Larrikan Today show host Karl Stefanovic is favourite to out guzzle his colleague Eddie McGuire at Flemington tomorrow.
Sportsbet.com.au has posted a suite of novelty markets for the big day with the online bookmaker tipping a close battle between the TV heavyweights, but Stefanovic is a $1.80 favourite to have a ‘bigger day’ tomorrow.
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The marquees will be full of celebrities and one of the most in demand will be Bachelorette Sam Frost. She is $1.50 favourite to get the most Instagram likes ahead of Anna Heinrich ($3.00) and Louise Pillidge ($11). Frost is $7.50 to have her photo taken with lothario Blake Garvey.
Fashion aficionados can also get in on the action. Champion trainer Gai Waterhouse is favoured to wear a black hat ($4.00) to Flemington. White/Cream is next at $4.50 and Green or Orange outsiders at $11. Television presenter Francesca Cumani is $4.00 to go with a basic black dress, and $5.00 for blue.
Other novelty markets include:
- Will it rain? ‘No’ is the $1.30 favourite with ‘Yes’ at $3.00
- Colour of the winning jockey? Red is the $2.50 favourite ahead of White ($4.00), Blue ($6.00) and Pink ($7.00)
- Who’ll have the longer cue – taxis or Uber? Taxis are $1.40 and Uber $2.75
- Crowd size? Over or under 105,000 is paying $1.87
“Cup day is all about fun so we’re giving punters an opportunity to do just that with their bets. Karl will no doubt be getting into the “spirits” of things on Cup day and is a worthy favourite,’’ said sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes.
Markets courtesy of sportsbet.com.au
Weather at Flemington
$7.00 Under 21 degrees Celsius
$7.50 21.0 – 21.99 degrees Celsius
$5.00 22.0 – 22.99 degrees Celsius
$2.75 23.0 – 23.99 degrees Celsius
$4.00 24.0 – 24.99 degrees Celsius
$6.00 25 degrees and over
Will it rain during the Melbourne Cup
$1.30 No
$3.00 Yes
Track Condition at race 7
$21 Firm 1 or 2
$16 Good 3
$7.50 Good 4
$3.00 Soft 5
$3.00 Soft 6
$4.00 Soft 7
$7.50 Heavy 8
$16 Heavy 9
$21 Heavy 10
Cap Colour of winning jockey?
$2.50 Red
$4.00 White
$6.00 Blue
$7.00 Pink
$11 Purple
$5.00 Any other
Which Bachelor will get the most Instagram likes?
$1.30 Sam Wood
$4.00 Tim Robards
$11 Blake Garvey
Which Bachelorette will get the most Instagram likes?
$1.50 Sam Frost
$3.00 Anna Heinrich
$11 Louise Pillidge
The Bachelor Cup specials
$7.50 Sam Frost to get a photo with Blake Garvey
$7.50 Any of the Bachelor or Bachelorette winners to get engaged on Cup day
Which Radio presenter will get more Instagram likes?
$1.80 Hamish and Andy
$4.00 Emma Freedman
$5.00 Fifi Box
$7.50 Mel Doyle
$11 Kate Ritchie
$21 Jules Lund
$21 Mick Molloy
Which Fashion Ambassador will get the most Instagram likes?
$1.15 Jennifer Hawkins
$5.00 Jessica Gomes
Which WAG will get the most Instagram likes?
$2.50 Megan Gale
$1.50 Rebecca Judd
Who will get more drunk on Cup day?
$1.80 Karl Stefanovic
$1.95 Eddie McGuire
Which cue will be longer immediately after the last race?
$1.40 Cue for Taxis
$2.75 Cue for Ubers
Brody Jenner Specials
$9.00 Brody Jenner to do a back to back DJ set with David Guetta
$11 Brody Jenner to find his next girlfriend at Cup Day
$51 Brody Jenner to announce he is getting a sex change at Cup Day
Peak Uber Surcharge for the hour following the last race
$4.50 Under 3.0x
$4.75 3.0x – 3.9x
$3.00 4.0x – 4.9x
$5.00 5.0x – 5.9x
$4.00 6.0x or higher
Colour of Francesca Cumani’s Dress
$4.00 Black
$5.00 Blue
$6.00 White/Cream
$7.50 Red
$7.50 Pink
$8.00 Green
$9.00 Orange
$11 Yellow
$11 Grey/silver
$16 Brown
Colour of Gai Waterhouse’s hat
$4.00 Black
$4.50 White/Cream
$5.00 Pink
$5.00 Any other
$6.00 Blue/Aqua
$7.50 Red
$11 Green
$11 Orange
Will Chris Waller cry at any point on Cup day
$3.75 Yes
$1.25 No
Crowd attendance at Flemington
$1.87 Over 105,000
$1.87 105,000 and under