FRAC's 2026 Melbourne Cup Punters Comp

**COMPETITION RULES**
This is a separate competition from the weekly #THATDATAGUY three-leg competition.
**1. Promoter** The competition is run by The FRAC Club..
**2. Competition day** Tuesday 3 November 2026, covering all nominated races on the Ellerslie card and the Melbourne Cup at Flemington.
**3. Free entry and eligibility** Entry is free. No purchase, payment or bet is required. By enterting entrants warrant they are of age to both be betting and owning a racehorse in their jurisdiction.  If they are found to be of underage thier entry will be void.  One entry per person, using their own FRAC account.
**4. How to enter** Visit thefracclub.com (http://thefracclub.com/), open the Melbourne Cup Punters Comp (https://thefracclub.com/THATDATAGUY/2026melbournecup) and select one horse in each nominated Ellerslie race, plus one horse in the Melbourne Cup. Submit your completed entry before the closing time shown on the competition page.

Entries open: **31 October 2026 4:00pm NZ Time**.
Entries close: **3 November 2026 12:20pm NZ Time**.
**5. All selections lock together before the first nominated Ellerslie race starts. Entrants may change their selections until that deadline. No new entries or selection changes are accepted after the lock, except automatic scratching substitutions under rule 7.
**6. Scoring** For each nominated Ellerslie race:
• First place: 3 points.
• Second place: 2 points.
• Third place: 1 point.
• Any other result: 0 points.
For the Melbourne Cup:
• First place: 5 points.
• Second place: 2 points.
• Third place: 1 point.
• Any other result: 0 points.
Points from all included races are added together. The leaderboard position determines the prizes rewarded.
**7. Scratchings — proposed**
Before selections lock, entrants may replace a scratched selection. If they do not replace it, or their horse is scratched after the lock, the selection transfers to the official TAB-nominated substitute for that race. The substitute becomes their selection for all scoring purposes.
This rule must identify the relevant TAB substitute feed before launch.
**8. Official results, dead heats and abandoned races:Scoring uses official results after any raceday protests or inquiries are resolved. A dead-heating horse earns the points for its officially recorded placing. A void or abandoned race earns no points for any entrant. If a race is postponed beyond competition day, it is excluded. If disruption prevents a fair competition, entrants will be notified of the proposed remedy; published prize commitments and applicable consum