Blue Diamond winner Samaready is a clear favourite with TAB to complete a Group 1 sprinting double at Moonee Valley. The Mick Price-trained mare blitzed her rivals winning the Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley last Friday night and has opened $5 outright favourite to repeat the dose in the Manikato Stakes at the same track on October 25.

“It was a completely dominant win and if she runs up to that again it’s hard to see them beating her in the Manikato,” says TAB’s Adam Hamilton. “Soon after we opened betting this morning we took $5,000 @ $5 and she is now into $3.50.”

The most interesting runner in Manikato betting is Hong Kong sprinter Lucky Nine.

"Lucky Nine comes down with tremendous credentials and is said to have settled well at Werribee. We've kept him very safe as a $8.50 equal fourth favourite,” Hamilton says.

The market also opened today at tab.com.au for the Patinack Farm Classic at Flemington on November 9.

“Rebel Dane shares favouritism for the Patinack with Samaready after his trainer said he was likely to freshen Rebel Dane after yesterday’s Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes win and target the Patinack,” Hamilton says.

TAB’S OPENING MARKETS

MANIKATO STAKES (October 25)

SAMAREADY                      $3.50

BUFFERING                        $7.00

REBEL DANE                       $7.00

LUCKY NINE                        $8.50

BEL SPRINTER                    $8.50

SNITZERLAND                    $8.50

EPAULETTE                         $11        

FONTELINA                         $11

SHAMEXPRESS                    $11

ARINOSA                             $17

BETTER THAN READY         $17

SESSIONS                            $17

ZOUSTAR                                $17

OTHERS FROM                     $21

 

PATINACK FARM CLASSIC (November 9)

REBEL DANE                       $6

SAMAREADY                      $6

BUFFERING                        $8

LUCKY NINE                        $8

BEL SPRINTER                    $9

SHAMEXPRESS                   $9

SNITZERLAND                     $9

EPAULETTE                         $11

FONTELINA                         $12

OTHERS FROM                     $18