Early betting picture for the Tramway Stakes

Tom Baddock - Wednesday August 30

Bookmakers believe the Winx formline will prove superior in Saturday's Group II Tramway Stakes (1400m) at Randwick.

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Ecuador has opened favourite for the Group II Tramway Stakes (1400m). Photo: Steve Hart

After an excellent first-up performance behind Winx and Foxplay Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott's Ecuador has opened as the $3.80 favourite for the $200,000 event.

The eight-year-old boasts an imposing second-up record of three wins from seven starts and has only ever missed a place once from 10 starts at the distance.

Invincible Gem is second-elect in the market after an outstanding performance to beat stablemate Le Romain in the Group II Missile Stakes while Pat Webster's Happy Clapper is first-up and rounds out the top three in betting at $4.80.

Below is a comparison of the opening final field markets of six wagering operators on Saturday's Group II Tramway Stakes.

No	Horse	Sportsbet	Ladbrokes	CrownBet	Luxbet	Bet365	William Hill
1	HAPPY CLAPPER	$4.60	$4.80	$4.80	$4.60	$4.80	$4.80
2	MACKINTOSH (NZ)	$13	$12	$13	$13	$13	$13
3	MCCREERY (GB)	$13	$13	$13	$13	$13	$13
4	HEAVENS ABOVE	$21	$21	$21	$21	$21	$20
5	ZANBAGH	$26	$26	$26	$26	$26	$26
6	ECUADOR (NZ)	$3.60	$3.80	$3.80	$3.80	$3.80	$3.70
7	INVINCIBLE GEM	$3.90	$3.80	$3.90	$4	$3.80	$3.80
8	MAURUS (GB)	$81	$81	$71	$81	$81	$81
9	TOM MELBOURNE (IRE)	$7.50	$7.50	$7.50	$7	$7	$7.50
10	THE VIRGINIAN	$9	$8.50	$9	$9	$8.50	$8.50

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