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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