There's unprecedented Australian interest in Sunday's Dubai World Cup meeting and TAB Sportsbet already has markets open on six of the feature races. The most recently opened markets have Caulfield Guineas winner Helmet a $6 second fav behind Aidan O'Brien's Breeders' Cup Juvenile star Wrote in the UAE Derby. In the Al QUOZ Sprint, classy Aussie sprinting mare Ortensia shares favoritism with Sole Power, the upset winner of the Grp 1 Nunthorpe Stakes last August. One of the most eagerly anticipat
There's unprecedented Australian interest in Sunday's Dubai World Cup meeting and TAB Sportsbet already has markets open on six of the feature races. The most recently opened markets have Caulfield Guineas winner Helmet a $6 second fav behind Aidan O'Brien's Breeders' Cup Juvenile star Wrote in the UAE Derby. In the Al QUOZ Sprint, classy Aussie sprinting mare Ortensia shares favoritism with Sole Power, the upset winner of the Grp 1 Nunthorpe Stakes last August. One of the most eagerly anticipated clashes of the meeting will come in the Golden Shaheen where Rocket Man clashes with Australia's outstanding young sprinter Sepoy. TAB Sportsbet has Rocket Man $2.80 favorite and Sepoy at $3.50. In the Dubai World Cup itself, former Aussie star So You Think remains $3 favorite from the strongly-supported Japanese visitor Smart Falcon ($7 to $6.50).
Hong Kong superstar jockey Douglas Whyte has been offered the ride on the John O'Shea-trained Shelford in the $3.5 million Golden Slipper at Rosehill. Shelford is currently 31st in theorder of entry but a dozen horses above him are unlikely runners. Shelford is 25/1 in the current Betstar market for the Slipper.