Will he or won't he...The guessing game continues for UK stayer Sans Frontieres and whether he'll be here for the Melbourne Cup. The odds seem to be favoring a Cup start for the Irish St Leger winner. Barry Simpson, racing manager of Sans Frontieres's owner Sir Robert Ogden, told the UK Racing Post that the Melbourne Cup is the horse's most likely target. He adds: 'Jeremy Noseda is preparing the horse for a Melbourne Cup and although we are not fully committed, at this stage I think it is the mo
Will he or won't he...The guessing game continues for UK stayer Sans Frontieres and whether he'll be here for the Melbourne Cup. The odds seem to be favoring a Cup start for the Irish St Leger winner. Barry Simpson, racing manager of Sans Frontieres's owner Sir Robert Ogden, told the UK Racing Post that the Melbourne Cup is the horse's most likely target. He adds: 'Jeremy Noseda is preparing the horse for a Melbourne Cup and although we are not fully committed, at this stage I think it is the most likely place he will go...We are looking at the pluses and minuses of every race we are thinking about before we firm up one race...The big issue is the travel. It's not just a simple 'shall we go?'
In latest Melbourne Cup betting, Sans Frontieres is quoted at $15.00 (14/1). The Betstar market:
Shocking 9.00
So You Think 10.00
Dariana 13.00
Sans Frontieres (GB) 15.00
Monaco Consul 17.00
Faint Perfume 21.00
Precedence 21.00
Profound Beauty (IRE) 21.00
Drunken Sailor (GB) 26.00
Herculian Prince 26.00
Jessicabeel 26.00
Linton 26.00
Moudre 26.00
Rundle 26.00
Shoot Out 26.00
Americain (FR) 34.00
Descarado 34.00
Manighar (GB) 34.00
Rite Of Passage (IRE) 34.00
Tokai Trick (JPN) 34.00
Valdemoro 34.00
Vigor 34.00
Zabrasive 34.00
Zavite 34.00