Melbourne Cup odds: Onesmoothoperator firms after Geelong Cup win

Onesmoothoperator has been crunched into $9 to win the Melbourne Cup, after a successful raid on the Geelong Cup on Wednesday afternoon.

The Brian Ellison-trained seven year old finished over the top the field under the expert guidance of Craig Williams, and will now look to emulate Media Puzzle (2002), Americain (2010), and Dunaden (2011) in doing the Geelong-Melbourne Cup double.

Onesmoothoperator was paying a juicy $11 with Ladbrokes to win at Geelong, and was as long as $51 with some online bookmakers to win the Melbourne Cup.

Onesmoothoperator beat home Interpretation ($5) and Muramasa ($2.45) and now looms as a key threat for the November 5 Melbourne Cup.

Onesmoothoperator sits behind Jan Brueghel ($4.60) and Buckaroo ($8) on the third line of Melbourne Cup betting.

Melbourne Cup odds

The 2024 Melbourne Cup odds as of October 23, 2024:

• Jan Brueghel Win $5.50 Place $2.20
• Buckaroo Win $7.00 Place $2.50
• Vauban Win $8.00 Place $2.75
• Onesmoothoperator Win $12.00 Place $3.75
• Point King Win $15.00 Place $4.50
• Land Legend Win $18.00 Place $5.25
• Via Sistina Win $21.00 Place $6.00
• Absurde Win $26.00 Place $7.25
• Circle Of Fire Win $31.00 Place $8.50
• Francesco Guardi Win $31.00 Place $8.50
• Warp Speed Win $31.00 Place $8.50
• Zardozi Win $31.00 Place $8.50
• Interpretation Win $34.00 Place $9.25
• Just Fine Win $34.00 Place $9.25
• The Map Win $34.00 Place $9.25
• Athabascan Win $51.00 Place $13.50
• Eliyass Win $51.00 Place $13.50
• Fancy Man Win $51.00 Place $13.50
• Kovalica Win $51.00 Place $13.50
• Muramasa Win $51.00 Place $13.50
• Okita Soushi Win $51.00 Place $13.50
• Saint George Win $51.00 Place $13.50
• Sayedaty Sadaty Win $51.00 Place $13.50
• Sharp N Smart Win $51.00 Place $13.50
• Valiant King Win $51.00 Place $13.50

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