Money is continuing to pour in for reigning champion So You Think to win the 2010 Cox Plate this Saturday, the updated odds following this morning’s final field and barrier draw seeing the Bart Cummings-trained champ shortening further into $1.50.
Australia’s premier online bookmaker SportsBet now have So You Think, drawn well in barrier five, at $1.50 to win back-to-back Cox Plates at Moonee Valley on Saturday.
Big bets have been placed on Zipping to win the 2010 Cox Plate – SportsBet shortening their quote on him from $15 to $14 in the last hour!
The second favourite is the Gai Waterhouse-trained More Joyous paying $7 to cause an upset in the $3 million weight-for-age feature.
With four spring wins behind her, More Than Ready mare More Joyous is drawn in barrier three and at 55.5kg is the perfect lightweight chance in the Cox Plate.
The other runner the punters are getting behind is the Lloyd Williams-owned Zipping, the last start Turnbull Stakes winner shortening in from $15 to $14 at Sportsbet in the last hour.
The veteran of the 2010 Cox Plate field, Zipping is a genuine stayer with real claims to win on Saturday and is on way to the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday November 2.
Other shorter-priced entries in the Cox Plate odds are John Wallace’s consistent Queensland galloper Shoot Out paying $12 despite a jockey yet to be confirmed following the tragic death of regular rider Stathi Katsidis, and Whobegotyou at a quote of $15.
Both Shoot Out and Whobegotyou have drawn wider, however, set to start from barriers nine and 10 respectively on Saturday.
After coming up trumps with barrier one in the Cox Plate starting positions Trusting is at $26 to win, the John Thompson-trained four-year-old a top Place chance after twice finishing second at Group 1 level this season.
Trusting finished second to More Joyous in the George Main Stakes last month and then last-start was runner-up to Captain Sonador in the Epsom Handicap, however both of these races were over 1600m and the step up to 2040m on Saturday will be a challenge for Trusting.
Epsom Handicap winner Captain Sonador is also backing up in the Cox Plate, the Shamardal four-year-old from Oakey in Queensland at the bottom of the betting markets paying $101 as they are untested over the Cox Plate distance.
The other runner paying $101 to win the Cox Plate is Macau gelding Luen Yat Forever, drawn ideally and set to improve second-up in Australia but allocated a hefty 59kg.
Wall Street, the other overseas raider in the Cox Plate field this year, is more highly fancied paying $21 at Sportsbet.
The Kiwi champion will be having their maiden Australian race after twice winning at Group 1 level in New Zealand.
The 2010 Tatts Cox Plate is set to jump at 5:35pm (AEDST) as Race 8 on the cracker nine-race card at Moonee Valley on Saturday.
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2010 Cox Plate Odds
| No. | Horse (Br.) | Odds* |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zipping (6) | 15.00 |
| 2 | Whobegotyou (10) | 15.00 |
| 3 | Luen Yat Forever (2) | 101.00 |
| 4 | Wall Street (4) | 21.00 |
| 5 | So You Think (5) | 1.50 |
| 6 | Shoot Out (9) | 12.00 |
| 7 | Trusting (1) | 26.00 |
| 8 | Captain Sonador (8) | 101.00 |
| 9 | Avienus (7) | 81.00 |
| 10 | More Joyous (3) | 7.00 |
*Odds subject to change – check SportsBet for updates
