Australia’s leading bookmaker the TAB gives an overview of today’s betting markets from the feature races and race meetings from around the country. See which races punters cleaned up on and lost on.
ROSEHILL GARDENS
Race 1
Saffiano hugged the rail and nabbed Formentera on the line in the Clarendon Stakes
Saffiano was well supported on raceday from $8.50 to $5 including a $6,000 bet at $5
Formentera eased from $3.20 to $4 on raceday before closing $3.80
Third placegetter Rock My Wand drifted as raceday favourite from $2.50 to $3.30
Race 2
Welsh Legend managed to hold on for her second win from a fast-finishing Laure Me In
Welsh Legend was $6 to as short as $4.80 before closing $5.50 raceday favourite
Laure Me In opened $15 on Wednesday and was as short as $5.50 before closing $7
Third placegtter Yonkers drifted from $3.80 raceday morning favourite to $7
Loves To Rock was backed from $12 to $6 second elect but failed to run a placing
Race 3
Despite a late betting drift, Grand Piano overpowered Rapido Chaparro in the last 100m
Grand Piano was as short as $3 on raceday morning before eventually closing $4 favourite
Bets of note on Grand Piano were $5,000 at $3.20, $5,000 at $3.10 and $5,000 at $3
Fourth placegetter Word For Word was $6.50 to $5.50 on raceday (as short as $5)
Late support for Donandkim ($11 to $8) and Designated ($16 to $8.50) failed to materialise
Rapido Chaparro ($19) and Oxford Tycoon (as much as $12 to $9) minor placegetters
Race 4
Sweet Scandal denied In Her Time victory in the late stages of the Hawkesbury Crown
Sweet Scandal charged in the last 100 metres to thwart In Her Time a fairytale finish
Sweet Scandal was specked on raceday from $17 to $12 before closing $14
In Her Time was as short as $3 before closing $3.40 favourite
Just over half of the money on the win hold was for In Her Time
Bets of note on In Her Time included $6,000 at $3.40 and $5,000 at $3
Third placegetter Dyslexic was supported at a price from $14 to $9
One bet of $4,500 the win / $1,500 the place @ $8.50/$2.80 on fourth-placed Irithea
Race 5
In another close finish at Rosehill, Tactical Advantage claimed the Hawkesbury Gold Rush
Tactical Advantage was easy in raceday betting from $11 to $15 (touched $16)
Runner-up Villami was $6 to $4.60 on raceday before closing $5 equal favourite
Bets on Villami included $5,500 at $5 and $5,000 at $4.80
Fourth-placed Graff was $4.60 to as much as $5.50 before sharing favouritism at $5
Third placegetter God Of Thunder drifted from $10 to $13 on raceday
The plunge on Albumin ($26 to $11 on raceday) did not come off
Race 6
Dawn Passage was too good for his rivals in the last 200 metres of the Hawkesbury Guineas
In an open betting race, Dawn Passage closed $7.50 when the barriers opened
One TAB punter placed a $2,000 bet at $7.50 on Dawn Passage
Bandersnatch was the $5 favourite until his late scratching behind the barriers
St Covet’s Spirit ($12) was the runner-up in the Hawkesbury Guineas
Third placegetter Icebath was an eventual $6.50 equal favourite but was easy on raceday
The unplaced Eleven Eleven and Spend closed $6.50 equal favourites with Icebath
Race 7
Amangiri saw daylight with 250 metres to go and saluted in the Hawkesbury Gold Cup
Amangiri held outright favouritism for most of raceday but eased late from $4 to $5
Amangiri shared top billing with fourth-placed Archedemus (backed from $17 to $5)
Runner-up Live And Free tightened from $6 to $5 before closing $7
Another Dollar (as much as $51 to $26 on raceday) finished third
One bet of $4,500 @ $23 on the unplaced Mask Of Time late in betting
Race 8
Favourite punters were distraught after Oakfield Missile pipped True Detective on the line
True Detective was backed from $3.50 to $2.60 including an $8,000 wager at $2.80
One TAB punter was luckier after placing $10,000 at $1.55 on True Detective to place
Oakfield Missile eased on raceday from $17 to $26
Miss Einstein ($6 to $7), Tricky Gal ($6 to $8) and Segalas ($7.50 to $9.50) were unplaced
Soldier Of Love ($41) was the third placegetter
FLEMINGTON
Race 1
In an open affair, Flying Award broke through at his third start in the ANZAC Day Stakes
Flying Award hovered around $4.80 for most of raceday before closing as the $5 favourite
Runner-up Ironedge ($51 to $21 on raceday) almost landed a long-range plunge
Third placegtter Indictment drifted from $8.50 to $10 on raceday
Diala ($4.40 to $5.50 on raceday) and Gradslam ($5 to $6 on raceday) were unplaced
Bets placed on Diala yesterday included $4,500 at $6 and $5,000 at $5.50
Wyld Savanna (as much as $8.50 to $6.50) and Itzhot ($18-$10-$12) were also unplaced
Race 2
After seeing daylight with 200 metres remaining, Naivasha flew to claim her fourth win
Naivasha tightened from $4.60 to $3.90 on raceday before easing late to $4.40 favourite
Bets on Naivasha included $5,000 at $4.40, $4,500 at $4.40 and $5,000 at $5
Runner-up Cryptic Jewel eased on raceday from $7.50 to $9.50 (touched $10)
Third placegetter Lamu drifted from $4 raceday morning favourite to $5
The unplaced Nerve Not Verve was a notable raceday drifter ($4.20 to $6.50)
Part Time Lover ($16 to $8) and Shokora ($18 to $11) did not figure in the placings
Race 3
Most punters were left to lament after Kuramae hung on to salute for the third time
Kuramae drifted in raceday betting from $26 to $41 (Lodestar was the outsider at $81)
Unplaced equal favourite Run To Perfection was backed late to $4.40
Bets included $5,000 at $4.60 and $10,000 at $4.40
Oasis Girl – also unplaced – tightened on raceday from $5 to $4.40 equal favourite
Fundraiser ($7 to $5.50 on raceday) missed the placings
Beehunter ($7.50) and Kooweerup ($6.50) were the minor placegetters
One TAB punter placed $4,500 each-way at $6/$2.10 on Kooweerup
Race 4
The majority of punters were stunned to see Vow And Declare fail to run a placing
Two-thirds of the support was for last year’s Melbourne Cup winner
Vow And Declare was as short as $1.70 on raceday before closing $1.85 favourite
Raceday bets of note included $10,000 at $1.85, $6,000 at $1.75 and $5,960 at $1.70
One TAB punter placed $14,500 at $2 on Vow And Declare yesterday
Haky eased in raceday betting from $10 to $12 but was too strong in the closing stages
Sin To Win ($23 to $16 on raceday) and Good Idea ($16) were the minor placegetters
One bet of $4,000 the win / $6,000 the place @ $9/$2.40 on Mirimar
Race 5
Even though there was a late ease in betting, Betcha Flying proved too strong late
Betcha Flying remained favourite despite getting out from $3.80 to $4.20
One TAB punter placed an $11,000 wager at $4.20 on Betcha Flying
Betcha Flying tightened from $11 to $8 for next Saturday’s Schweppes Oaks as well
Runner-up Independent Road almost landed a plunge ($31 to $10 on raceday)
Third placegetter Excelman touched $6 on raceday before drifting to $7.50
Second elect The Lifeline ($3.90 to $4.80) did not figure in the placings
Race 6
Sacramento nosed out Saint Eustace and survived a protest in the VRC St Leger
Sacramento was rock solid around the $5.50-$6 mark and closed $5.50
Saint Eustace was $26 out to as much as $41 on raceday before closing $34
Unplaced favourite Chains Of Honour shortened from $6.50 to $5
Raceday morning favourite Royal Crown drifted from $3.90 to $5.50 and was unplaced
Sign Seal Deliver was supported from $14 to as short as $8 before easing to $10
Wahine Toa ($26) was the third placegetter
Race 7
Prezado rewarded his patient backers with a tight win over The Inevitable
Prezado was fancied at a price on raceday from $13 to $8.50 (as short as $8)
The Inevitable drifted as raceday favourite from 2.50 to $3.80
The Inevitable firmed from $15 to $11 for The Goodwood on May 16
Third placegetter Malibu Style ($10 to $5) was not able to land the plunge
Milwaukee was specked on raceday ($13 to $10) and finished fourth
Race 8
Last start Warracknabeal Cup winner Rupture was too strong for his rivals
Rupture was $3.50 favourite, drifted to $4.60 and eventually closed $4.20
Rupture lost favouritism due to the strong backing for Dadoozdart
Dadoozdart was supported from $4.60 to $3.40 favourite but failed to run a place
Bets on Dadoozdart included $7,000 and $4,500 at $4.60 plus $4,000 at $3.60
Hang Man ($11) and Super Titus ($13) were the minor placegetters
MORPHETTVILLE (FEATURE RACES)
Race 1
Ecumenical recorded her third victory from four starts in the Breeders’ Stakes
Ecumenical tightened on raceday from $6.50 to as short as $4.80 before closing $5
The biggest shock was the unplaced run of favourite Charm School
Charm School opened $5.50 on Wednesday, touched $2.40 on raceday and closed $2.60
Bets included $8,000 at $3.30 (Wed), $8,000 at $3.10 (Thurs) and $8,000 at $2.40 (raceday)
Crown Mint ($6.50) and Ranting (as much as $7 to $5.50) were the minor placegetters
Race 5 (Parks)
Wild Vixen registered her third win from nine starts in the H.C. Nitschke Stakes
Wild Vixen was supported on raceday from $11 to $7.50
Unplaced favourite Night Express tightened on raceday from $3.70 to $2.90
One TAB punter placed a $6,350 wager at $3.30 on Night Express
Runner-up Really Discreet was specked from $19 to $12 including a $2,500 bet at $12
Done By Me ($14) finished third
One bet of $4,000 the win / $6,000 the place @ $13/$3.40 on Balaabel
Race 8 (Parks)
In a surprise result, A Shin Rook held off Dexter You Devil in the City of Adelaide Handicap
A Shin Rook had not raced since last November’s runner-up finish in the Kilmore Cup
A Shin Rook drifted from $12 to $26 on raceday
Dexter You Devil was backed at a price from $15 to $9.50
Third placegetter Hard Empire eased late from $5 to $6.50 despite a $5,000 bet at $5
Haunted and Waging War were the $5.50 unplaced equal favourites
Race 9
It was a case of short but sweet for favourite backers of Dalasan in the Chairman’s Stakes
Dalasan ranged up to Themoonlitegambler ($14) and won in comfortable fashion
Dalasan opened $2.10 on Wednesday and was backed on raceday from $1.65 to $1.50
The biggest raceday wager on Dalasan was $5,000 at $1.50
Third placegetter Warning was $3.70 to $5.50 with one late bet of $5,000 at $5.50
