Bookmaker Richard Wilson updates us on some of the big bets placed on Cup Day and where the money was going.
Tuesday – Addington Cup day
A bumper day for Fixed Odds turnover with a Singles-only hold of a tick over $2m. Last year, including Mulits, the hold was $1.7m and the two years before that we held $1.6m each. Total turnover, including the tote, was up 1.9%.
Race 1 – A massive move in the first of the day with Robbie Royale opening @ $12 & closing @ $5.50. Just a tick under $25,000 on him in win singles. Sundons Flyer $26-$16 and Overzealous $9.50-$9 were also well liked. The biggest bets in the race were $1,200 Robbie Royale @ $8.50, $2,000 Matua Tana @ $4.80 & $2,200 Robbie Royale @ $2.90 Top3.
Race 2 – Another big move with Dream Of Glory $8-$9-$5, almost $21,000 on him in the win book. Punters also warmed up to the favourite Sugar Loaf close to start time. $3,000 bets on Dream Of Glory @ both $7 & $5; $3,000 Sugar Loaf @ $3, $1,000 @ $2.90 & $2,000 @ $2.80.
Race 3 – Another move & punters on the ball here with Bonnie Highlander $4.40 into $3 and a tick over $40,000 on her. Theodosia also well backed late @ $6-$5. Big bets on Bonnie Highlander were $2,500 @ $4.40, $2,000 @ $3.80, $6,000 @ $3.40, four $1,000 bets and a $2,000 bet @ $3.10; also $1,000 on Theodosia @ $5.50.
Race 4 – Junior FFA. A two horse war here with a swing over the weekend for Triple Eight $2.90-$2.10-$2.20 making him the favourite for a time, then a swing back for Ultimate Sniper $2-$2.40-$2.05. $1,100 Triple Eight @ $2.80, $4,000 @ $2.40, $2,000 @ $2.10 & $1,000 @ $2.20; $1,000 Ultimate Sniper @ $2.30. 600 more bets on Ultimate Sniper made him the best backed in the end.
Race 5 – Nemera Franco & Better Fly well backed here with third favourite Wild Excuse a welcome winner. The largest bets on Better Fly were $1,000 & $4,000 bets @ $4, $1,600 @ $3.90 & $1,000 @ $3.70. $800 & three $600 bets on Nemera Franco @ $2.30 and plenty of $400-$500 bets on her @ $2.40 & $2.30.
Race 6 – Trotting FFA. Winterfell was another very well backed runner here. Almost $45,000 invested on him in the win book @ $5-$3.40. $4,300 @ $5, $9,000 @ $1.95 Top3, $2,000 @ $4.40, $2,000 @ $3.90, $1,500 @ $3.70, $2,000 & $1,500 @ $3.40; Tough Monarch: punters warmed up late with three $1,000 bets, $1,400 & $2,000 all @ $3.
Race 7 – Sires Stks Final. Just over half of the win book was on One Change @ $2.10-$1.95 & he justified the support, just. A near miss here with $1,000 EW Copy That @ $31 & $5 getting very close. Other big bets $2,000, $3,500 & $1,000 bets on One Change @ $2.10; $2,000 Flying Even Better Top3 @ $2.90.
Race 8 – A two horse battle again here with Heisenberg $3.30-$2.50 the best backed & punters rallying behind Amazing Dream @ $1.65-$1.90 late. Big bets on Heisenberg were $7,000 @ 2.90; $3,000 & $5,000, three $1,200 bets, $1,500 & $2,000 all @ $2.50. Bets on Amazing Dream were $1,000 @ $1.85, three $1,000 bets and $4,200 all @ $1.90.
Race 9 – Punters initially specked quite a few here, mainly Gliding Away $26-$16 before settling on Belmont Major in a big way. He was $2.40-$2.90-$2.15 and held almost $60,000 of the $100,000 win book. Big bets were $300 Gliding Away @ $26 & $400 @ $21; $1,000 Mach Da Vinci @ $12; $1,000 Howard Hughes @ $7.50; $4,300 Belmont Major @ $2.90, $3,000 & $5,000 @ $2.40, and three $1,000 bets @ $2.15.
Race 10 – NZ Cup. Spirited betting in the NZ Cup again this year. The least backed horse was Hail Christian and there was $1,793 in more than 500 bets on him. Stablemates, Spankem $2.20-$2.40 & Thefixer $3.20-$2.80, held 61% of the win book between them with Spankem being the best backed. The biggest bets in the Cup were $4,000, $3,250 & $2,000 on Spankem @ $2.40; $3,300 @ $2.90, $2,500, $2,300 & $2,200 on Thefixer @ $2.80, and $1,000 San Carlo @ $11. The winner, Cruz Bromac was fairly good for us in both the Final Field and Futures Books. He opened @ $12 on March 7th in the Pre-nom book & hit a high of $16 around 10 June 10. After nominations, he opened @ $11 and hit a peak of $21 for a few days around October 10. This week in the Final Field book he was $9 out to $13 & was the 6th best backed runner with a smidge over $11,000 on him. A couple of $200 bets @ $12 were the best.
Race 11 – Our worst results here were Never Mind $10-$8.50 and Girls Let Loose $26-$12, both being about $50,000 liabilities. Best backed was the favourite B D Kasothon with $3,500 @ $2.40 the biggest bet. Other big bets were $1,000 & $1,500 bets on Lone Star Lad @ $4.80 as well as $1,000 @ $4.50; $900 Never Mind @ $9 & $700 @ $8.50.
Race 12 – The biggest bet of the day came in the last with $25,000 on Taxman @ $1.45 coming up short. Tango Tara wasn't a great result for us though with over 1,000 individual bets on him. $1,000 @ $6.50 was the biggest & there were also $5,000 & $4,000 Top3 bets @ $1.85 on Tango Tara. $2,000 @ $2.20 & $1,000 @ $2.10 on Dan Fernando to run TOP3 meant punters finished on a great note.
Multi of the Week: $20, 2-leg Multi @ Addington
Lovey Dovey Moment @ $7.50
Ascalabus @ $31
Returned $4,650.
Best Cash-out of the Week: $10 Multi
Sugar Loaf @ $3
Bonnie Highlander @ $3.10
Ultimate Sniper @ $2.40
Tough Monarch @ $2.40
One Change @ $2.10
Spankem @ $2.20
Would have returned $2,474, BUT was cashed out for $757 before Spankem ran 2nd in the cup.
Worst Cash-out of the Week: $20 – 4 Leg Multi
Lovey Dovey Moment @ $2.90 TOP3
Sugar Loaf @ $3
Amazing Dream @ $1.90
Line Up @ $4.50 TOP3
Would have returned $1,487 BUT was cashed out for $575 before Line Up claimed 3rd in the Sires Stks Final.