Caulfield Cup market rejigged after shock scratching

Brad Waters - Tuesday October 17

The shock withdrawal of Admire Deus has helped Johannes Vermeer to the top of most Caulfield Cup markets on Tuesday morning.

Johannes Vermeer is the big mover in Caulfield Cup betting on Tuesday. Photo: Darryl Sherer

The Aidan O'Brien-trained galloper flashed home for second to Gailo Chop at his Australian debut in the Group I Ladbrokes Stakes last Saturday and his record on the quick back-up was a factor in his rise in Caulfield Cup betting.

Johannes Vermeer finished second at Group I level at Doncaster a week before a Group I victory at Saint-Cloud in France in 2015.

Ladbrokes and Sportsbet have Johannes Vermeer as the $4.80 favourite in their opening final field Caulfield Cup betting while William Hill and Unibet posted the Ireland-bred galloper at $5.

CrownBet has Johannes Vermeer and Bonneval as $5.50 equal favourites.

Bonneval and Humidor are trading at either $6 or $6.50 with the rest of the agencies surveyed while the latter's Darren Weir-trained stablemate Amelie's Star is at prices ranging from $6.50 to $7.50.

Below is the latest comparison of Caulfield Cup markets. The markets are likely to shift a touch more when the Caulfield Cup barrier draw is conducted at 5pm on Tuesday.

No

Horse

Ladbrokes

Sportsbet

Bet365

Unibet

William Hill

CrownBet

1

HUMIDOR (NZ)

$6.50

$6

$6

$6.50

$6

$6

2

MARMELO (GB)

$21

$19

$21

$18

$19

$17

3

JOHANNES VERMEER (IRE)

$4.80

$4.80

$5.50

$5

$5

$5.50

4

JON SNOW (NZ)

$13

$13

$12

$13

$13

$13

5

HE'S OUR ROKKII (NZ)

$151

$151

$151

$201

$151

$81

6

SIR ISAAC NEWTON (GB)

$51

$61

$67

$51

$61

$67

7

VENTURA STORM (IRE)

$15

$15

$13

$13

$14

$13

8

WICKLOW BRAVE (GB)

$41

$34

$41

$41

$34

$34

9

INFERENCE

$15

$15

$15

$14

$15

$15

10

SINGLE GAZE

$26

$31

$26

$31

$31

$26

11

BONNEVAL (NZ)

$6.50

$6.50

$6

$6

$6.50

$5.50

12

HARDHAM

$51

$51

$51

$51

$51

$51

13

BOOM TIME

$51

$61

$67

$61

$61

$101

14

ABBEY MARIE

$21

$21

$26

$26

$21

$21

15

HARLEM (GB)

$10

$11

$21

$10

$10

$11

16

AMELIE'S STAR

$6.50

$6.50

$7.50

$6.50

$7

$7

17

LORD FANDANGO (GER)

$21

$19

$21

$18

$21

$21

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