The punters are getting behind the hot pre-race favourite Metal Bender in tomorrow’s $500,000 Group 1 Kirks Doomben Cup (2020m), where the Chris Waller-trained gelding aims for his 13th career victory.
Now sitting at $2.90 for a win through leading online bookmaker IASbet, the last start winner of the Group 2 Hollindale Stakes has been heavily backed right throughout Doomben Cup betting, and is sure to start as the favourite.
As Brisbane’s Doomben Racecourse continues to get a soaking today, the betting odds on the other Doomben Cup hopefuls have started to shift.
Three-year-old Stravinsky colt Sir Time Keeper has firmed into $8 with IASbet after entering the market at $13.00, as the track conditions at Doomben become more and more rain affected.
The Graeme Nicholson-trained Kiwi, coming off three successive wins in New Zealand, favours a soft track and has drawn ideally in barrier two.
The other horse whose odds are shortening with the support of the punters is Doctor Fremantle. Starting at $11 when the markets opened, the Lee Freedman-trained British import has failed to impress in his last few starts in Australia, but a wet track will do wonders for the talented five-year-old.
Second favourite behind Metal Bender for the Doomben Cup tomorrow is the Anthony Cummings-trained Road To Rock. In from $4.10 to $4 with IASbet, the classy Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner is aiming to become a triple Group 1 champion by winning his swansong race before heading to stud.
The other change in the Doomben Cup betting markets has been Gold Water, the Gai Waterhouse-trained four-year-old’s odds drifting out from $6.50 to $7 as questions arise over the Choisir mare’s ability over the 2020m distance.
Visit IASbet to place a wager on any of the 2010 Doomben Cup runners and check out the odds for the other great races on at the meeting including the $150,000 Group 2 Champagne Classic (1200m) and $175,000 Group 3 Doomben Roses (2020m).
2010 Doomben Cup Betting Odds:
# |
Horse (Barrier) |
Odds |
| 1 | VISION AND POWER (3) | 17.00 |
| 2 | TRIPLE HONOUR (1) | 11.00 |
| 3 | SIR SLICK (13) | 67.00 |
| 4 | ROAD TO ROCK (10) | 4.10 |
| 5 | NEWPORT (6) | 67.00 |
| 6 | METAL BENDER (7) | 2.90 |
| 7 | DOCTOR FREMANTLE (8) | 9.00 |
| 8 | RIVA SAN (12) | 41.00 |
| 9 | GOLD WATER (11) | 7.00 |
| 10 | READ TO LIFT (4) | 34.00 |
| 11 | EKSTREME (9) | 34.00 |
| 12 | PAGAN PRINCESS (5) | 34.00 |
| 13 | SIR TIME KEEPER (2) | 8.00 |
*Odds are provided by IASbet and are subject to change
