Friday, 10 August 2012: Summary and early TAB Sportsbet markets for the Caulfield Cup, Melbourne Cup and W.S. Cox Plate.
CAULFIELD CUP
Last year's winner outhern Speed is a $26 chance to win back-to-back Caulfield Cups while Green Moon, who finished second last year, should be better this time around and has opened favourite at $14.
Last year’s Melbourne Cup winner Dunaden ($26) is one of many chances at the top of the market.
Manighar ($35) finished fourth last year and has since been a model of consistency since at Group 1 level.
Prairie Star ($81) is expected to be popular given its Australian connections.
MELBOURNE CUP
TAB Sportsbet’s Melbourne Cup market has been open for over two months with plenty of early interest.
International runners have commanded the most attention with Red Cadeaux the most popular.
Last year’s winner Dunaden received a bet of $2000 at $26 this week.
Lucas Cranach was $17 favourite before sustaining an injury and being ruled out for the Spring.
Early bets include: $3000 at $26 Red Cadeaux; $3000 x $2000 at $35 Sanagas; $2000 at $26 Dunaden; $2000 at $35 Mount Athos; $1000 at $71 Mount Athos; $1000 at $101 Moudre
COX PLATE
Atlantic Jewel heads an all star cast in the Cox Plate market. The unbeaten filly has opened $4.50 to add the WFA race to her list of achievements.
More Joyous ($7) was flying last preparation and looks in great shape for another tilt at the Cox Plate.
Three-year-olds Pierro ($9) and All Too Hard ($11) are expected to receive plenty of interest. All Too Hard has already been backed in the Golden Rose ($30,000 at $4.20).
French trainers have entered six runners for the race to be run on October 27 including Americain and Reliable Man.
CAULFIELD CUP | WIN | GREEN MOON | 14 | MAWINGO | 16 | RED CADEAUX | 21 | MOSHEEN | 21 | DECEMBER DRAW | 21 | FAT AL | 26 | POLISH KNIGHT | 26 | TANBY | 26 | OCEAN PARK | 26 | DUNADEN | 26 | ATLANTIC JEWEL | 26 | QUEST FOR PEACE | 26 | SOUTHERN SPEED | 26 | GATEWOOD | 26 | LIGHTS OF HEAVEN | 26 | IBICENCO | 26 | MOURAYAN | 35 | DANDINO | 35 | TULLAMORE | 35 | MIDAS TOUCH | 35 | NIWOT | 35 | SALOMINA | 35 | FRUEHLING | 35 | SANAGAS | 35 | MOUNT ATHOS | 35 | MALUCKYDAY | 35 | MANIGHAR | 35 | BEATEN UP | 35 | BRAMBLES | 35 | VAL CHAMP | 35 | VOILA ICI | 35 | ZABEELIONAIRE | 35 | AMERICAIN | 35 | QUINTESSENTIAL | 35 | CAMBORNE | 35 | TAC DE BOISTRON | 51 | EFFICIENT | 51 | SABRAGE | 51 | VATUVEI | 51 |
COX PLATE | WIN | ATLANTIC JEWEL | 4.50 | MORE JOYOUS | 7.00 | MOSHEEN | 8.00 | PIERRO | 8.00 | ALL TOO HARD | 10 | MANAWANUI | 17 | MANIGHAR | 17 | MAWINGO | 21 | DECEMBER DRAW | 21 | MASTER OF HOUNDS | 21 | LIGHTS OF HEAVEN | 21 | SOUTHERN SPEED | 21 | REKINDLED INTEREST | 21 | GREEN MOON | 21 | FAT AL | 26 | SHOOT OUT | 26 | LINTON | 26 | CRACKERJACK KING | 26 | ETHIOPIA | 26 | SECRET ADMIRER | 26 | SAID COM | 26 | OCEAN PARK | 26 | AMERICAIN | 26 | SINCERO | 26 | SALOMINA | 26 | NIAGARA | 51 | MIDAS TOUCH | 51 | RELIABLE MAN | 51 |
MELBOURNE CUP | | AMERICAIN | 21 | IBICENCO | 21 | DUNADEN | 21 | RED CADEAUX | 21 | DECEMBER DRAW | 26 | VAL CHAMP | 26 | MOUNT ATHOS | 26 | MANIGHAR | 26 | MAWINGO | 26 | GREEN MOON | 26 | NIWOT | 35 | FAME AND GLORY | 35 | BEAT BLACK | 35 | AL KAZEEM | 35 | MOSHEEN | 35 | LIGHTS OF HEAVEN | 35 | JAKKALBERRY | 35 | VADAMAR | 35 | ORFEVRE | 35 | MEMPHIS TENNESSEE | 35 | SEVILLE | 35 | SAPPHIRE | 35 | LONE RANGER | 35 | SANAGAS | 35 | QUEST FOR PEACE | 35 | MALUCKYDAY | 51 | VAL MONDO | 51 |
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