MRC Foundation Cup early betting picture

Brad Waters - Wednesday September 20

Bookies have the Tulloch Lodge-trained Stampede as the favourite to earn a Caulfield Cup start in Saturday’s Group III MRC Foundation Cup (2000m) at Caulfield.

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Bookies are expecting a Stampede from punters betting on Saturday's MRC Foundation Cup.

The race offers a Caulfield Cup ballot exemption to the winner and a field of 16 stayers has accepted for the $150,000 contest.

Stampede was a comfortable first-up winner at Moonee Valley on September 9 and has opened as short as $4.20 to notch his third stakes win for trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott.

Abbey Marie is the second pick at prices between $5.50 and $6.50 after her last-start second in the Group II Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley.

Amelie’s Star is either a $7 or $7.50 chance while Samovare, another last-start Moonee Valley winner, is trading at quotes from $7.50 to $9.

Below is a comparison of the early markets on Saturday’s MRC Foundation Cup.

No

Horse

Ladbrokes

Sportsbet

CrownBet

William Hill

Bet365

Unibet

PalmerBet

1

Sir Isaac Newton

$20

$21

$19

$20

$26

$21

$21

2

Tally

$11

$12

$11

$11

$11

$11

$12

3

Big Duke

$8.50

$9

$9

$9

$8

$8.50

$8.50

4

Articus

$10

$11

$11

$11

$11

$11

$11

5

Gallante

$71

$67

$71

$71

$41

$51

$51

6

Stampede

$4.20

$4.40

$4.20

$4.40

$4.80

$4.40

$4.60

7

Boom Time

$21

$20

$21

$21

$18

$20

$20

8

Harlem

$9

$9

$9.50

$9.50

$11

$10

$10

9

Amelie's Star

$7.50

$7.50

$7.50

$7.50

$7

$7.50

$7.50

10

Abbey Marie

$6

$6

$6.50

$6.50

$5.50

$6

$6

11

Second Bullet

$21

$20

$21

$21

$31

$26

$26

12

Harlow Gold

$16

$16

$16

$16

$15

$16

$16

13

Vengeur Masque

$21

$23

$23

$23

$21

$21

$21

14

Magnapal

$26

$27

$26

$26

$31

$26

$26

15

Samovare

$7.50

$7.50

$8

$8

$9.00

$8.50

$8.50

16

Settler's Stone

$41

$46

$41

$41

$51

$41

$41


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