In-form stayer Green Moon has been promoted to Betstar's fifth line of betting for the Melbourne Cup after a punter backed him to win $300,000 on Tuesday. Betstar's boss Alan Eskander told PPD: 'He's the weight horse of the race if he gets into the field so it's no surprise that someone decided to take advantage of the $21 that was on offer...We laid $15,000 at that price and he's now into $17...He has to win the Lexus on Saturday to get into the race and given that he's only weighted to carry 5
In-form stayer Green Moon has been promoted to Betstar's fifth line of betting for the Melbourne Cup after a punter backed him to win $300,000 on Tuesday. Betstar's boss Alan Eskander told PPD: 'He's the weight horse of the race if he gets into the field so it's no surprise that someone decided to take advantage of the $21 that was on offer...We laid $15,000 at that price and he's now into $17...He has to win the Lexus on Saturday to get into the race and given that he's only weighted to carry 50.5 kgs in the Cup at the moment, he's still going to get in with nothing on his back, even with a penalty...He's one of the most in-form stayers in the land...He was gutsy winning the Newcastle Cup and then switch the runs with Southern Speed in the Caulfield Cup and he wins that, too.'
The Pumper's back for another Cup...Jim Cassidy has landed the Melbourne Cup ride on the Bart Cummings-trained import Illo. 'The Pumper' rode Kiwi to victory in the 1983 Cup, bringing him from last at the 800m with a whirlwind finale.
Oh, woe WAS me...Jockey Daniel Ganderton - yes, the one with the chip on his shoulders - is returning to race riding..He says he plans on a 'low-key' approach. He'll be back riding at Kembla Grange on Melbourne Cup day. DG (23) walked away from racing in May after being suspended for six weeks. He now says he's had a rethink about his life and will return with a new, positive attitude.