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big field grade 1 h,cap and a strong british challenge plenty with chances ,josif is mustard at these staying handicaps and runs 5 trustyourinstinct the shortest could run a big race but short enough james j braddock classy but drawn widest of all ,goodie two shoes 2nd last year may have went too soon that day and could go close again , at bigger prices i like kizlyar who is lightly raced has a decent aussie jock up will get every yard of the trip being an ascot stakes winner over 2.4m game and a prominent racer 40/1 ish firms could be worth a pop i like a few cracks at decent odds and will prob add another later . ,
selection kizlyar 40/1 should be bigger on here win and places good luck opinions encouraged,
selection kizlyar 40/1 should be bigger on here win and places good luck opinions encouraged,
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Two ex-Gosden horses for me Middle Earth and Point of Law...Murtagh's ex-trained Zahrann also(can't ignore the Aga's bred ones)
365 got 5 place market...on their standard Australian card,only 3 places
Not a sexy price or dark horse obviously, but Bowie's seems to have a right chance.
also had a pop on sons and lovers a group winner in france 2 runs ago and good 2nd to arabian crown over 14f giving that one 5 pound with thread of gold a listed winner on sunday behind in 5th giving that one 13 pound ,the step up to 2m could bring more improvement mcgonagle rides and 20s plus looks fair imo.
selection sons and lovers 20/1 good luck opinions enc
selection sons and lovers 20/1 good luck opinions enc
Point Of Law for me, not big odds but does look very solid.
Also chucked a few shekels each way on the rag Future History with last years winning rider up, has some placed form in decent races although he is no spring chicken.
Also chucked a few shekels each way on the rag Future History with last years winning rider up, has some placed form in decent races although he is no spring chicken.
Sons And Lovers for me, didn't back a winner all day so not confident.
Some low-stakes darts after a disappointing Monday:-
Enfjaar placed in the Caulfield Cup.
Zakouma by mistake probably. Thought he was lightly-raced but that's because Raceform Interactive doesn't cover New Zealand. But I recall a quote from Neighbours circa 1980-odd about Kiwis in the Melbourne Cup so must take comfort where I can find it.
Wine Dark Sea and am I just favouring British horses? Bad draw.
Onesmoothoperator another Brit; put in a good time in the Northumberland Plate but not much cop down under.
Sons and Lovers is a group horse in a handicap if he stays.
Goodie Two Shoes & Middle Earth are out of Galileo mares (as is Enfjaar).
Tbh I was not planning to get involved but can't sleep.
Enfjaar placed in the Caulfield Cup.
Zakouma by mistake probably. Thought he was lightly-raced but that's because Raceform Interactive doesn't cover New Zealand. But I recall a quote from Neighbours circa 1980-odd about Kiwis in the Melbourne Cup so must take comfort where I can find it.
Wine Dark Sea and am I just favouring British horses? Bad draw.
Onesmoothoperator another Brit; put in a good time in the Northumberland Plate but not much cop down under.
Sons and Lovers is a group horse in a handicap if he stays.
Goodie Two Shoes & Middle Earth are out of Galileo mares (as is Enfjaar).
Tbh I was not planning to get involved but can't sleep.
i,ll go withe Chris Waller hosse.... like bloke on telly saide
hope the hungry multi-entree NH trainerre dinna tekk home #spoiles
it jusdte aint #sportingge
gl who,s puntinne! :)
hope the hungry multi-entree NH trainerre dinna tekk home #spoiles it jusdte aint #sportingge gl who,s puntinne! :)
CHARLIE SOLD THE WINNER OF THE CUP 
meanwhile he aint got an Umberella in the Carribean
meanwhile he aint got an Umberella in the Carribean
trainer hadde firstte three in it so vwd to Ciaron Maher 
Just had a look at the Australian forum for a 'race that stops a nation' thread.
Lo and behold there wasn't one.
Couldn't help but notice though that in the 'Latest Post' column that six of the last seven contributors were Hugo-Hackenbush (3), Rico-Dangleflaps (2) and Sid-Saggysack (1).
L O L
Lo and behold there wasn't one.
Couldn't help but notice though that in the 'Latest Post' column that six of the last seven contributors were Hugo-Hackenbush (3), Rico-Dangleflaps (2) and Sid-Saggysack (1).
L O L
Yes, JP was forming an orderly queue.
The Racing Post tells us JP backed:-
Trust Your Instinct 6/1
So You Are 13/1
Goodie Two Shoes 25/1
Soul of Spain 33/1
Zakouma 40/1
James J Braddock 20/1
Hopewell Rock 9/1, 17/2, 8/1
And the winner, Point of Law at 15/2 to win $A2 million.
https://www.racingpost.com/news/festivals/melbourne-cup/jp-mcmanus-and-paul-byrne-stun-aussie-bookies-with-a2m-of-melbourne-cup-bets-including-a1m-on-rival-british-runner-a0oBg4J7GzOb/
Whether he came away with much is a separate question as he staked A$1 million on Hopewell Rock alone, to win A$9,600m,000.
The Racing Post tells us JP backed:-
Trust Your Instinct 6/1
So You Are 13/1
Goodie Two Shoes 25/1
Soul of Spain 33/1
Zakouma 40/1
James J Braddock 20/1
Hopewell Rock 9/1, 17/2, 8/1
And the winner, Point of Law at 15/2 to win $A2 million.
https://www.racingpost.com/news/festivals/melbourne-cup/jp-mcmanus-and-paul-byrne-stun-aussie-bookies-with-a2m-of-melbourne-cup-bets-including-a1m-on-rival-british-runner-a0oBg4J7GzOb/
Whether he came away with much is a separate question as he staked A$1 million on Hopewell Rock alone, to win A$9,600m,000.
'He's going to be a superstar' - Ciaron Maher takes Melbourne Cup spoils
2.2 Million Prize Pot , How much Did Billy sollox sell the horse for ?
Perhaps he bought himself a couple of Camels so as he can go racing with his mates
2.2 Million Prize Pot , How much Did Billy sollox sell the horse for ?
Perhaps he bought himself a couple of Camels so as he can go racing with his mates
Last seen in the Bahamas being drenched in the pouring rain , Giving it plenty because there was no Brolly wallah provided
Mind you Chazzer got 5 large at Plumpton Yesterday with Bold Step
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CHARLIE SOLD THE WINNER OF THE CUP Laugh meanwhile he aint got an Umberella in the Carribean Laugh
Maybe he could discuss "reparations" for his ruined suit while he's there
That was some performance by Point Of Law considering he is so lightly raced. Only 3 years old and 5 previous starts.
Lead on also tipped him and mentioned runner up Zahraan - hope he had the forecast, paid about 130/1
CHARLIE SOLD THE WINNER OF THE CUP Laugh meanwhile he aint got an Umberella in the Carribean Laugh
Maybe he could discuss "reparations" for his ruined suit while he's there
That was some performance by Point Of Law considering he is so lightly raced. Only 3 years old and 5 previous starts.
Lead on also tipped him and mentioned runner up Zahraan - hope he had the forecast, paid about 130/1
No,Dixie..did a small combination tricast with them and Middle Earth..no forecast unfortunately..
Thats a shame, i suppose some will have done a Maher combination on all his runners, think he had 7 in it.
Tricast paid around 1220/1 so would have made a good profit.
Tricast paid around 1220/1 so would have made a good profit.
Very Impressive Dixie
I don't think chaz is a fan of orse racing
I don't think chaz is a fan of orse racing
Depends how much POL was sold for TON - an "undisclosed sum" they say.
He's just won new connections £2m and presuming he races on will doubtless win them a lot more based on that performance.
He's just won new connections £2m and presuming he races on will doubtless win them a lot more based on that performance.
Did anyone watch it live at 4am? The winner showed an electric turn-of-foot than Yankee Express would be proud off.
1-2-3 for trainer Maher. But, lucky JP did back the winner Point Of Law winning A$2m. He also backed many duds from O'Brien junior's stable.
1-2-3 for trainer Maher. But, lucky JP did back the winner Point Of Law winning A$2m. He also backed many duds from O'Brien junior's stable.
I assume JP probably just about broke even after all those other losing bets.
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Point Blank: The Bloggerisation of The Great Man
With The New Man on His Side, JP McManus Is Suddenly Doing Everything in Public
Gearóid Norris
Nov 3
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JP McManus and Paul Byrne
JP McManus and Paul Byrne
JP McManus has spent a lifetime in the shadows. It is truly bizarre that the most secretive man in racing is now a selfie camera and some hair gel away from giving the Racing Blogger a run for his money. As one observer noted, “he’s one step away from putting his Cheltenham portfolio on his X account”.
He’s still reserved and softly spoken, but he’s become what can only be described as flash. Gone are the days of private horse purchases with the fee never disclosed, and horses winning with only his inner circle really knowing whether he was on or not. Now it’s all strangely out in the open, from his helicopter entrance to the Goffs sale with an entourage in tow to bid on everything that moved, to the sight of him betting in public this week. What has changed?
In 2025, Racing Blogger was on a whirlwind tour of Australasia and rocked up to the Palladium at Crown for the Calling of the Card. He was reported to have placed two bets, including $1,000 at a “special price” of 9/1 on the eventual favourite Presage Nocturne. Also at the 2025 event was JP McManus’ son Kieran, who backed his father’s horse Goodie Two Shoes to win $1,000,000. Perhaps, like a horse running in the green and gold, Kieran McManus was there for a sighter.
A year later, at this week’s 2026 event, JP McManus made his first appearance at the Calling of the Card. Sitting to his left was Irish Grand National-winning owner Paul Byrne. The two are becoming as intertwined as the strands of a neatly plaited horse’s mane. When the bidding opened on Hopewell Rock, it was Byrne who took the microphone. His pitch was reminiscent of the old “I picked it out of the paper” routine when trying to stick a bookmaker with a live one. Byrne made his bid: “We travelled a long way now and this is the horse, we’ve been studying the form on the way down so we were thinking we might try and break last year’s record and give us a million dollars win.” When questioned later by Frankie Foster about the strategy, The Great Man simply said, “I think he has the best chance.”
JP McManus bets to win, usually with an edge, and it doesn’t really bother him who he beats. Only last April, Paul Byrne himself was on the receiving end of a €100,000 bet on I Am Maximus for the Aintree Grand National at 8/1. While it was never confirmed who placed the bet, one can probably safely assume its origin.
JP McManus has claimed that he is driven by winning and was part of a new generation who believed they could make punting pay. Paul Byrne is the newer model, quickly becoming renowned for attempting audacious gambles. Neither of them drinks. Both men are looking for edges, especially lucrative opportunities where they can bet big with an advantage in hand. JP McManus is a billionaire. Betting $2m (£1.04m) is not going to be life-changing either way, but he’s at the stage where the money doesn’t matter. Getting on with an edge has been the timeless pursuit of McManus and those in his circle, be it in business or betting.
It’s also acknowledged by people in the betting industry that McManus has long since moved beyond mere formbook study or the careful placing of his horses to a more model-based approach. In layman’s terms, JP McManus will have a ‘model man’, someone with a sophisticated algorithm based on an extensive dataset designed to give him an edge over market makers. It is hardly fanciful to assume that he walked into the Crown Casino with his numbers up his sleeve. As the once-prominent bookmaker Ella Martin used to say to John McCririck on Channel 4 Racing, “If I had a price tattooed on my arse, punters would find it.” Here, the prices were out in the open and the event was set up with bookmakers almost obliged to lay massive bets. Quite the opportunity for someone with endless funds and some of the best numbers in the game.
The event also piqued the interest of Australian racing’s most feared punter, Zeljko Ranogajec, who Racenet reported was planning an appearance. Perhaps he too had spotted the weakness in bookmakers having to publicly lay massive bets in an immature market. It was JP McManus who struck, though, and although he broke even on his roughly $2m in bets, the value he got against the closing prices was significant. Ironically, his two worst bets against the closing market were on his own horse, Trustyourinstinct, and the Joseph O’Brien-trained James J Braddock. Perhaps there was a bit of sentiment mixed in with the numbers.
Depending on how you calculate the true closing prices for the Melbourne Cup, the book put together by McManus and Byrne had a positive expected value when the race jumped. The Hopewell Rock bet alone offered a theoretical hedging profit of roughly $280,000 at the off, assuming the entire position could have been laid at the closing price. He was also on strong market movers in So You Are (13/1 into 9/1) and the winner Point Of Law (15/2 into 6/1). That’s quite a good night’s work for the price of having the whole thing blow up on social media and having to speak to Frankie Foster.
Whether this latest change of direction for JP is down to him being on the home stretch and wanting to enjoy it all, or one big promotional tour for the 2027 Ryder Cup at his beloved Adare Manor, is not clear. What is notable, however, is that the appearance of ‘The New Man’, Paul Byrne, seems to have coincided with JP becoming happy to take bookmakers’ pants down in public rather than in the shadows. This year’s jumps season might be a whole lot more interesting if this trend continues. Whether that involves The Great Man turning up at Cheltenham in March with a selfie stick remains to be seen.
Point Blank: The Bloggerisation of The Great Man
With The New Man on His Side, JP McManus Is Suddenly Doing Everything in Public
Gearóid Norris
Nov 3
READ IN APP
JP McManus and Paul Byrne
JP McManus and Paul Byrne
JP McManus has spent a lifetime in the shadows. It is truly bizarre that the most secretive man in racing is now a selfie camera and some hair gel away from giving the Racing Blogger a run for his money. As one observer noted, “he’s one step away from putting his Cheltenham portfolio on his X account”.
He’s still reserved and softly spoken, but he’s become what can only be described as flash. Gone are the days of private horse purchases with the fee never disclosed, and horses winning with only his inner circle really knowing whether he was on or not. Now it’s all strangely out in the open, from his helicopter entrance to the Goffs sale with an entourage in tow to bid on everything that moved, to the sight of him betting in public this week. What has changed?
In 2025, Racing Blogger was on a whirlwind tour of Australasia and rocked up to the Palladium at Crown for the Calling of the Card. He was reported to have placed two bets, including $1,000 at a “special price” of 9/1 on the eventual favourite Presage Nocturne. Also at the 2025 event was JP McManus’ son Kieran, who backed his father’s horse Goodie Two Shoes to win $1,000,000. Perhaps, like a horse running in the green and gold, Kieran McManus was there for a sighter.
A year later, at this week’s 2026 event, JP McManus made his first appearance at the Calling of the Card. Sitting to his left was Irish Grand National-winning owner Paul Byrne. The two are becoming as intertwined as the strands of a neatly plaited horse’s mane. When the bidding opened on Hopewell Rock, it was Byrne who took the microphone. His pitch was reminiscent of the old “I picked it out of the paper” routine when trying to stick a bookmaker with a live one. Byrne made his bid: “We travelled a long way now and this is the horse, we’ve been studying the form on the way down so we were thinking we might try and break last year’s record and give us a million dollars win.” When questioned later by Frankie Foster about the strategy, The Great Man simply said, “I think he has the best chance.”
JP McManus bets to win, usually with an edge, and it doesn’t really bother him who he beats. Only last April, Paul Byrne himself was on the receiving end of a €100,000 bet on I Am Maximus for the Aintree Grand National at 8/1. While it was never confirmed who placed the bet, one can probably safely assume its origin.
JP McManus has claimed that he is driven by winning and was part of a new generation who believed they could make punting pay. Paul Byrne is the newer model, quickly becoming renowned for attempting audacious gambles. Neither of them drinks. Both men are looking for edges, especially lucrative opportunities where they can bet big with an advantage in hand. JP McManus is a billionaire. Betting $2m (£1.04m) is not going to be life-changing either way, but he’s at the stage where the money doesn’t matter. Getting on with an edge has been the timeless pursuit of McManus and those in his circle, be it in business or betting.
It’s also acknowledged by people in the betting industry that McManus has long since moved beyond mere formbook study or the careful placing of his horses to a more model-based approach. In layman’s terms, JP McManus will have a ‘model man’, someone with a sophisticated algorithm based on an extensive dataset designed to give him an edge over market makers. It is hardly fanciful to assume that he walked into the Crown Casino with his numbers up his sleeve. As the once-prominent bookmaker Ella Martin used to say to John McCririck on Channel 4 Racing, “If I had a price tattooed on my arse, punters would find it.” Here, the prices were out in the open and the event was set up with bookmakers almost obliged to lay massive bets. Quite the opportunity for someone with endless funds and some of the best numbers in the game.
The event also piqued the interest of Australian racing’s most feared punter, Zeljko Ranogajec, who Racenet reported was planning an appearance. Perhaps he too had spotted the weakness in bookmakers having to publicly lay massive bets in an immature market. It was JP McManus who struck, though, and although he broke even on his roughly $2m in bets, the value he got against the closing prices was significant. Ironically, his two worst bets against the closing market were on his own horse, Trustyourinstinct, and the Joseph O’Brien-trained James J Braddock. Perhaps there was a bit of sentiment mixed in with the numbers.
Depending on how you calculate the true closing prices for the Melbourne Cup, the book put together by McManus and Byrne had a positive expected value when the race jumped. The Hopewell Rock bet alone offered a theoretical hedging profit of roughly $280,000 at the off, assuming the entire position could have been laid at the closing price. He was also on strong market movers in So You Are (13/1 into 9/1) and the winner Point Of Law (15/2 into 6/1). That’s quite a good night’s work for the price of having the whole thing blow up on social media and having to speak to Frankie Foster.
Whether this latest change of direction for JP is down to him being on the home stretch and wanting to enjoy it all, or one big promotional tour for the 2027 Ryder Cup at his beloved Adare Manor, is not clear. What is notable, however, is that the appearance of ‘The New Man’, Paul Byrne, seems to have coincided with JP becoming happy to take bookmakers’ pants down in public rather than in the shadows. This year’s jumps season might be a whole lot more interesting if this trend continues. Whether that involves The Great Man turning up at Cheltenham in March with a selfie stick remains to be seen.
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that's a name from the past Imp , it did have some early
that's a name from the past Imp , it did have some early
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