Bookmakers are expecting class to prevail in Saturday's Group II Missile Stakes (1200m) at Randwick.
The first stakes race of the season in Sydney is set to feature nine runners – led by the resuming Le Romain.
A multiple Group I winner from the Kris Lees stable, Le Romain is yet to miss a place in four first-up runs is as short as $2.10 to make a winning start to his spring campaign. The current top price available based on Racenet's surveyed bookmakers is $2.25.
The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained mare Tycoon Tara is the second favourite at a best price of $5.
Durable sprinter Jungle Edge, prepared by Mick Bell at Cranbourne, is on the third line of betting at $6.50.
Below is a comparison of early fixed odds prices for the 2017 Missile Stakes.
No. |
Horse |
Bet 365 |
TAB |
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1 |
LE ROMAIN |
$2.10 |
$2.20 |
$2.25 |
$2.20 |
$2.20 |
$2.25 |
$2.10 |
$2.20 |
2 |
JUNGLE EDGE |
$6.50 |
$6.50 |
$6.50 |
$6.50 |
$6.50 |
$6.50 |
$6 |
$6.50 |
3 |
THE MONSTAR |
$9.50 |
$9.50 |
$9.50 |
$9.50 |
$9.50 |
$9.50 |
$10 |
$9.50 |
4 |
BOSS LANE |
$21 |
$20 |
$19 |
$19 |
$20 |
$19 |
$21 |
$19 |
5 |
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA |
$26 |
$26 |
$26 |
$26 |
$26 |
$26 |
$34 |
$26 |
6 |
HARPER'S CHOICE |
$26 |
$26 |
$26 |
$26 |
$26 |
$26 |
$34 |
$26 |
7 |
TYCOON TARA |
$5 |
$5 |
$5 |
$5 |
$5 |
$5 |
$4.40 |
$5 |
8 |
INVINCIBLE GEM |
$9.50 |
$9 |
$9 |
$9.50 |
$9 |
$8.50 |
$10 |
$9 |
9 |
MEMES |
$16 |
$16 |
$16 |
$16 |
$16 |
$15 |
$17 |
$16 |