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Cox Plate betting has been considerably open this year with punters
unable to define a clear favourite, and after Saturday's Epsom Handicap
at Randwick we have another horse to throw into the mix of chances. Four
year old mare Secret Admirer has shot into Cox contention after a
dashing win in the Group 1 Epsom ahead of in-form Melbourne mare Pinker
Pinker and Red Tracer.
"She is pretty untapped, we treat her very
delicately and haven't got to the bottom of her yet", trainer Grahame
Begg said after the race. "You have to remember it was only her eight
start in a race and she has won two Group 1's".
Secret Admirer is
now an $18 chance for the main Moonee Valley race, while Epsom favourite
Sincero, who finished 8th, has now drifted to $25. New Zealand star
Jimmy Choux remains at the top of the Cox betting at $6, with three year
olds Helmet and Smart Missile getting lots of support. Lion Tamer,
Rekindled Interest, My Kingdom Of Fife and past Cox winner Whobegotyou
are all prominent.
Jimmy Choux made it two group 1's in a row on
the weekend, taking out the Spring Classic in New Zealand by 2 lengths,
and certainly deserves favouritism. In his only 2000m Australia run,
Jimmy took out the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas in March this year.
It's certainly shaping up to be an exciting Cox Plate for 2011.
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