Caulfield Cup market rejigged after shock scratching

Brad Waters - Tuesday October 17

The shock withdrawal of Admire Deus has helped Johannes Vermeer to the top of most Caulfield Cup markets on Tuesday morning.

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Johannes Vermeer is the big mover in Caulfield Cup betting on Tuesday. Photo: Darryl Sherer

The Aidan O'Brien-trained galloper flashed home for second to Gailo Chop at his Australian debut in the Group I Ladbrokes Stakes last Saturday and his record on the quick back-up was a factor in his rise in Caulfield Cup betting.

Johannes Vermeer finished second at Group I level at Doncaster a week before a Group I victory at Saint-Cloud in France in 2015.

Ladbrokes and Sportsbet have Johannes Vermeer as the $4.80 favourite in their opening final field Caulfield Cup betting while William Hill and Unibet posted the Ireland-bred galloper at $5.

CrownBet has Johannes Vermeer and Bonneval as $5.50 equal favourites.

Bonneval and Humidor are trading at either $6 or $6.50 with the rest of the agencies surveyed while the latter's Darren Weir-trained stablemate Amelie's Star is at prices ranging from $6.50 to $7.50.

Below is the latest comparison of Caulfield Cup markets. The markets are likely to shift a touch more when the Caulfield Cup barrier draw is conducted at 5pm on Tuesday.

No	Horse	Ladbrokes	Sportsbet	Bet365	Unibet	William Hill	CrownBet
1	HUMIDOR (NZ)	$6.50	$6	$6	$6.50	$6	$6
2	MARMELO (GB)	$21	$19	$21	$18	$19	$17
3	JOHANNES VERMEER (IRE)	$4.80	$4.80	$5.50	$5	$5	$5.50
4	JON SNOW (NZ)	$13	$13	$12	$13	$13	$13
5	HE'S OUR ROKKII (NZ)	$151	$151	$151	$201	$151	$81
6	SIR ISAAC NEWTON (GB)	$51	$61	$67	$51	$61	$67
7	VENTURA STORM (IRE)	$15	$15	$13	$13	$14	$13
8	WICKLOW BRAVE (GB)	$41	$34	$41	$41	$34	$34
9	INFERENCE	$15	$15	$15	$14	$15	$15
10	SINGLE GAZE	$26	$31	$26	$31	$31	$26
11	BONNEVAL (NZ)	$6.50	$6.50	$6	$6	$6.50	$5.50
12	HARDHAM	$51	$51	$51	$51	$51	$51
13	BOOM TIME	$51	$61	$67	$61	$61	$101
14	ABBEY MARIE	$21	$21	$26	$26	$21	$21
15	HARLEM (GB)	$10	$11	$21	$10	$10	$11
16	AMELIE'S STAR	$6.50	$6.50	$7.50	$6.50	$7	$7
17	LORD FANDANGO (GER)	$21	$19	$21	$18	$21	$21

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