Star New Zealand three-year-old Jimmy Choux is a rock-solid $2.05 fav to add to his "picket fence" of wins in Sat's Grp 1 AJC Australian Derby at Randwick. Betstar's Alan Eskander says the horse can handle all types of going and his only worry will be whether he gets cluttered up on the rail from his No.1 barrier. He told PPD: 'If Jonathan Riddell can make sure he gets a clear run from there, he should be too good for them and we won't be taking any risks with him. We're already holdin
Star New Zealand three-year-old Jimmy Choux is a rock-solid $2.05 fav to add to his "picket fence" of wins in Sat's Grp 1 AJC Australian Derby at Randwick. Betstar's Alan Eskander says the horse can handle all types of going and his only worry will be whether he gets cluttered up on the rail from his No.1 barrier. He told PPD: 'If Jonathan Riddell can make sure he gets a clear run from there, he should be too good for them and we won't be taking any risks with him. We're already holding a payout of $94,000 to one punter who took Sepoy into him in a Slipper-Derby double, and he's also the first leg of a lot of doubles into the AJC Oaks, the Doncaster and the Sydney Cup.'
Alan Eskander says the best backed to beat JC has been Shamrocker. He says: 'She's been $8 into $6.50 and that includes one bet of $8,000 each way at $7 however it's a big ask for a filly against the boys and she'll need every bit of Glen Boss's Grp 1 magic to reverse the Rosehill Guineas result.' (www.betstar.com.au).