Van Der Hum started 9/2 favourite for the 76 Melbourne Cup.
Gold And Black had originally been favourite but when it started bucketing down, he was backed as if unbeatable and displaced Gold And Black who ended up starting at 5/1.
Van Der Hum had run 3rd in the Caulfield Cup at 5/1 so there is no way he was anything but short odds in the weeks leading up to the cup.
