Sportingbet Cox Plate favourite Atlantic Jewel is odds-on to stretch her impressive unbeaten career to 10 wins in Saturday’s Hyland Race Colours Underwood Stakes at Caulfield after being allocated gate 7 for the $400,000 Group 1 race at today’s barrier draw.
The Mark Kavanagh trained superstar is a $1.50 clear-cut favourite at Sportingbet.com.au ahead of Melbourne Cup favourite Puissance De Lune at $7.
“Puissance De Lune is a good horse but Atlantic Jewel is freakish and it’s hard to see anything beating her,” Sportingbet Australia CEO Michael Sullivan said.
“I expect Atlantic Jewel will start even shorter on Saturday and if she wins well, she’ll be odds-on for the Sportingbet Cox Plate,” Sullivan said.
In Sportingbet’s head to head market for the Underwood Stakes, Atlantic Jewel is $1.19 versus $4.75 for Puissance De Lune.
Atlantic Jewel has attracted a bet of $60,500 to win the Sportingbet Cox Plate and has shortened from $3.30 into $2.60 since winning the Stocks Stakes at Moonee Valley last Saturday. Puissance De Lune is $7 for the Sportingbet Cox Plate and $5.50 for the Melbourne Cup.
Kiwi galloper It’s A Dundeel is $11 third favourite for Saturday’s Underwood Stakes, ahead of Sea Moon at $13.
2013 Underwood Stakes
Sportingbet Australia market
Atlantic Jewel $1.50
Puissance De Lune $7.00
It’s A Dundeel $11.00
Sea Moon $13.00
Green Moon $21.00
Foreteller $21.00
Mr Moet $26.00
Manighar $31.00
Happy Trails $31.00
Ethiopia $41.00
Waldpark $41.00
Silent Achiever $61.00
Dear Demi $61.00
My Quest For Peace $101.00