Bookies are reporting big bets on Kiwi raider Mr Charlie in the AJC Metropolitan at Randwick on Saturday. There's also been good money for Queenslander Buffering in the Roman Consul Stakes. Betstar's Alan Eskander and Matt Tripp from Sportsbet say punters hav trimmed Buffering's price from $6 into $4.60. Betchoice opened Buffering at $5.50 and punters were quick to jump in. Buffering, from the Rob Heatchote stable at Eagle Farm, ran 2nd to Soul in a Grp 2 1200m at Flemington on Sep 4. He's won

Bookies are reporting big bets on Kiwi raider Mr Charlie in the AJC Metropolitan at Randwick on Saturday. There's also been good money for Queenslander Buffering in the Roman Consul Stakes. Betstar's Alan Eskander and Matt Tripp from Sportsbet say punters hav trimmed Buffering's price from $6 into $4.60. Betchoice opened Buffering at $5.50 and punters were quick to jump in. Buffering, from the Rob Heatchote stable at Eagle Farm, ran 2nd to Soul in a Grp 2 1200m at Flemington on Sep 4. He's won 5 of his 8 starts. Mr Charlie ran 5th/14 in the 2000m Naturalism at Caulfield on Sep 18 but weas btn only 1.2 lens.

Latest AJC Metropolitan market:

Mr Charlie $3.80 Herculian Prince $4.60 No Wine No Song $6.50 Hawk Island $9.00 Count Encosta, Get Up Jude, Macedonian $15.00