THERE are few more satisfying things in life – let alone sport – than beating the Aussies.
So bring on the Melbourne Cup with chucked in Irish raider Vauban.
It’s quite possible there’s no point even running the race, and at 9-2 the Rich Ricci Royal Ascot hero looks a proper bet.
I’m lucky enough to have been to a few Melbourne Cups, and with that experience – the more I think about it – and through no real fault of their own, the Australian handicappers may well be looking like absolute bananas on the first Tuesday in November.
There aren’t many occasions when the Melbourne Cup looks like an absolute gimme.