Punters are 'hot' for Whitefriars to win Sat's Winterbottom at Ascot WA. TAB Sportsbet reports that5 45% of its total investment from punters has been on Whitefriars. Media manager Matt Jenkins told PPD: ' The biggest bet has only been $1,680 @ $6 but there has been a steady flow of smaller bets.' Whitefriars is currently at $5.50 (9/2) behind Waratah's Secret $4.80 (15/4).Jockeys Blake Shinn and Peter Robl will face Racing NSW stewards on Friday when the inquiry resumes into their alleged betti

Punters are 'hot' for Whitefriars to win Sat's Winterbottom at Ascot WA. TAB Sportsbet reports that5 45% of its total investment from punters has been on Whitefriars. Media manager Matt Jenkins told PPD: ' The biggest bet has only been $1,680 @ $6 but there has been a steady flow of smaller bets.' Whitefriars is currently at $5.50 (9/2) behind Waratah's Secret $4.80 (15/4).

Jockeys Blake Shinn and Peter Robl will face Racing NSW stewards on Friday when the inquiry resumes into their alleged betting activities. The hearing is scheduled to be held in the Randwick stewards room from 12 midday.

Dermot Weld's Melbourne Cup flop Profound Beauty has raced for the last time. She's been retired following her Cup defeat. PB won 9 of her 21 starts. She reserved the worst run of her career for her second Melbourne Cup bid, trailing the field most of the way in a lacklustre performance. She was beaten 19.3 lengths into 17th of the 23 runners.

Kiwi jockey Lisa Cropp is certainly makiing her mark on Victorian racing...She notched her sixth winner since settling in Australia when she scored on 10/1 chance Kyiv Road at Moe on Tuesday. She produced a bold, daring ride which Kiwi fans say is typical of her approach to race riding.