Nature Strip stifles the Sportsbet.com.au market for the first Group l at Flemington on Saturday, the Darley Sprint Classic (1200m).
The star sprinter hasn’t raced since climbing the mountain and taking out The Everest. There is no horse of that quality lining up here and that is reflected in the market, where he is a raging $1.35 favourite.
Bella Nipotina, a last start second in the Group l Manikato, is on the second line of betting, but all the way back at $10. Ranch Hand, backing up from the Coolmore Stud last Saturday, is $10 to $12.