Stradbroke Handicap update

PUNTERS KEEN ON KAVANAGH'S SECOND STRADBROKE STRING

QTC Cup winner Catapulted has been heavily backed for the Stradbroke shortening from $11 to $9.00 in the past 24 hours at Sportingbet Australia.

The Mark Kavanagh trained gelding was already a bad result for bookies after he was heavily backed at big odds before he even arrived in Queensland.

“Whobegotyou might be a dominant favourite but it is Kav’s other runner that punters have settled on this week,” said Sportingbet Australia CEO Michael Sullivan.

“We took two bets to take out $20,000 and that was the start of an avalanche of money for him.

“He was already a bad result for us after we took some big bets at $26 following his big win at Flemington in mid May.”

Sullivan said there had been money for a number of horses at big odds in what was a very open Stradbroke away from Whobegotyou.

“Latin News has shortened from $11 to $8.50 and he looks a real chance if he can get a run,” Sullivan said.

“There has also been good money for roughies with bets to win $30,000 and $20,000 struck on Shellscrape at $41 and good money for Black Piranha and Mic Mac also.”

Catapulted must defy history to win the Stradbroke as no QTC Cup winner has backed up to win the race the following week.

STRABROKE HANDICAP
Sportingbet Australia Market
Whobegotyou 3.00
Melito 7.50
Latin News 8.50
Catapulted 9.00
Black Piranha 12.00
Ortensia 12.00
Graceful Anna 12.00
Beaded 17.00
Albert The Fat 21.00
Mic Mac 21.00
Swift Alliance 23.00
Phelan Ready 26.00
Mr Baritone 31.00
Russeting 31.00
Stryker 31.00
Ghetto Blaster 31.00
Others 41.00 Plus