Puissance De Lune ($8) heads a strong contingent of Australian-trained gallopers

 

Puissance De Lune ($8) heads a strong contingent of Australian-trained gallopers in the first 2013 Melbourne Cup market released by TAB.com.au.

 

The Darren Weir-trained runner is top elect on the back of a stellar spring including an effortless win in the Group 2 Queen Elizabeth Stakes, with Glenn Boss declaring him “the 2013 Melbourne Cup winner”, despite the race being 12 months away.

 

He returned from a break to dead heat in the Blamey Stakes (1600m) at Flemington in March and then underwent a minor operation to remove bone chips from a fetlock.

 

“He has a devastating turn of foot and on what he did last spring will be popular with our punters,” says TAB’s Glenn Munsie.

 

“Punters now know a lot of the runners in the top of the market which will help stimulate interest.”

 

Fiorente ($13) and Mount Athos ($15) are the next two in the market with both looking to improve on their 2012 efforts; both finished second and fifth respectively.

 

The current crop of three-year-olds including: It’s A Dundeel ($15), Fiveandahalfstar ($41) and Super Cool ($41) are all in the early mix.

 

Green Moon is $26 to win back-to-back Melbourne Cups.

 

It is the earliest tab.com.au has ever released a market on the Melbourne Cup.

 

Bets taken on any runner who is then not nominated for the race will be refunded.

  

TAB FIXED ODDS

 

2013 MELBOURNE CUP

WIN

PUISSANCE DE LUNE

$8.00

FIORENTE

$13.00

MOUNT ATHOS

$15.00

ITS A DUNDEEL

$15.00

SEA MOON

$17.00

RELIABLE MAN

$21.00

MICHELANGELO

$21.00

GOLD SHIP

$21.00

JET AWAY

$26.00

ROYAL DESCENT

$26.00

GREEN MOON

$26.00

GATEWOOD

$26.00

ADMIRE RAKTI

$26.00

DANDINO

$26.00

PHILIPPI

$41.00

SHAHWARDI

$41.00

ZYDECO

$41.00

SEVILLE

$41.00

FIVEANDAHALFSTAR

$41.00

SUPER COOL

$41.00

BRIGANTIN

$41.00

ETHIOPIA

$41.00

CARLTON HOUSE

$41.00

JOSHUA TREE

$41.00

VADAMAR

$41.00

SALOMINA

$41.00

KINGDOMS

$41.00

SILENT ACHIEVER

$41.00

RED CADEAUX

$41.00

DUNADEN

$41.00

DEAR DEMI

$41.00

MASKED MARVEL

$41.00

GALILEOS CHOICE

$41.00

DARE TO DREAM

$41.00

HABIBI

$41.00

SANGSTER

$41.00

BEATEN UP

$41.00

STRAWBERRY BOY

$41.00

LIDARI

$41.00

MOURAYAN

$41.00

IVORY LAND

$41.00

NORZITA

$41.00

MY QUEST FOR PEACE

$41.00

ARALDO

$41.00

TAMBO

$61.00

JAKKALBERRY

$61.00

GOLDONI

$61.00

MOBACO

$61.00

NOW WE CAN

$61.00

CARAVAN ROLLS ON

$61.00

GLENCADAM GOLD

$61.00

HARTANI

$61.00

MANIGHAR

$61.00

TANBY

$61.00

HATHRAS

$61.00

RULE BOOK

$61.00

KELINNI

$61.00

CLASS IS CLASS

$61.00

MASSIYN

$61.00

USAINITY

$61.00

RAWNAQ

$61.00

AL KAZEEM

$61.00

CAVALRYMAN

$61.00

HVASSTAN

$61.00

ELECTRIC FUSION

$61.00

SHARALAM

$61.00

OUR DESERT WARRIOR

$61.00

LASER HAWK

$61.00

BRAMBLES

$61.00

IBICENCO

$61.00

MR MOET

$61.00

LUNAYIR

$61.00

HONORIUS

$61.00

FERLAX

$61.00

LESS IS MORE

$61.00

JULIENAS

$61.00

MALABAR MAN

$61.00

GONDOKORO

$61.00

LONGPORT

$61.00

SNEAK A PEEK

$61.00

AWARD SEASON

$81.00

QUINTESSENTIAL

$81.00

FOLDING GEAR

$81.00

VATUVEI

$81.00

OASIS BLOOM

$81.00

HIPPOPUS

$81.00

SANAGAS

$81.00

ZUCCOTTO

$81.00

FRUEHLING

$81.00

SOLEMN

$81.00

SUMMERBLISS

$81.00

SHEZ SINSATIONAL

$81.00

SINGLE

$81.00

TREMEC

$81.00

SHOREHAM

$81.00

CHATEAU MARGAUX

$81.00

ZABEELIONAIRE

$81.00

PELICANO

$81.00

LIGHTS OF HEAVEN

$81.00

MOTIVADO

$81.00

PRAIRIE STAR

$81.00

LE ROI

$81.00

YOURE SO GOOD

$81.00

WINCHESTER

$101.00

ZURELLA

$101.00

CALLANISH

$101.00

GARUD