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"WHOBE" Blasts Plate Rivals at Moonee Valley

Announcement posted by Betstar 13 Sep 2010

Whobegotyou was the big firmer in betting for this year's Cox Plate after his repeat victory in the Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes at Moonee Valley today.

The beaten favourite in last year's Cox Plate looks to have come back a better horse this season and Betstar's Alan Eskander says "Whobe" is now the obvious danger to ruling favourite So You Think.

"Whobegotyou finished in front of Typhoon Tracy and Shoot Out again today and it's hard to see how they are going to beat him. We turned him to $6 after today's race and he's now a firm second pick at that price. Typhoon Tracy failed at her only try past 1600 metres (in last year's Underwood Stakes) and I can't see her beating Whobegotyou and So You Think over the Cox Plate trip. Shoot Out was slightly disappointing today and I wonder if he can match the other two," Eskander said.

So You Think retained his spot as favourite at $4 after galloping impressively between races at MooneeValley today and Eskander says trainer Bart Cummings has him spot on. "He really looks to have come on since his win in the Memsie and given that he's likely to start pretty short in next week's Underwood (Stakes at Caulfield), the $4 looks reasonable value for a horse they say is the best in Australia," Eskander said.

The big Cox Plate mover from the Rosehill meeting today was More Joyous after her dominant win in the Theo Marks. She firmed from $13 into $8 while stablemate Herculian Prince's win in the Kingston Town Stakes saw his price for both Cups in which he is weighted at just 51.5 kgs shorten dramatically. He's in from $15 to $11 for the Caulfield Cup and from $26 to $17 for the Melbourne Cup.

Caulfield Cup

Moudre

$9.00

Herculian Prince

$11.00

Dariana

$13.00

Shoot Out

$13.00

Faint Perfume

$15.00

Vigor

$15.00

Metal Bender

$17.00

Shocking

$17.00

So You Think

$17.00

Zabrasive

$17.00

Fanjura

$21.00

Monaco Consul

$21.00

Once Were Wild

$21.00

Precedence

$21.00

Valdemoro

$21.00

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Cox Plate

So You Think

$4.00

Whobegotyou

$6.00

More Joyous

$8.00

Shoot Out

$11.00

Theseo

$15.00

Typhoon Tracy

$15.00

Metal Bender

$17.00

Rothesay

$17.00

Heart Of Dreams

$21.00

Shocking

$21.00

Doubtful Jack

$26.00

Linton

$26.00

Trusting

$26.00

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Melbourne Cup

Shocking

$7.00

Dariana

$15.00

So You Think

$15.00

Herculian Prince

$17.00

Monaco Consul

$17.00

Moudre

$21.00

Precedence

$21.00

Rebel Raider

$21.00

Shoot Out

$21.00

Zabrasive

$21.00

Americain (FR)

$26.00

Drunken Sailor (GB)

$26.00

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