2 November 1999 ___Distance:___3200 m___
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MELBOURNE CUP - NORTH vs SOUTH
Four northern hemisphere bred and trained horses take on 20 Australians.
MARIDPOUR (IRE) 55.0 KG
TRAVELMATE (GB) 52.5 KG
CENTRAL PARK (IRE) 57.5 KG
YAVANA'S PACE (IRE) 53.5 KG
As northern hemisphere 4-Y-O's CENTRAL PARK and MARIDPOUR
are still 3 lb from their full powers.
YAVANA'S PACE and TRAVELMATE are fully matured with no
WFA allowance to take into consideration.
Each of these four must be a serious contender.
| 3/1 | Sky Heights |
| 5/1 | Rogan Josh |
| 7/1 | Laebeel |
| 8/1 | Tie The Knot, Travelmate |
| 10/1 | The Hind |
| 14/1 | Streak |
| 16/1 | Arena |
| 25/1 | Brew |
| 33/1 | Bohemiath,Yavana's Pace |
| 50/1 | Able Master, Rebbor, Skybeau, The Warrior |
| 66/1 | Central Park, Second Coming, Maridpour |
| 80/1 | Lady Elsie, Zazabelle |
| 100/1 | Figurehead, Lahar, The Message |
| 200/1 | Zabuan |