
Small Minds	151		151			151			151
Spechenka				151			151		151
Syreon						151			151
The Chevron	81		81			151			151
Token Of Honour	151		151			151			151
Trader	151		151			151			151
Triple Honour	151		151			151			151
Tromso	151		151			151			151
Valdemoro	81		81	101		151			151
Vintedge	151		151			151			151
Wealth Princess	101		101			151			151
White Universe	151		151			151			151
Zauberin	151		151			151			151
Monaco Consul	41							160	160
Anudjawun	201		201			201		400	201
Ace Acosta	151		151			201			201
Agent Bauer				201			201		201
Ajhar	201		201			201			201
Apprehend	201		201			201			201
Best Choice	101		101			201			201
Bid Spotter						201			201
Big Storm							201		201
Bint Maher	201		201			201			201
Bolton	101		101			201			201
Brampton	101		101			201			201
Cabeza			81			201			201
Chartreux	201		201			201			201
Crawfish	101		101			201			201
Culminate	201		201			201			201
Dance Of The Ocean	101		101			201			201
Doubtful Jack	101		101			201			201
Eraset	81		81			201			201
Famous Choice	201		201			201			201
Fanjura	201		201			201			201
Gallant Lady	201		201			201			201
Guyno						201			201
Hastein	201		201			201			201
Innocent Gamble	201		201			201			201
Intencion	101		101			201			201
Irel	201		201			201			201
Ironstein						201			201
Jalsah	201		201			201			201
La Rocket	201		201			201			201
Landlocked	101		101			201			201
Launay	81		81			201			201
Leica Larrikin	101		101			201			201
Littorio	201		201			201			201
Lords Ransom	201		201			201			201
Martial Law	201		201			201			201
Masquerader	81		81			201			201
Melted	101		101			201			201
Miles Above	201		201			201			201
Milestone	201		201			201			201
Miss Maren	151		151			201			201
Mr Bisset	101		101			201			201
Muchos Respectos	151		151			201			201
Ocean Dream	201		201			201			201
Pitt Street	201		201			201			201
Raihana	101		101			201			201
Rainbow Styling	201		201			201			201
Red Ruler (NZ)	201		201			201			201
Response	151		151			201			201
Right Fong	201		201			201			201
Ringa Ringa Rosie	101		101			201			201
Rockstardom	101		101			201			201
Run For Naara	151		151			201			201
Servant	67		67			201			201
Shewan						201			201
Sistine Angel	81		81	151		201	151		201
Skorost	201		201			201			201
Snapy Halo	201		201			201			201
Sniper’s Bullet	201		201			201			201
Snow Alert	101		101			201			201
Speed Gifted	151		151			201			201
Star Of Octagonal	101		101			201			201
Tagus	151		151			201			201
The Ruffian	151		151			201			201
Tobique	151		151			201			201
Triumphant Choice	101		101			201			201
Varenna Miss	81		81			201			201
We’re Gonna Rock	151		151			201			201
Willow Creek	151		151			201			201
Dating								260	260
Weighted								270	270
Berlioz	301		301	301		301	301		301
Capecover	301		301	301		301	301		301
Circle Of Power	301		301			301			301
Crabs	301		301			301			301
Demerit	101		101			301			301
Emblem Of Liberty	301		301			301			301
Extra Zero	301		301			301			301
Fairygem	301		301			301			301
Fiumicino	301		301			301			301
Frozone	301		301			301			301
Get Up Jude	301		301			301			301
Ishant	301		301			301			301
Joe Blow	301		301			301			301
Keepin’ The Dream	301		301			301			301
Kibbutz	301		301			301			301
King Of Mountains	301		301			301			301
Largo Lad	301		301			301			301
Leica Falcon	301		301			301			301
Levi’s Choice	301		301			301			301
Master O’Reilly	301		301			301			301
Meredith	101		101			301			301
Miss Darcey	301		301			301			301
Missing In Action	301		301			301			301
Moatize	301		301			301			301
Montahlia	301		301			301			301
My Bentley	301		301			301			301
No Jurisdiction	301		301			301			301
No Wine No Song	301		301			301			301
Originate	301		301			301			301
Queen’s Fashion	301		301			301			301
Recoup De Fortune	301		301			301			301
Sainthood	301		301			301			301
Salinas	301		301			301			301
Scouting Wide	301		301			301			301
Sculptor	301		301			301			301
Silent Surround	301		301			301			301
Sirmione	301		301			301			301
Speed Of Dark	301		301			301			301
Star Ripper	301		301			301			301
Sterling Prince (NZ)	301		301			301			301
Stillman	301		301			301			301
The Miniver Rose	101		101			301			301
Ulundi	301		301			301			301
Wave Dancing	301		301			301			301
Stole								330	330
Allez Wonder	201
Rebel Raider	67