Having a laugh watching the Cup

Went along to the Unity pub to watch the famous Melbourne Cup. I thought I liked the name of a horse called 'Viewed' but was too late to place a bet. The pub was full to bursting at just coming up to three in the afternoon when the race would kick off. There were a number of screens on the walls where the proceedings were shown. Shops were close, businesses shut, work men on a quick break to have a schooner and a flutter and then suddenly at three on the dot the horses were off. It's one of the longest horse races but after all the amazing build-up it was over in a few very exciting minutes. Leigh, a friend, was lucky and had won a small sum. It was difficult to tell in the noise of the pub who had won exactly. I just came home and switched on the news and, of course, it was Viewed who won first place. Bugger! Oh well..