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The Metropolitan early betting picture

Clinton Payne - Tuesday September 26

Only $1 separates the four favoured runners in final field markets for the $750,000 Group I The Metropolitan (2400m) at Randwick on Saturday.

Big Duke is the only non Chris Waller-trained galloper at single-figure odds for The Metropolitan. Photo: Steve Hart

There's a field of 12 runners in the Sydney feature spring staying handicap with a third of the acceptances at odds of between $5.50 and $6.50.

The opening final field market has the Chris Waller-trained Libran, the winner of the Group III Kingston Town Stakes, a best-priced favourite at $5.50 and his stablemates Antonio Giuseppe and Life Less Ordinary share the second line of betting at $6.

The other runner in single figure odds is Darren Weir's Sydney Cup placegetter Big Duke at $6.50.

The opening final field markets for The Metropolitan are.

No

Horse

Sportsbet

Ladbrokes

CrownBet

Luxbet

Bet365

Palmerbet

Unibet

1

LIBRAN

$5.50

$5

$5.50

$5

$4.50

$5

$5

2

WHO SHOT THEBARMAN

$13

$11

$13

$12

$13

$13

$13

3

DESTINY'S KISS

$26

$21

$21

$21

$21

$21

$26

4

AMRALAH

$17

$19

$26

$21

$17

$21

$17

5

BIG DUKE

$6

$6.50

$6

$6.50

$6

$6

$6.50

6

ANTONIO GIUSEPPE

$6

$5.50

$5

$5.50

$5

$6

$6

7

CHOCANTE

$15

$12

$11

$13

$11

$12

$13

8

BROADSIDE

$9

$9.50

$11

$9

$12

$8.50

$9

9

LIFE LESS ORDINARY

$5.50

$5.50

$6

$5.50

$6

$6

$5.50

10

FOUNDRY

$9

$9

$9

$9

$11

$9

$9

11

LORESHO

$101

$51

$41

$71

$51

$51

$101

12

MY DIAMANTINE

$101

$101

$81

$71

$101

$101

$101

 

 
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