Early betting apps Australia markets have installed Group 1 winner Manaal and the Grahame Begg-trained Splash Back as equal $4.50 favourites for Saturday’s Tattersall’s Tiara at Eagle Farm.
The season-ending Group 1 feature for fillies and mares has attracted 21 nominations and will be run for $700,000 in prizemoney.
Michael Freedman’s Manaal heads to Brisbane after a solid first-up effort when finishing third in the Moreton Cup a fortnight ago.
The daughter of Tassort announced herself as a top-class juvenile when taking out the Group 1 ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes as a two-year-old and is expected to derive significant benefit from her recent return.
Splash Back shares favouritism after another consistent campaign, with the Begg-trained mare most recently finishing sixth in the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap.
Several other leading contenders have also attracted support with Aussie betting sites, including Gerringong at $6 and Abounding and Poster Girl at $8.
Melody Again, who is set to back up after contesting Saturday’s Eye Liner Stakes, is quoted at $11.
The Bjorn Baker-trained three-year-old Within The Law is also among the leading hopes and currently sits on the fourth line of betting at $11 in all-in markets.
With a competitive list of nominations assembled for the final Group 1 race of the Australian season, the Tattersall’s Tiara shapes as one of the most open elite-level contests of the Brisbane Winter Carnival.
