October
NovemberLong-term forecast
Thieves, or just having a laugh?
That was the question that went through my mind after I received an email from a prominent corporate bookmaker the day after the Cox Plate.
The email spruiked a market for the 2015 Cox Plate, headed by Adelaide on $5 and Fawkner on $9.
Seriously, Adelaide should be $8 to be in training at this time next year and $20 to start in the Cox Plate.
As for Fawkner, he’ll be an eight-year-old next year and one suspects his big chance to win the Cox Plate came up on October 25, 2014.
You’d imagine Lloyd Williams would have found a better candidate by next October, although it wouldn’t surprise to see him send Fawkner around again if fit. Even so, he should be about $12 to line up, never mind winning it.
Does anyone actually dive into these bogus markets a year out? I’ve never heard of anyone doing so. Any Winning Post readers who have, please write in (especially if you’ve backed the winner, but that’s a bit far-fetched).
Surely these markets are merely intended to garner press coverage for the bookmaker concerned. No one in their right mind could bet into them. Could they?
Croydon (Vic)