The prospect of starting from the outside barrier in a capacity field of 14 has resulted in Russian Camelot drifting to $4.50 favourite at TAB for Saturday’s Cox Plate at The Valley.
The dual Group 1 winner was $3.50 before final acceptances were taken at 8:30 this morning and opened $4 once the barriers were announced for the 100th running of the race where legends are made.
The Aidan O’Brien-trained Armory is currently in barrier six and has tightened from $6 to $5 since the barrier draw and is now equal second favourite with Arcadia Queen, who won the 2000-metre Caulfield Stakes over Russian Camelot at Caulfield on October 10.
Probabeel – victorious in the TAB Epsom over 1600 metres at Randwick on October 3 – has firmed from $13 to $9 since the barrier draw was conducted while Sir Dragonet ($11) and Aspetar ($13) are considered strong chances.
In Friday night’s Manikato Stakes at The Valley, the James Cummings-trained Trekking has shortened as favourite from $4 to $3.50 since the field was confirmed.
Cox Plate (Saturday at The Valley)
$4.50 Russian Camelot opened $4
$5 Arcadia Queen opened $5
Armory opened $6
$9 Probabeel opened $13
$11 Sir Dragonet opened $9
$13 Aspetar opened $13
$17 Kolding opened $17
$26 Humidor opened $26
Mugatoo opened $26
Magic Wand opened $21
Grandslam opened $26
$34 Fierce Impact opened $26
Master Of Wine opened $26
$51 Buckhurst (1E) opened $26
$101 Nettoyer opened $201
Manikato Stakes (Friday Night at The Valley)
$3.50 Trekking opened $4
$6 Dirty Work opened $6
$7 Pippie opened $7
$8 Hey Doc opened $7
$11 Diamond Effort opened $9
Brooklyn Hustle opened $13
$13 Kementari opened $13
Bella Vella opened $13
$15 Lyre opened $13
$26 Splintex opened $17
$51 Order Of Command opened $34
