This years race is packed full of quality International horses which sets up a race with plenty of chances at decent odds. See below for the top 5 selections from our tipster panel in this years race. If you want to see a preview of each runner then you can check out Jo’s full breakdown of all Melbourne Cup Horses to help you sort out the genuine chances from those simply making up the numbers.
2016 Melbourne Cup Preview & Tips
Track: Good Weather: Fine
There is a full field of 24 runners for the $6,000,000 Emirates Melbourne Cup for 2016. The early favourite is Hartnell who won 3 Group races by big margins before running 2nd to Winx in the Cox Plate. The only worry is he may have peaked this campaign. Second favourite is Oceanographer who came from last to win the Lexus on Saturday in a most impressive performance. Third favourite is Jameka who won the Caulfield Cup by 3 lengths and made it look easy.
Bondi Beach was 16th last year and may have trouble with the big field. Almandin has won his last 2 races in Australia. Heartbreak City is in top form in Europe. Big Orange was 5th in the Cup last year and is likely to be a frontrunner making sure the race is run strongly. Wicklow Brave has more wins over this distance than any other runner. Exospheric was 3rd in the Caulfield Cup and Almoonqith was a fast-finishing 4th. All other runners are currently 20 to 1 or longer.
The following are the top selections from our tipster panel for this years race.
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Race
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Jo’s Tips
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Mick’s Picks
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Ed’s Choice
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| 7 | 6 Hartnell | 12 Jameka | 20 Oceanographer |
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20 Oceanographer | 1 Big Orange | 6 Hartnell |
| 12 Jameka | 8 Wicklow Brave | 1 Big Orange | |
| 8 Wicklow Brave | 20 Oceanographer | 12 Jameka | |
| 17 Almandin | 17 Almandin | 5 Exospheric |
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