TAB open Summer Cup betting
CARRYOVERS: PICK 6 POOL FOR SUMMER CUP DAY ESTIMATED TO REACH R7.5 MILLION
Six places being paid by TAB on Summer Cup.
Cascapedia and Takingthepeace remain joint favourites at 11-2 for the R2-million G-Bets Gauteng Summer Cup over 2000m at Turffontein on Saturday.
This is a handicap, and typically it makes the race very open. As a result, any horse is capable of winning and as TAB, who opened betting on the big race yesterday, will be paying places on the first six horses past the post, this is a great opportunity for bettors. Quite honestly, any horse can finish sixth, including a horse like Kilrain who is quoted at 80-1, but will see out the distance, even though he is out at the weights.
Betting World have also opened their betting on the entire meeting which comprises five other feature races as well.
There are two Grade 2 races and they are the Grade 2 Merchants over 1160m and the Ipi Tombe Challenge for fillies and mares over 1600m. Both these races are very competitive as is indicated by the betting. Pinnacle Peak, who was touched off by Legal Eagle in a Pinnacle Stakes recently, has been priced up favourite at 4-1. Rivarine, who bounced back to form after a more than 10-month layoff, is next best at 6-1.
In a superb training feat by Mike and Adam Azzie, he won the Listed Golden Loom Handicap over 1000m.
However, many horses have chances in this dash up the straight and those who will be investing in the Pick 6, which will kick off with a carryover of R2.5 million with an estimated pool of R7.5 million, would be wise to load this leg.
The Ipi Tombe Challenge is also quite competitive but only nine runners are carded to go to post so one could back a little in that race. Based on the betting five runners stand out, 3-1 favourite Redberry Lane, Nafaayes, Fiorella, Al Danza and Dagmar
Current betting on the R2million G-Bets Gauteng Summer Cup (Grade 1) over 2000m at Turffontein on Saturday 11-2 Cascapedia, Takingthepeace 6-1 Tilbury Fort 8-1 It's My Turn 17-2 Noble Secret 9-1 Coral Fever, Secret Potion 10-1 Sabina's Dynasty 12-1 Like A Panther 14-1 Arctica 25-1 Social Order, Cash Time 30-1 Deo Juvente 35-1 Liege, Fort Ember 55-1 Roy Had Enough, Dawn Assault
80-1 Tandava, Kilrain
Betting on the R500,000 Goldrush Derby Run Merchants (Grade 2) over 1160m. 4-1 Pinnacle Peak 6-1 Rivarine 8-1 Procal Harum 10-1 Rose In Bloom, Down To Zero, Captain And Master
12-1 Romi's Boy, Champagne Haze
14-1 Pure Blonde, Wynkelder, Clever Guy
16-1 and upwards others
Betting on the R500,000 World Sports Betting Ipi Tombe Challenge (Grade 2) over 2000m 3-1 Redberry Lane 33-10 Nafaayes 9-2 Fiorella 5-1 Al Danza, Dagmar 10-1 Green Top 12-1 Silver Thursday 14-1 Roy's Riviera, Sylvan On Fire
Betting supplied by Betting World, www.bettingworld.co.za. Prices subject to change.