The money arrives! Green Moon, now to be ridden by Brett Prebble, has been sensationally supported on Friday to win the Melbourne Cup next Tuesday, according to Matt Jenkins from TAB.com.au. He told PPD: "He was $26 this morning but a string of big bets has him into $19. Some of the bets today include: $1,700 at $26, $3,000 at $21 and $2,500 at $21...Brett Prebble is a popular jockey but news that Green Moon worked strongly this morning obviously helped the move...IIt was only last Sunday t
The money arrives! Green Moon, now to be ridden by Brett Prebble, has been sensationally supported on Friday to win the Melbourne Cup next Tuesday, according to Matt Jenkins from TAB.com.au. He told PPD: "He was $26 this morning but a string of big bets has him into $19. Some of the bets today include: $1,700 at $26, $3,000 at $21 and $2,500 at $21...Brett Prebble is a popular jockey but news that Green Moon worked strongly this morning obviously helped the move...IIt was only last Sunday that Damien Oliver set off a plunge on Americain when he was confirmed to ride the 2010 Melbourne Cup winner."
Green Moon was favorite in early Cup betting but drifted to his longest price after his failure in the Cox Plate. Other big bets on tomorrow's Flemington meeting:
$10,000 at $3 on Gatewood in the Lexus Stakes
$9,800 at $3 Zydeco in the Wakeful Stakes
$8,000 at $7.50 on Super Cool in the Victoria Derby
$5,000 at $3.80 on Nechita in the Coolmore Stud Stakes
MELBOURNE CUP MARKET
(Prices from TAB)
$5.50 AMERICAIN
$6 Dunaden
$8.50 Mount Athos
$9.50 Red Cadeaux
$13 Maluckyday
$18 Ethiopia
$19 Green Moon
$21 Brigantin, Galileo's Choice
$26 or longer others