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The Gold Coast Turf Club will present Queensland's first-ever Call Of The Card as a feature of the 2003 Conrad Jupiters Magic Millions Racing Carnival. Involving bookmakers Lloyd Merlehan, Terry Page, Charles Clout & Vince Aspinall, it will begin in the GCTC betting ring at 4.30pm tomorrow (after the 11am barrier draw & traditional Carbine Club lunch) hosted by racing identities Steve Hawkins & Chris Scholtz. “This event has the promise of being absolutely massive,” GCTC chairman Bill Millican said. “The Call Of The Card at the Melbourne Cup is a major event, which draws some of the country’s biggest business names & some very big money is laid out to frame the betting.

The bookmakers will be taking bets from the floor & from punters interstate by phone, & there are always some big surprises as the early bets are laid. We’ve been told one of Australia’s biggest professional punters Sean Bartholomew is flying in for the event & there will be intense interest in what he does. His clashes with Lloyd Merlehan are legendary & let’s hope they continue.”

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