Punters have supported multiple runners to knock off the favourite Chautauqua since final field betting started on Friday's $1 million Manikato Stakes.
The field was declared with barriers allocated on Tuesday and the Hawkes Racing-trained Chautauqua was a $2.40 top price favourite. In the past 48 hours, has eased to $2.50 while five of his rivals have firmed.
The second and third favourites, Capitalist and English have both trimmed as have Canberra sprinter Fell Swoop and Newmarket Handicap winner The Quarterback.
Below is a table showing the firmers and drifters in the markets for the 2016 Manikato Stakes since Tuesday.
No. |
Horse |
Price following final field declaration on Tuesday |
Top price on Thursday at 10am |
Wagering operator |
1 |
BUFFERING |
$12 |
$13 |
|
2 |
CHAUTAUQUA |
$2.40 |
$2.50 |
|
3 |
LUCKY HUSSLER |
$11 |
$11 |
|
4 |
UNDER THE LOUVRE |
$21 |
$21 |
|
5 |
REBEL DANE |
$41 |
$41 |
Sportsbet, Ladbrokes, Betstar, Bookmaker, CrownBet, Luxbet, Bet365, William Hill, Palmerbet, Unibet |
6 |
THE QUARTERBACK |
$17 |
$15 |
Sportsbet, Ladbrokes, Betstar, Bookmaker, CrownBet, Luxbet, Bet365, Palmerbet, Unibet |
7 |
JAPONISME |
$41 |
$41 |
Sportsbet, Ladbrokes, Betstar, Bookmaker, CrownBet, Luxbet, Bet365, William Hill, Palmerbet, Unibet |
8 |
FELL SWOOP |
$15 |
$14 |
|
9 |
HOLLER |
$15 |
$13 |
|
10 |
ENGLISH |
$10 |
$9 |
|
11 |
CAPITALIST |
$7 |
$6.50 |