Melbourne Cup hope Changingoftheguard was a certainty btn in the 2800m Ebor at York UK overnight. Bookmakers Paddy Power halved Changingoftheguard in price to 6/1 from 12/1 for next month's Ladbrokes St Leger after his unlucky head 2nd to bolter Sesenta. Aidan O'Brien's 15/8 market leader endured a torrid passage and couldn't claw back the Willie Mullins-trained winner. O'Brien said: 'He ran a great race, we will see where we go now...He is a young horse and it was a great experience for him.'Fo
Melbourne Cup hope Changingoftheguard was a certainty btn in the 2800m Ebor at York UK overnight. Bookmakers Paddy Power halved Changingoftheguard in price to 6/1 from 12/1 for next month's Ladbrokes St Leger after his unlucky head 2nd to bolter Sesenta. Aidan O'Brien's 15/8 market leader endured a torrid passage and couldn't claw back the Willie Mullins-trained winner. O'Brien said: 'He ran a great race, we will see where we go now...He is a young horse and it was a great experience for him.'
Four other Melbourne Cup hopes did not advance their claims in the Ebor. Warringah ran 5th, Deutchscland was 8th, Ladies Best 15th and Desert Sea 18th. Warringah (17/2 second fav) was prominent, led over 2400m out, was ridden hard 400m out, got headed well inside final 200m and could find no extra.
In Melbourne Cup betting following the Ebor, TAB Sportsbet has maintained Changingoftheguard as a $17.00 chance, and Warringah has firmed from $41 into $31. Deutschland has eased from $61 to $81, Ladies Best from $201 to $301 and Desert Sea from $101 to $301.
Adelaide jockey Simon Price has copped a $400 fine for a whip rule breach on the Mark Kavanagh-trained debutant Definitely Ready in a 1050m maiden race at Morphettville. He says: 'I was fined for hitting the horse when I was too far in front.'