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Efficient Favourite For Gr1 Melb Cup

Meanwhile last year's Gr1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) winner Efficient has shortened to be the $6 favourite, followed by recent 13-lengths Gr1 Irish St Leger winner Septimus at $7. Littorio is third elect at $11. The odds for runners quoted at $26 or shorter are: $6 Efficient; $7 Septimus; $11 Littorio; $13 Tuesday Joy; $15 Weekend Hussler; $17 Viewed; $21 Guillotine, Mad Rush, Nom Du Jeu & Zagreb; $26 C'est La Guerre, Fiumicino, Honolulu, Kibbutz, Maybe Better & Red Lord. (To view the latest market click on the link for updated betting on the Melbourne Cup.)