Brisbane trainer Robert Heathcote will let star sprinter Buffering do the talking for him in Saturday’s BTC Cup at Eagle Farm.
Heathcote this week put in place a self-imposed media ban after copping a $500 fine for comments he made in his blog. If online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au is any guide Buffering will quickly recoup the penalty.
Buffering winning the Group 2 at Caulfield - photo by Race Horse Photos Australia (Steven Dowden)
Buffering is $2.70 favourite for the Group 1 and has attracted a huge amount of support already. Nearest in the betting is Rain Affair, who has been friendless at $5.00.
“Buffering has run into Black Caviar several times in his career and has been far from disgraced. With the champion mare gone, he gets his chance here. Support for Buffering has been strong to the extent that he holds eight times more than anything else in the race,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.
Sydney mare Sea Siren is third pick on $5.00, but she is being pressured by local hope, Better Than Ready ($5.50) who is receiving increased support.
Sportsbet.com.au will refund punters their bet on the BTC Cup if there horse runs second in the race.
It is a different story for Goodwood favourite Moment of Change, who is $1.90 but likely to ease after support for the gelding has cooled. Platelet ($13) and Facile Tigre ($8.50) have plenty of admirers since faring well in the barrier draw.
Markets courtesy of sportsbet.com.au
BTC Cup
$2.70 Buffering
$5.00 Rain Affair
$5.00 Sea Siren
$5.50 Better Than Ready
$9.00 Your Song
$17 Rarefied
$21 Spirit Of Boom
$34 Jetset Lad
$26 Emmalene
$51 Temple Of Boom
$51 Reflectance
Goodwood Stakes
$1.90 Moment Of Change
$7.00 Yosei
$8.50 Facile Tigre
$12 Amaethon
$13 Platelet
$17 Altar
$19 General Truce
$34 Karacatis
$41 Outlandish Lad
$41 Galah
$41 Zedi Knight
$41 Conservatorium
$51 Zamorar
$67 Riziz
$67 Shellscrape
$67 Perturbo
$201 Justify That
$201 Meadows Jim
