Monday morning hotspot - it has to be the French stayer Brigantin. Bookmakers are reporting massive support for Brigantin to win the Melbourne Cup - and plenty of money for him in the Geelong Cup at around the 5/2 mark. ''It's been a huge go,'' says Centrebet's Michael Felgate. ''He's going to run very short at Geelong and he's been $15 to $13 in the Melbourne Cup...Punters reckon he'll probably be the new Melbourne Cup favorite if he scores impressively at Geelong.'' Brigantin has a victory ove
Monday morning hotspot - it has to be the French stayer Brigantin. Bookmakers are reporting massive support for Brigantin to win the Melbourne Cup - and plenty of money for him in the Geelong Cup at around the 5/2 mark. ''It's been a huge go,'' says Centrebet's Michael Felgate. ''He's going to run very short at Geelong and he's been $15 to $13 in the Melbourne Cup...Punters reckon he'll probably be the new Melbourne Cup favorite if he scores impressively at Geelong.'' Brigantin has a victory over Dunaden at level weights over 3100m at Longchamp and with only 53kgs in the Melbourne Cup, he already has a 5kgs advantage over Dunaden. A Cup penalty for Dunaden today will increase that advfantage.
GEELONG CUP
(2400m, WEDNESDAY)
$3.30 Gatewood
$3.50 Brigantin
$4.80 Tac De Boistron
$6.50 Exceptionally
$7 Maluckyday
$11 Chateau Margeaux
$61 Back In Black