Spring Champion Stakes early betting picture

Clinton Payne - Wednesday October 4

Gloaming Stakes winner Ace High is the favourite in opening final field markets for the Group I Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) at Randwick on Saturday.

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Spring Champion Stakes favourite Ace High. Photo: Steve Hart

The David Payne-trained galloper shot to Spring Champion Stakes prominence when a strong winner of Sanctioned from the James Cummings yard in the 1800m Group III set weights contest at Randwick two weeks ago.

Ace High has opened at top odds of $3.70 for the Spring Champion Stakes ahead of Sanctioned, the second favourite at $4.50.

Three other runners are in single figure odds with Tangled at $6 and Astoria and Sully on the fourth line of betting at $9.

The opening final field markets for the Spring Champion Stakes are.

No.	Horse	Sportsbet	Ladbrokes	CrownBet	Bet365	William Hill	Palmerbet	Unibet
1	ACE HIGH	$3.50	$3.50	$3.50	$3.50	$3.50	$3.70	$3.50
2	ASTORIA	$8	$8	$8	$9	$8	$8	$8
3	TANGLED	$6	$6	$6	$6	$6	$5.50	$6
4	SANCTIONED	$4.40	$4.50	$4.40	$4.40	$4.40	$4.40	$4.40
5	COLESBERG	$51	$51	$51	$51	$51	$51	$51
6	DISSOLUTION	$11	$11	$11	$9	$11	$11	$11
7	SULLY	$9	$8.50	$8.50	$7.50	$8.50	$9	$8.50
8	LANGLEY	$11	$11	$11	$17	$11	$11	$11
9	SURPRISE BULLET	$31	$26	$31	$21	$31	$31	$26
10	CORAL COAST	$15	$15	$15	$21	$15	$15	$15

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