Early Betting on the 2010 Caulfield Cup

2010 Caulfield Cup

It is now less than two months to the CaulfieldCup on 16^th October, and for those seeking value it is worth looking at the odds on offer in the early betting markets. The stayers are already returning for their spring campaigns and there are great prices available on horses that have already put in some phenomenal runs. With double figure odds available on horses like Shoot Out and Metal Bender it may be a great investment to put a little bet on them now, because if they do run the chances are that their price will be much lower.

Nominations for the 2010 Caulfield Cup

There are currently 237 horses nominated for the Group 1 BMW Caulfield Cup over 2400 metres, and with over $2.5 million in prizemoney it is no surprise there is so much interest in the race. First declarations close on Tuesday 7 September and the numbers will drop away then as owners have to part with serious cash if they want to keep their horses on the list. All the major trainers and well-known stayers appear on the list and there are a number of horses with only 1, 2 or 3 starts under their belts and even an unraced horse called Claremont trained by Mahmood Al Zarooni.

2010 Caulfield Cup Early Betting Market

The early betting at SportsBet has two Bart Cummings trained horses heading up the market with Dariana as favourite at $11 followed by Faint Perfume at $12. Next in the market are Shoot Out and Metal Bender both at $13, Once Were Wild and Predatory Pricer both at $15, then Zabrasive, Linton, Valdemoro, Mr Charlie and Shocking all at $17 and So You Think and Moudre both at $21. All other nominations are at 25 to 1 and longer and odds of 1000 to 1 are available on Niptious who has raced 79 times for only 6 wins. 2007 Master O’Reilly is currently at $61.