Macca

Our 4 picks (so far) will return about 14-1 - a few points extra 'boosted' EPL Saturday at 22:30 Bournemouth v Man Utd Man Utd Win $2.00 EPL Sunday at 02:00 Cardiff v Leicester Leicester Win $2.10 Sunday Serie A 6.45am $1.67 Juventus Win & +2.5 Goals Match Score vs Cagliari Sunday Dutch Eredivisie 4.30am $1.75 PSV Eindhoven Win & +2.5 Goals Match Score vs Vitesse

Well, dreams do come true! Absolute true story below. Had my multiple trifecta picked out for the Derby but didn't include Extra Brut as a winner ... until of course when I woke up at 5am this morning after dreaming that Extra Brut had won. Obviously decided to then include the horse and hey presto, winner winner, chicken dinner. You little ripper!!!

Got the dream run did Shillelagh and the jockey rode for luck ... not sure that was the plan though. It looked a case of make-do and hope for the best. Absolute class mare though, all the same. Our pick (Amphitrite) had no such luck though but you can't win them all. We've still got Thinkin' Big & Snitty Kitty to come so here's hoping - we're with your pick @Gorgoroth

Ha ha ... (now where is that passport!?) I got 2 collects from the Sunlight race including a decent percentage of the F4. I really like Thinkin' Big in the Derby too ... I've got it going in a few bets as well. Fingers crossed!

Sunlight got up for you @Wadda We Sing She is a terrific horse and I reckon we've got a future star WFA sprinter on our hands ... such a fighter and a winner!

I've heard that a few of the big betting agencies have taken a bit of a hit this Spring so that might be it Wadda. My booster odds has been reduced for the last few weeks as well.

What time is it where you are Wadda? 4am? True dedication to the cause I say! We're 2 from 2 with A Prince of Arron winning with 3 good chances to come. 5 best bets today with another 'saver' as insurance.

Yeah that's a first! A reminder that there was triple dead-heat in the Hotham Hcp back in the 50's I believe. For a long time it was the only triple dead-heat recorded. Anyway, down to the 7/11 for the duracells!

Well this particular thread has produced a number of winners when we are on song! Our tips this week are in the post above. Anyway, keep an eye out Gorg and good luck today ?

Very impressive wasn't it DZ ... I was never too concerned about the weight over the 1200m as the horse is a Group horse and is very classy. Well done @Wadda We Sing ... 1 from 1 We've got 4 more tips running around for us today with a saver on the hot tip 'Shillelagh' in Race 6. A 'received' tip so it can be thrown into the mix. All Flemington ... Race 4 No. 2 A Prince of Arron $4.20 Race 6 No.15 Amphitrite $4.60 Race 7 No.1 Thinkin' Big $3.60 Race 9 No.2 Snitty Kitty $8.00

Yeah it is definitely a real chance ... David Gately has marked it on top. It looks well suited at the set weights & penalties too. 1100m is ideal.

@Wadda We Sing has already picked Osborne Bulls

Nathan Exelby (who?) of the Courier Mail has tipped Quackerjack to win and he's the only tipster to include the horse in any way. Which kinda makes one sit up and take notice DZ! ? Carbine Club Stakes Tips (Herald/Sun)

Both mine are short odds this week but reasonably confident with both, all the same Sunday Serie A 6.45am $1.67 Juventus Win & +2.5 Goals Match Score vs Cagliari Sunday Dutch Eredivisie 4.30am $1.75 PSV Eindhoven Win & +2.5 Goals Match Score vs Vitesse

Just to clear things up ... we put forward our own tips but putting forward 'received' tips are always welcome. Everyone loves the hot tip. If there is a clash, we can sort that out as individuals. So the above conversation is a case of cross-wires rather than anything else. Anyway, anyone got a tip for the Valley tonight? ? The fields are a bit on the thin side with a host of BM64's on show.

There is no need to apologise PD ... we each put forward a tip and the unwritten rule is that you steer clear of a race that has been taken up already. The tips are for the benefit of others so having 2 tips in the 1 race defeats the purpose of the concept. What we are doing here is a departure from the usual way of receiving tips ... which can often leave the punter scratching his or her head if there are a multitude of different tips in any given race. It is more of a team concept here where we often trust each others tips.

In the post directly above yours DZ already has a tip in race 6. Do you have another one PD as we don't want to be betting against each other.

Best Bet Flemington Race 4 No.2 A Prince of Arron $4.60 (Win)

Another fabulous line-up of races for Derby Day with each race having at least 3 or 4 standout runners that readily come to mind in. For those who prefer the exotics, it's a punters paradise. I'm back to my default mode of Box5 trifectas but as always, an element of luck is always involved. Feeling reasonably confident, all the same. Finding the best bets is tricky as well ... a number of our previous picks are running around again including Sunlight, Oohood, Osborne Bulls, Cliff's Edge, Le Romain, Don't Give a Damn (Rosehill) and a few others. Full Card Derby Day Flemington Full Card Rosehill

Australian Group & Listed Races Best Bet Strike Rate 48: 17 - 6 - 8 And here's Winx winning her 4th WS Cox Plate

2 points on offer this week in the tipping comp ... 2 probable standouts but finding a 3rd is tricky. The leaderboard is in the post directly above. Good luck all. Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal | The Bill Simmons Podcast (Ep. 435)

Bendigo Cup tomorrow and a decent field has been assembled ... any of the top 6 can feature and there's a couple down the list that might surprise. Outside of the favourite 'Furrion' there are good odds to be had with the next 5 in the betting. Bendigo Cup 2400m $350k Group 3 Wed 31st Oct 4.00pm

Leaderboard in the comp 4 - JV7, Go the Biff, Dr. Gonzo, Clintosaurus, Dappa Dan 3 - titan_uranus, layzie, Gorgoroth, Macca, 2 - Dee Zephyr, DeeSpencer 0 - Everyone else Approximates 11-2 Clintosaurus, Dappa Dan 6-1 Go the Biff, Gorgoroth 7-1 Dr Gonzo, JV7, titan_uranus 8-1 layzie 10-1 Dee Zephyr 12-1 DeeSpencer 15-1 DemonDave, Macca * Always gamble responsibly

Go Bills! ?

Well I'll take some sporting joy elsewhere anytime Dd82 ... the Red Sox had a dominant season and were fully deserved victors. I'm the first to admit that we have a salary cap advantage over many of our rivals but you've still got to get it done. The curse of the babe is well and truly a thing of the past now. Hopefully our Demons can break our own curse (if it exists!) sometime very soon.