Magic Circle 2018 Melbourne Cup Odds Keep It In The Running

2018 Melbourne Cup

• November 6th
• Flemington Racecourse
• Victoria, Australia
• Runners – 24
• Distance – 2 miles / 3,200m
• Surface – Turf
• Purse – A$7.3m

On the face of it the bookies seem to be leading with their chin giving Magic Circle 2018 Melbourne Cup odds of 10/1, given it has won its last two races, something favorite Yucatan has singularly failed to do, and indeed you need not regularly place a bet on sports in Australia to spot that, frankly, despite that more favorable price of 7/2 if it were just twixt the two of them Magic Circle is a better wager, but of course it isn’t so let’s take a look at the rest of the field.

As you might expect for one of the most prestigious horse races in the Southern Hemisphere where there’s USD$5m up for grabs the field is a mass of competing horses all vying to win it by a nose against the odds they’re given, those Magic Circle 2018 Melbourne Cup odds might be the most tempting, but they’re by no means alone, and you have to take a close look at both Best Solution and Avilius ahead of the off because at 12/1 they both provide a very good pay off.

Is Avilius At 12/1 The Best Solution?

Best Solution has won its last four races, although all of them only over a mile and four furlongs, and at that price, available from sites like Unibet, it would be almost criminal not to take a punt on it. Well. Unless you’ve noticed that Avilius gets the same 12/1 odds and has won its last five races on the trot with just three weeks freshening between. November 6th is a month after its last win and suddenly those 10/1 Magic Circle 2018 Melbourne Cup odds look just a little less nice.

Avilius has been building the distance up too, from 1600m to 2500m and keeps winning but the Cup is a 3,200m slog and it might just not have the stamina for the long haul, although there’s an awfully good chance it’ll rock up in a place finish regardless. Does that mean you should take advantage of Australian gambling laws and back it each way? Well you could do far worse if you’re eschewing those Magic Circle 2018 Melbourne Cup odds, and there’s lots to choose from.

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Melbourne Cup 2018 Favourites

• Duretto – 16/1
• Youngstar – 16/1
• Cross Counter – 16/1
• Rostropovich – 16/1
• Muntahaa – 16/1
• Cliffsofmoher – 14/1
• Latrobe – 14/1
• Withhold – 14/1
• Avilius – 12/1
• Best Solution – 12/1
• Magic Circle – 10/1
• Yucatan – 11/2

Ilwendo at 500/1 is perhaps the most extreme case, and you’d have to be a galloping optimist to put your money on horses like Ormito, Kellstorm, Azuro or High Bridge (each of which get 300/1) and the same can be said of 200/1 shots The Pentagon, Wall of Fire, Miss Admiration or Lord Fandango that sites like Unibet will offer you. Humidor, Auvray or Brimham Rocks might seem more sensible at 100/1 but they’re not, and Ace High gets 66/1 proving it really isn’t at all.

Any Australian gambling news on the 7th with be replete with stories of Our Idaho winning an amazing 50/1 victory is insane, ditto anyone who puts their money on Yogi at the same price, but Chestnut Coat at 33/1 is an interesting each way bet, as is Marmelo at 25/1 and Rostropovich at 16/1, although honestly once you dismiss those Magic Circle 2018 Melbourne Cup odds it’s Avilius that should hold your attention, and if not then Best Solution, everything else is crazy.