Bookmakers around the country were happy after Descarado's Caulfield Cup victory foiled a massive plunge on Shocking and wrecked costly strings of bets on well-fancied runners Herculian Prince, Faint Perfume and Alcopop.. Shocking was backed into favorite from $7.50 to $5. Sportingbet had a near record turnover but didn't want Shocking to win. Boss Michael Sullivan says: 'Considering the conditions it was a very very good betting race...They just wanted Shocking and Alcopop all day. Fortunately

Bookmakers around the country were happy after Descarado's Caulfield Cup victory foiled a massive plunge on Shocking and wrecked costly strings of bets on well-fancied runners Herculian Prince, Faint Perfume and Alcopop.. Shocking was backed into favorite from $7.50 to $5. Sportingbet had a near record turnover but didn't want Shocking to win. Boss Michael Sullivan says: 'Considering the conditions it was a very very good betting race...They just wanted Shocking and Alcopop all day. Fortunately for us Gai's horse are always a bit easy in Melbourne and it worked out a winning race.'

Latest market on Sat's Cox Plate at Moonee Valley:

SO YOU THINK 1.50 1.07
MORE JOYOUS 6.00 1.60
SHOOT OUT 12.00 2.62
ZIPPING 13.00 2.77
WHOBEGOTYOU 13.00 2.77
WALL STREET 18.00 3.51
TRUSTING 18.00 3.51
DESCARADO 26.00 4.70
METAL BENDER 31.00 5.44
SHOCKING 31.00 5.44
LINTON 31.00 5.44
MONACO CONSUL 41.00 6.92
HERCULIAN PRINCE 61.00 9.88
CAPTAIN SONADOR 61.00 9.88
VIGOR 61.00 9.88
LUEN YAT FOREVER 61.00 9.88
CEST LA GUERRE 101.00 15.81
AVIENUS 101.00 15.81
LA ROCKET 151.00 23.22
ALLEZ WONDER 301.00 45.44
BUCCELLATI 301.00 45.44
MOURAYAN 301.00 45.44
GHOSTMILK 301.00 45.44