The holy grail for most punters in Australia is to jag the Melbourne Cup trifecta, where in recent years, the dividend for the trifecta has been a juicy dividend.
Market 💰: View the Odds for the Melbourne Cup
The 2022 edition of the Melbourne Cup (3200m) looks to be an open contest on paper, but the market looks like it will be a one act affair, with Deauville Legend dominating betting. He will make his Australian debut and has Kerrin McEvoy to steer. If he wins the race, he’ll become the equal all time leading most winning rider of the race with four wins.
But, if you want to take on the favourite, there is plenty of value to be found, with next best being around double figures in the market, so there is good prices about the majority of runners.
Here is how to play the race in terms of trifectas, with two $100 Melbourne Cup Trifecta Bets
$100 Trifecta 8/Field/Field: 8 is Deauville Legend and he might well be too good. Stand him out in a trifecta and hope for some value to fill the placings. = 23.8%.
$100 Trifecta Boxed Numbers: of 1-2-3-4-8-9-12-24 = 29.78%.