Melbourne Cup Predictions

Futurists often get asked things like ‘Okay then – who’s going to win the ‘flag’ this year’. In Melbourne Cup time most of my friends ring me asking for a hot tip. Given my consistent poor form at selecting a winner, why they would ask me is anyone’s guess (unless they are working out who NOT to back!) so this year I’ve put a little more futurist’s thought into it and here’s what I’ve come up with: The ‘signals’ (coincidences) I’ve been picking up tell me that The Fuzz, Blue Monday and Purple Moon would be a trifecta bet were I to have one. My ‘lucky numbers’ of 9 & 11 give me Zipping and Master O’Reilly and also based on the barrier draw Princess Coup. The Fuzz is included twice because it’s out of barrier 11. Enjoy the day. If you do have a punt, keep it sensible and while you’re there, say ‘Hi’ to Kenny for me 🙂

For a bit of fun Strategic Futurist Marcus Barber has a stab at predicting the winners of the 2007 Melbourne Cup

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