Mark Kavanagh's crack filly Atlantic Jewel has been backed off the map for next month's Grp 1 Thousand Guineas and she's now a $3.50 fav with Eskander's Betstar. Alan Eskander told PPD: 'We've bet as much as $67 about Atlantic Jewel in the Thousand Guineas but she has shortened to as little as $9 after her most recent win at Moonee Valley...Since then, all the money on the race has been for her and the icing on the cake was $20,000 last night at $4 which forced us to wind her in again...She smas
Mark Kavanagh's crack filly Atlantic Jewel has been backed off the map for next month's Grp 1 Thousand Guineas and she's now a $3.50 fav with Eskander's Betstar. Alan Eskander told PPD: 'We've bet as much as $67 about Atlantic Jewel in the Thousand Guineas but she has shortened to as little as $9 after her most recent win at Moonee Valley...Since then, all the money on the race has been for her and the icing on the cake was $20,000 last night at $4 which forced us to wind her in again...She smashed her opposition at Moonee Valley and one of the beaten brigade, Bliss Street, has already won since. Tomorrow, she'll basically be meeting the same opposition that she beat that day so punters have obviously looked forward to the Guineas and said that's where the value lies.'
Atlantic Jewel has been backed in from $1.85 to $1.75 for Sat's race including one bet of $10,000 at $1.80. Are there any potent threats to Atlantic Jewel's expected dominance? Alan Eskander says: 'Her only danger looks to be Kneeling and the conservative punters who've backed Atlantic Jewel to win the Guineas will probably have a saver on Kneeling tomorrow at the $6.50.' Latest markets: www.betstar.com.au