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Melbourne Cup 2026 Preview: Best Bets, Every Runner & Trifecta Picks
The race that stops the nation is here. We go through all 24 Melbourne Cup runners with the form, the odds and the curses worth knowing about. Point Of Law heads the market, but no favourite has won since Fiorente in 2013. With no clear standout in a wide-open field this year, Jimmy runs through his top four for the Cup and Age shares the box trifecta he's backing. Under 25 minutes, straight to the value.
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00:00 Intro
00:42 Sons And Lovers
01:37 Trustyourinstinct
02:56 Knight's Choice
03:40 Middle Earth
04:44 Vauban
05:39 Enfjaar
06:21 Royal Supremacy
06:58 Wine Dark Sea
07:44 Asterix
08:19 Goodie Two Shoes
09:14 Juja Kibo
10:08 Hopewell Rock
11:03 Onesmoothoperator
11:25 Soul Of Spain
12:23 Zahrann
13:12 So You Are
13:50 Future History
14:35 James J Braddock
15:21 Kizlyar
16:13 Point Of Law
17:30 Strictly Business
17:56 Mr Monaco
18:46 Zakouma
19:28 Shockletz
21:03 Jimmy's Top 4
22:00 Age's Box Trifecta
23:38 Final Tips & Who Wins
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15 Oct 2026
The Everest & Caulfield Cup 2026 Preview: Best Bets & Tips
The Everest and Caulfield Cup are here and the Spring Carnival is officially on. Ka Ying Rising heads to Randwick as the $1.40 favourite chasing back to back Everest wins, with Tempted, Jimmysstar and Ninja lining up to take him on. Then we tackle a wide-open Caulfield Cup featuring Cosmic Crusader, last year's winner Half Yours and two UK raiders in Wine Dark Sea and Enfjaar.
We analyse runner by runner, map out how both races will be run and share the bets we're playing, plus a clip from our chat with Zac Purton on Ka Ying Rising.
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00:00 Intro
00:45 The Everest Preview: Ka Ying Rising
02:12 Tempted
03:38 Jimmysstar
04:20 Ninja
05:17 How The Everest Will Be Run
06:23 Our Everest Bets
07:05 Zac Purton On Ka Ying Rising
08:27 Caulfield Cup Preview: Cosmic Crusader
09:30 Zahrann
10:41 Saint George
11:56 Half Yours
13:02 Wine Dark Sea
14:38 Enfjaar
15:17 Royal Supremacy
17:02 Our Caulfield Cup Bets
19:22 Sign Up To Unibet
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14 Oct 2026
Zac Purton on Why Ka Ying Rising WILL Win the 2026 Everest
Zac Purton joins us ahead of The Everest this Saturday. The nine-time Hong Kong champion jockey is back in Sydney with Ka Ying Rising, the favourite chasing back to back Everest wins. He talks us through how the champion sprinter is travelling compared to last year, the barrier draw and how he expects the race to be run, and the key rivals in the field. Zac also tells us what makes Ka Ying Rising so special, his plans for the spring carnival and the Hong Kong horses to follow this season.
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00:00 Intro
00:30 Is Ka Ying Rising Better Than Last Year?
01:58 His Barrier Trial
02:53 Handling The Track Conditions
03:08 Barrier 11 & How The Race Will Be Run
03:40 The Main Everest Dangers
05:45 Zac's Race Day Routine
06:25 Zac On A Rain Affected Track
06:57 What Makes Ka Ying Rising So Good
07:25 Spring Carnival Plans & A Melbourne Cup Ride
07:45 Hong Kong Horses To Follow
08:37 Records, Retirement & His Hip
11:58 Watch Our Full Everest Preview
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