Buffering has been rated the one to beat since betting opened on the BTC Cup on April 27.
The Mossman four-year-old opened $5.50 but received immediate support. He was into $4.40 before an easy win as a long odds-on favourite at Eagle Farm on May 2. Following that performance the Robert Heathcote-trained gelding was slashed to $2.80.
With Rain Affair, Nobby Snip and Pinwheel not going towards the BTC Cup, Buffering looks to have the race at his mercy.
The quality of opposition could thin even further if Peter Snowden decides to retire Beaded ($8.00).
Bets on Buffering:
$875 e/w at $5.50$1,750 at $5.00
$1,000 e/w at $5.00
$1,000 at $5.00BTC CUP WIN
BUFFERING 2.50SEA SIREN 6.50
BEADED 8.00TEMPLE OF BOOM 8.00
NEESON 9.00SATIN SHOES 10.00
VARENNA MISS 12.00WOORIM 14.00
FACILE TIGRE 16.00ELITE FALLS 18.00
SPIRIT OF BOOM 21.00TITLE 21.00
PHELAN READY 21.00BLACK PIRANHA 34.00
ADEBISI 34.00SCENIC BLAST 61.00
EMMALENE 101.00ALLTHERIGHTMOVES 201.00
