Punter eyeing $340,000 collect on The Everest

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A punter has placed a bet to win $340,000 on Eduardo in The Everest

A TAB punter is hoping that the Joe Pride-trained Eduardo can secure a slot in the world’s richest race on turf after placing a $10,000 bet at $34 on the seven-year-old gelding to win the TAB Everest at Royal Randwick on October 17.

The $10,000 wager on Eduardo is the biggest bet placed on any horse to win this year’s TAB Everest, which was open for betting minutes after Yes Yes Yes was victorious almost 11 months ago.

Eduardo has won five of his 14 races including the 1100-metre July Sprint at Rosehill Gardens on July 25 and the 1200-metre Missile Stakes at Rosehill Gardens on August 8.

Eduardo has been nominated for The Shorts over 1100 metres at Randwick this Saturday and has shortened in ‘All In’ betting from $8 to $7 after one bet of $3000 at $8 was placed.

TAB’s representative for the TAB Everest, Nature Strip, is currently the $3.50 favourite.

TAB ODDS

2020 TAB Everest

$3.50     Nature Strip

$6           Gytrash

$7           Rothfire

$11         Classique Legend

$13         Bivouac

$15         Anders

                Catalyst

                Farnan

$21         Haut Brion Her

$26         Dirty Work

                Doubtland

                Eduardo

                North Pacific

                Santa Ana Lane

                Showmanship

                Trekking

$34         Masked Crusader

                Peltzer

                Tofane

$51+      Others Quoted