Tote tops the bookies with July odds
by David Mollett
2016-06-30 06:35:47.0
IN THE early market on Saturday’s Vodacom Durban July, nine of the first 10 horses in the betting are paying better on the tote than with bookmakers.
They include the favourite, Bela-Bela, who is a firm 4 to 1 chance with bookmakers, but is showing R7 for a win on the tote.
Although the prices will change as more punters place their bets, it means backers need to shop around to get the best odds.
The only runner paying a shorter dividend on the tote than with the bookies is It’s My Turn, one of four runners from Justin Snaith’s stable. The Investec Cape Derby winner is paying R8.60 on the tote and is a 12 to 1 shot with bookmakers.
Second favourite French Navy, one of three runners from Sean Tarry’s yard now that Trophy Wife has got into the final field, is an 11 to 2 chance with the bookies but paying R10.70 on the tote.
Triple Crown winner Abashiri is reasonably popular with punters and is paying R10.10 while bookies are offering 14 to 1. Cape hope, Marinaresco, is an 11 to 1 chance in the market but is paying the big dividend of R36 on the tote.
Abashiri impressed pundits with his workout at the final gallops at Greyville a week ago. Although these gallops only usually reveal your July fancy has not passed away overnight, retired jockey Kevin Shea described the Triple Crown winner’s action as "breathtaking".
Solid Speed is another July contender experts felt moved well in his gallop. If he wins on Saturday, it will give trainer Dean Kannemeyer back-to-back triumphs following the 2015 victory of Power King.
Former Kearsney College schoolboy Lyle Hewitson will ride his first July on Saturday. Surprisingly, his mount, Dynamic, is only paying R15 a win on the tote, with 30 to 1 available with bookmakers.
Hewitson, 18, is looking forward to his debut and told Gold Circle: "The press have been great — it’s so exciting."
TAB officials are predicting that the win pool on the July will exceed R12m, and because they are paying out on the first six horses to finish, the place pool should hit more than R10m.
The Quartet is a popular bet on the July as it usually produces a big dividend. This starts with a R1.2m carryover, with the pool expected to reach R14m. The prediction for the Pick 6, which kicks off with a carryover of R4m, is that it will reach R15m. In this bet, punters have to select the winners of races four to nine.
With Michael Azzie withdrawing Rabada, champion jockey S’manga Khumalo, previously without a mount, will now partner Tarry’s filly, Trophy Wife.
Tarry was furious when the daughter of Tiger Ridge did not receive an invitation from the July panel, pointing out her good form, which included a win in the grade2 Gerald Rosenberg Stakes at Turffontein.
When interviewed after that win, Khumalo expressed reservations about whether Trophy Wife was good enough to contest the July — an opinion that did not go down well with Tarry.
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IN THE early market on Saturday’s Vodacom Durban July, nine of the first 10 horses in the betting are paying better on the tote than with bookmakers.
They include the favourite, Bela-Bela, who is a firm 4 to 1 chance with bookmakers, but is showing R7 for a win on the tote.
Although the prices will change as more punters place their bets, it means backers need to shop around to get the best odds.
The only runner paying a shorter dividend on the tote than with the bookies is It’s My Turn, one of four runners from Justin Snaith’s stable. The Investec Cape Derby winner is paying R8.60 on the tote and is a 12 to 1 shot with bookmakers.
Second favourite French Navy, one of three runners from Sean Tarry’s yard now that Trophy Wife has got into the final field, is an 11 to 2 chance with the bookies but paying R10.70 on the tote.
Triple Crown winner Abashiri is reasonably popular with punters and is paying R10.10 while bookies are offering 14 to 1. Cape hope, Marinaresco, is an 11 to 1 chance in the market but is paying the big dividend of R36 on the tote.
Abashiri impressed pundits with his workout at the final gallops at Greyville a week ago. Although these gallops only usually reveal your July fancy has not passed away overnight, retired jockey Kevin Shea described the Triple Crown winner’s action as "breathtaking".
Solid Speed is another July contender experts felt moved well in his gallop. If he wins on Saturday, it will give trainer Dean Kannemeyer back-to-back triumphs following the 2015 victory of Power King.
Former Kearsney College schoolboy Lyle Hewitson will ride his first July on Saturday. Surprisingly, his mount, Dynamic, is only paying R15 a win on the tote, with 30 to 1 available with bookmakers.
Hewitson, 18, is looking forward to his debut and told Gold Circle: "The press have been great — it’s so exciting."
TAB officials are predicting that the win pool on the July will exceed R12m, and because they are paying out on the first six horses to finish, the place pool should hit more than R10m.
The Quartet is a popular bet on the July as it usually produces a big dividend. This starts with a R1.2m carryover, with the pool expected to reach R14m. The prediction for the Pick 6, which kicks off with a carryover of R4m, is that it will reach R15m. In this bet, punters have to select the winners of races four to nine.
With Michael Azzie withdrawing Rabada, champion jockey S’manga Khumalo, previously without a mount, will now partner Tarry’s filly, Trophy Wife.
Tarry was furious when the daughter of Tiger Ridge did not receive an invitation from the July panel, pointing out her good form, which included a win in the grade2 Gerald Rosenberg Stakes at Turffontein.
When interviewed after that win, Khumalo expressed reservations about whether Trophy Wife was good enough to contest the July — an opinion that did not go down well with Tarry.
