With questionable weather set for the Melbourne Cup, punters think there is no chance Prince Charles and Camilla will arrive to Flemington via hot air balloon, with that form of transport out from $10 to $34 in online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au’s novelty market for how the royals will arrive at the race track tomorrow.
Punters are thinking that the Royals may try and show that they are just average race goers, with arriving via taxi firming from $34 into $21.
Regardless, boat is still the $2.20 favourite given that is how Prince Charles arrived when he attended the Cup in 1985, with horse & carriage $2.80 and limo $3.50.
“Via boat is still the favourite given that Prince Charles has already done that once before. The dodgy weather has seen punters think hot air balloon is no chance, while taxi has firmed into $21. While they may get a taxi there, there is almost no chance of them getting a taxi home. Anyone who has ever tried to leave Flemington via taxi on race day knows it is impossible to get one!” said sportsbet.com.au’s Shaun Anderson.
Punters have backed blue to be the colour of Camilla’s hat at the Melbourne Cup which remains favourite at $4.00 followed by Pink ($5.00) and White ($6.00).
Sportsbet.com.au is also offering a market on whether the occasion of presenting the trophy will be too much for Camilla, with $11 priced for her to drop the winning trophy when she presents it and $15 for her to give it to the wrong person.
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Markets courtesy sportsbet.com.au
How will Charles & Camilla arrive at the Melbourne Cup?
(Prices in brackets from Sunday 4 November)
$2.20 Boat
$2.80 Horse & Carriage
$3.50 Limo
$15 Metro & walk
$19 Public bus & walk
$21 Taxi (in from $34)
$26 Hummer
$34 Hot Air Balloon (out from $10)
$101 Parachute
$251 Hand glider
$501 Spaceship
Colour of Camilla’s Melbourne Cup hat
$4.00 Blue
$5.00 Pink
$6.00 White
$8.00 Purple, Brown
$9.00 Green, Black
$10 Yellow
$11 Red
$12 Orange
$26 Polka Dot
$51 Leopard Skin
Camilla Trophy Specials
$11 Camilla to drop the trophy
$15 Camilla to give the trophy to the wrong person
