TAB Sportsbet reports brisk betting on Monday for Sat's Cox Plate with just on $75,000 invested (win only) by 5pm. Spokesman Glenn Munsie told PPD: 'Best supported has been Whobegotyou with one bet of $20,000 @ $2.40 and smaller bets totalling another $10,000 taken today...Speed Gifted ($7.50) has been promoted to the second line of betting following one bet of $10,000 @ $9 taken this afternoon. Another $5,000 bet has been taken for the Lee Freedman trained galloper who missed the Caulfield Cup
TAB Sportsbet reports brisk betting on Monday for Sat's Cox Plate with just on $75,000 invested (win only) by 5pm. Spokesman Glenn Munsie told PPD: 'Best supported has been Whobegotyou with one bet of $20,000 @ $2.40 and smaller bets totalling another $10,000 taken today...Speed Gifted ($7.50) has been promoted to the second line of betting following one bet of $10,000 @ $9 taken this afternoon. Another $5,000 bet has been taken for the Lee Freedman trained galloper who missed the Caulfield Cup to concentrate on this race on his way to the Melbourne Cup.'
There's a lack of interest in Heart of Dreams for the Cox Plate. He's drifted from $7.50 out to $8.50. Defending Cox Plate champion El Segundo is another left friendless with only just over $1000 being invested today. He's blown from $10 out to $12. Sydney 3YO Manhattan Rain is another firmer ($18 to $15) following one bet of $5,000 @ $18 this morning which follows a wager of $4,000 @ $26 late last week. Bart Cummings' representative So You Think has had just over $5,000 bet for him and stays at $16. Late entry Rock Kingdom went up at $26 but since has had over $5,000 invested and is into $21.
Nash Rawiller is booked for Epsom Hdcp winner Rock Kingdom in the Cox Plate. RK was backed from $26 into $21 after connections paid a $130,000 late entry fee to get the 4YO into the field.