It was a big day for punters at Caulfield on Saturday with several well-backed runners saluting on Guineas Day.
Backed from $2.60 during the week and crunched into $1.95, Chetwood held nearly 60 percent of all bets and was heavily leveraged in multis.
Rageese was the only one seriously tried to beat the favourite but it drifted out from $4.40 to $6. It held just a fifth of what the winner did.BETS: Chetwood $7,500 @ $1.85, $4,000 @ $1.95, $4,000 @ $1.90
Sheidel ($3.70-$2.75) was the second consecutive winner to give the TAB a belting after the mare was backed as if unbeatable.
After sitting outside the leader she was too strong for Silent Sedition ($13-$11) and A Lotta Love ($26-$61) which stormed home from back in the pack.Secret Agenda ($4.60-$5.50) and Ameristralia ($4.60-$6.50) were the others that attracted money along with Ravi ($8).
BETS: Sheidel $8,400 @ $3, $4,000 @ $3.70
When final field betting was under way, $1.15 was on offer but by the time the race rolled around TAB customers secured $1.24.
She held the most money of all runners on the entire Caulfield card and dominated the Caulfield Stakes market, holding 83 percent of all monies on the race.Black Heart Bart ($4.80) did have some support but held only a fraction of what the winner did.
BETS: Winx $36,467 @ $1.20, $10,000 @ $1.22
With $6 on offer when the final field was announced, TAB customers kept specking the Waterhouse-Bott runner throughout the week which eventually saw her wrest favouritism off Foxplay momentarily.
In the end the pair went out equal $4.40 picks.Leading throughout, Global Glamour beat I Am A Star ($18-$23) which made a strong challenge up the straight along with Whispering Brook ($11-$9) which had good money come late.
La Luna Rossa ($17-$10) had good backing through the week and into today while Missrock ($12-$9.50) was also a significant mover.BETS: Global Glamour $15,000 @ $4.40
Divine Prophet, which raced three-back the inside, defied a huge betting drift to take out the Caulfield Guineas.
TAB installed the son of Choisir as $4.80 second pick on Tuesday, however, at the start of today it was at $5.50.Punters continued to back favourite Impending ($4.50-$4.20-$3.50) and Sacred Elixir ($6.50-$4.80-$6.50) which saw the price of Divine Prophet get out to $7.
Easily the third best backed runner in the race, Divine Prophet held just a third of the money than Impending did.Seaburge ($18-$31) flashed home from the back to get second while Hey Doc ($11), which had good each way money for it throughout the day, was third after being wide over the latter stages.
BETS: Impending $18,500 @ $3.70BETS: Sacred Elixir $5,000 @ $6
BETS: Divine Prophet $3,000 @ $6
Saluting at $2.50 after being as much as $4 earlier in the week, the liability to TAB after the win topped the seven-figure mark.
He's Our Rokkii was still $2.80 earlier today and overall he held close to 60 percent of the money in the Toorak Handicap.Jockey Dwayne Dunn was in a bit of trouble on the home turn as he fought to find an opening but once he did, the horse did the rest.
Great Esteem, which led and gave a great kick, was $41 into $26 at one stage before jumping at $31.Royal Rapture ($8.50-$12) was very popular as was Counterattack who was crunched from $8 into $5.50 at the death.
BETS: He’s Our Rokkii $9,000 @ $2.50, $5,000 @ $2.60, $5,000 @ $2.50Star Turn wound up a fantastic day for punters by easily winning the final event despite sitting three-wide.
Opening the day a $2.40 favourite, TAB customers kept smashing it throughout the afternoon which saw it bottom out at $1.95 with nothing else seriously backed to beat it.Overall, Star Turn held 48 percent of the total investment. His win, like He’s Our Rokkii in the previous event, cost TAB a seven-figure payout when factoring in multis.
Fell Swoop ($6-$6.50) and Furnaces ($14-$15) were the only ones that had decent money on them to beat the favourite but even then, combined their totals weren’t even half of what the winner held.BETS: Star Turn $7,000 @ $2.40, $8,000 @ $1.95, $5,000 @ $2, $4,000 @ $2 MULTIPLE TIMES
