FAME Game continues to dominate TAB betting on the Melbourne Cup, but Preferment now looms as a likely threat after drawing perfectly at last night’s barrier draw.

Preferment is the second best backed runner overall and has firmed from $11 to $10 after drawing barrier 11, while Fame Game ($3.20) holds over 25% of the entire market. 

“After drawing the most successful barrier in Cup history Preferment has clearly been the second best backed runner behind the favourite as punters look towards the successful Cox Plate partnership of Hugh Bowman and Chris Waller,” said TAB’s Nick Quinn.

Trip To Paris ($9.00) remains popular, while The United States has been one of the biggest movers overall, now in from $23 to $19.

 

TAB.COM.AU MARKET

Melbourne Cup
$3.20     Fame Game 
$9.00     Trip To Paris
$10         Preferment
$13         Max Dynamite
$14         Criterion
$15         Almoonqith
$19         Who Shot Thebarman, The United States
$21         Our Ivanhowe
$23         Red Cadeaux, Excess Knowledge
$26         Bondi Beach, Gust Of Wind
$31         Hartnell, Hokko Brave, Kingfisher
$35         The Offer, Grand Marshal
Others quoted

 

BIG BETS

 

$5,000 @ $9.50 the place on Grand Marshal (after barrier draw)

$2,500 @ $10 on Preferment (during barrier draw)

$1,500 the win / $1,000 the place @ $17/$5 on Almoonqith (after barrier draw)

$1,300 @ $19 on The United States (after barrier draw)

$1,000 @ $17 on Almoonqith (after barrier draw)

$1,000 @ $16 on Almoonqith (during barrier draw)

$1,000 @ $14 on Criterion (after barrier draw)

$1,000 @ $10 on Preferment (after barrier draw)

 

BIG COLLECTS

 

$900 @ $31 on Bondi Beach (after barrier draw)

$800 @ $31 on Hokko Brave (after barrier draw)

$735 @ $35 on Bondi Beach (after barrier draw)

$735 @ $35 on Hokko Brave (after barrier draw)

$700 @ $35 on Hartnell (after barrier draw)

$700 @ $23 on The United States (before barrier draw)

$500 @ $35 on Bondi Beach (after barrier draw)

$500 @ $35 on Hartnell (after barrier draw) [two separate bets]

$500 @ $35 on Our Ivanhowe (after barrier draw) [three separate bets]

$500 @ $26 on Red Cadeaux (before barrier draw)

$500 @ $23 on Red Cadeaux (after barrier draw)

$500 @ $19 on Who Shot Thebarman (after barrier Draw)

 

MOVES (AFTER BARRIER DRAW UNLESS INDICATED)

 

1.            Snow Sky                             $31 - $35 - $41

2.            Criterion                              $16 - $14

3.            Fame Game                       $3.30 - $3.20 favourite

4.            Our Ivanhowe                   $21 - $35 - $23

5.            Big Orange                          $41 - $51

6.            Hartnell                                $31 - $35 - $31

7.            Hokko Brave                      $31 - $35 - $31

8.            Max Dynamite                  $12 - $10 - $13

9.            Red Cadeaux                     $26 - $19 - $23

10.          Trip To Paris                        $9

11.          Who Shot Thebarman    $23 - $19

12.          Sky Hunter                          $81 - $71

13.          The Offer                            $31 - $35

14.          Grand Marshal                  $31 - $35

15.          Preferment                        $11 - $10 - $11 - $10

16.          Quest For More                $71 - $101

17.          Almoonqith                        $16 - $17

18.          Kingfisher                            $31 - $26 - $31

19.          Prince Of Penzance         $81 - $51 - $71

20.          Bondi Beach                       $23 - $35 - $26

21.          Sertorius                              $201 - $151 - $201

22.          The United States            $23 - $19             

23.          Excess Knowledge           $81 yesterday morning | $51 - $15 after the Lexus Stakes | $18 - $26 - $23 after the barrier draw

24.          Gust of Wind                     $31 - $35 - $26