Early betting picture for the Blue Sapphire Stakes

Brad Waters - Monday October 16

A fit Formality tops the opening markets on Wednesday's Group III Blue Sapphire Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.

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Punters might be able to afford one of these if they back the winner of the Blue Sapphire.

Formality will go into the $350,000 race with three Sydney runs under her belt and bookmakers have posted her as the Blue Sapphire favourite at prices between $3.60 and $4.

The Lindsay Park-trained filly just holds favouritism ahead of the Danehill Stakes runner-up Jukebox, who returns to racing on his home track after suffering his first defeat at Flemington last time out.

Bookies have posted Jukebox at quotes between $3.80 and $4 while another Caulfield-trained filly, the unbeaten Crown Witness is next in betting ahead of I Did It Again.

Below is a comparison of early markets on the Blue Sapphire Stakes.

No

Horse

Ladbrokes

Sportsbet

Neds

Bet365

Unibet

William Hill

CrownBet

1

SUMMER PASSAGE

$8

$8

$8

$8

$8

$8

$8

2

JUKEBOX

$4

$4

$3.90

$3.80

$4

$4

$3.90

3

MURAAQEB

$15

$15

$15

$13

$15

$15

$15

4

INDIAN THUNDER

$51

$51

$51

$67

$51

$51

$51

5

LONE EAGLE

$16

$16

$16

$17

$16

$16

$16

6

I DID IT AGAIN

$5.50

$5.50

$5.50

$5.50

$6

$5.50

$5.50

7

CHOISBORDER

$17

$19

$20

$26

$18

$18

$18

8

OVER EXPOSURE

$15

$15

$15

$15

$15

$15

$15

9

FORMALITY

$3.60

$3.60

$3.70

$4

$3.70

$3.60

$3.60

10

CROWN WITNESS

$4.60

$4.60

$4.60

$4.40

$4.60

$4.60

$4.60

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