Sydney ‘disgrace’ to ‘disrupt’ Cup Carnival

We’ll be bringing you live coverage as we count down to the race that stops the nation at 3pm AEDT.Catch all the action from the Melbourne Spring Carnival LIVE on Racing.com, available on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free trial now >If you’ve left your annual flutter to the last minute and want to know who to throw your cash behind, check out our extensive runner-by-runner form guide.Alternatively, if you’re a racing novice and that seems a little daunting, we’ve got a 60-second method to figure out who will win this year’s Cup.For those of you wanting to remember what life was like at Flemington before Covid-19 restrictions, then these photos of punters letting their hair down after a champagne or six will give you a chuckle.A maximum of 10,000 fully vaccinated spectators will be on hand to cheer home the field down the famous Flemington straight this afternoon.Deleted tweet calls out Sydney ‘disgrace’Renowned race caller Darren Flindell blasted the “unnecessary disgrace” that was the late finish to Sydney’s Golden Eagle meet on the weekend, suggesting it was part of a ploy to steal the limelight from the Melbourne Spring Carnival.The final two races at Rosehill took place after 6pm on Saturday, with the final event being run after 6.45pm. It came at the same time as the Melbourne Cup barrier draw, which unfolded after the Derby Day races at Flemington had finished earlier on the same day.Taking to Twitter, Flindell appeared to suggest the timing of the races in Sydney was to keep punters’ interest and discourage them from turning their attention to the Melbourne Cup barrier draw.The rivalry between the racing scenes in Sydney and Melbourne is fierce — and it’s clearly no different as Cup Day approaches. Punters.com.au reports Flindell on Monday tweeted: “6.48pm finish at Rosehill on Saturday in darkness was an unnecessary disgrace in another lattempt (sic) to disrupt the Melbourne carnival.”The tweet was reportedly deleted later on Monday after garnering nearly 600 likes.Who are the Melbourne Cup favourites?Incentivise is the shortest-priced Melbourne Cup favourite since Phar Lap in 1930, paying $2.80 with the TAB to win.Spanish Mission ($10) and last year’s winner Twilight Payment ($14) are also favoured by the bookies to be at the front of the field in the closing stages.Click here for a full run-down of every horse’s odds and chances of winning.Melbourne Cup 2021 field (horse, weight, trainer, jockey)1 – TWILIGHT PAYMENT: 58kg, Joseph O’Brien, Jye McNeilBarrier: 22 – INCENTIVISE: 57kg, Peter G Moody, Brett PrebbleBarrier: 163 – SPANISH MISSION: 57kg, Andrew Balding, Craig WilliamsBarrier: 144 – VERRY ELLEEGANT: 57kg, Chris Waller, James McDonaldBarrier: 195 – EXPLOSIVE JACK: 54kg, Ciaron Maher & David Eustace, John AllenBarrier: 46 – THE CHOSEN ONE: 54kg, Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman, Damian LaneBarrier: 57 – DELPHI: 53.5kg, Anthony & Sam Freedman, Damien OliverBarrier: 38 – OCEAN BILLY: 53.5kg, Chris Waller, Damien ThorntonBarrier: 139 – SELINO: 53.5kg, Chris Waller, Ron StewartBarrier: 2410 – JOHNNY GET ANGRY: 53kg, Denis Pagan, Lachlan KingBarrier: 2211 – KNIGHTS ORDER: 53kg, Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott, Daniel StackhouseBarrier: 912 – PERSAN: 53kg, Ciaron Maher & David Eustace, Luke CurrieBarrier: 1113 – CARIF: 52.5kg, Peter & Paul Snowden, Blaike McDougallBarrier: 814 – MASTER OF WINE: 52.5kg, Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes, Fred KersleyBarrier: 615 – PONDUS: 52.5kg, Robert Hickmott, Rachel KingBarrier: 116 – GRAND PROMENADE: 52kg, Ciaron Maher & David Eustace, Kerrin McEvoyBarrier: 2117 – MIAMI BOUND: 52kg, Danny O’Brien, Patrick MoloneyBarrier: 1718 – PORT GUILLAUME: 52kg, Ben & JD Hayes, Harry CoffeyBarrier: 2319 – SHE’S IDEEL: 52kg, Bjorn Baker, Craig NewittBarrier: 2020 – FUTURE SCORE: 51.5kg, Matt Cumani, Dean YendallBarrier: 1521 – TRALEE ROSE: 51kg, Symon Wilde, Dean HollandBarrier: 1222 - FLOATING ARTIST: 50kg, Ciaron Maher & David Eustace, Teo NugentBarrier: 1023 – GREAT HOUSE: 50kg, Chris Waller, Teo Nugent, Michael DeeBarrier: 724 – SIR LUCAN: 50kg, Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott, Glen BossBarrier: 18

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November 02, 2021 at 12:30AM
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We’ll be bringing you live coverage as we count down to the race that stops the nation at 3pm AEDT.Catch all the action from the Melbourne Spring Carnival LIVE on Racing.com, available on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free trial now >If you’ve left your annual flutter to the last minute and want to know who to throw your cash behind, check out our extensive runner-by-runner form guide.Alternatively, if you’re a racing novice and that seems a little daunting, we’ve got a 60-second method to figure out who will win this year’s Cup.For those of you wanting to remember what life was like at Flemington before Covid-19 restrictions, then these photos of punters letting their hair down after a champagne or six will give you a chuckle.A maximum of 10,000 fully vaccinated spectators will be on hand to cheer home the field down the famous Flemington straight this afternoon.Deleted tweet calls out Sydney ‘disgrace’Renowned race caller Darren Flindell blasted the “unnecessary disgrace” that was the late finish to Sydney’s Golden Eagle meet on the weekend, suggesting it was part of a ploy to steal the limelight from the Melbourne Spring Carnival.The final two races at Rosehill took place after 6pm on Saturday, with the final event being run after 6.45pm. It came at the same time as the Melbourne Cup barrier draw, which unfolded after the Derby Day races at Flemington had finished earlier on the same day.Taking to Twitter, Flindell appeared to suggest the timing of the races in Sydney was to keep punters’ interest and discourage them from turning their attention to the Melbourne Cup barrier draw.The rivalry between the racing scenes in Sydney and Melbourne is fierce — and it’s clearly no different as Cup Day approaches. Punters.com.au reports Flindell on Monday tweeted: “6.48pm finish at Rosehill on Saturday in darkness was an unnecessary disgrace in another lattempt (sic) to disrupt the Melbourne carnival.”The tweet was reportedly deleted later on Monday after garnering nearly 600 likes.Who are the Melbourne Cup favourites?Incentivise is the shortest-priced Melbourne Cup favourite since Phar Lap in 1930, paying $2.80 with the TAB to win.Spanish Mission ($10) and last year’s winner Twilight Payment ($14) are also favoured by the bookies to be at the front of the field in the closing stages.Click here for a full run-down of every horse’s odds and chances of winning.Melbourne Cup 2021 field (horse, weight, trainer, jockey)1 – TWILIGHT PAYMENT: 58kg, Joseph O’Brien, Jye McNeilBarrier: 22 – INCENTIVISE: 57kg, Peter G Moody, Brett PrebbleBarrier: 163 – SPANISH MISSION: 57kg, Andrew Balding, Craig WilliamsBarrier: 144 – VERRY ELLEEGANT: 57kg, Chris Waller, James McDonaldBarrier: 195 – EXPLOSIVE JACK: 54kg, Ciaron Maher & David Eustace, John AllenBarrier: 46 – THE CHOSEN ONE: 54kg, Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman, Damian LaneBarrier: 57 – DELPHI: 53.5kg, Anthony & Sam Freedman, Damien OliverBarrier: 38 – OCEAN BILLY: 53.5kg, Chris Waller, Damien ThorntonBarrier: 139 – SELINO: 53.5kg, Chris Waller, Ron StewartBarrier: 2410 – JOHNNY GET ANGRY: 53kg, Denis Pagan, Lachlan KingBarrier: 2211 – KNIGHTS ORDER: 53kg, Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott, Daniel StackhouseBarrier: 912 – PERSAN: 53kg, Ciaron Maher & David Eustace, Luke CurrieBarrier: 1113 – CARIF: 52.5kg, Peter & Paul Snowden, Blaike McDougallBarrier: 814 – MASTER OF WINE: 52.5kg, Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes, Fred KersleyBarrier: 615 – PONDUS: 52.5kg, Robert Hickmott, Rachel KingBarrier: 116 – GRAND PROMENADE: 52kg, Ciaron Maher & David Eustace, Kerrin McEvoyBarrier: 2117 – MIAMI BOUND: 52kg, Danny O’Brien, Patrick MoloneyBarrier: 1718 – PORT GUILLAUME: 52kg, Ben & JD Hayes, Harry CoffeyBarrier: 2319 – SHE’S IDEEL: 52kg, Bjorn Baker, Craig NewittBarrier: 2020 – FUTURE SCORE: 51.5kg, Matt Cumani, Dean YendallBarrier: 1521 – TRALEE ROSE: 51kg, Symon Wilde, Dean HollandBarrier: 1222 - FLOATING ARTIST: 50kg, Ciaron Maher & David Eustace, Teo NugentBarrier: 1023 – GREAT HOUSE: 50kg, Chris Waller, Teo Nugent, Michael DeeBarrier: 724 – SIR LUCAN: 50kg, Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott, Glen BossBarrier: 18