Tikram’s odds halved in Ladbroke plunge

TIKRAM, 25-1 for the Ladbroke Hurdle with the sponsors on Monday, is now as low as 12-1 in two places after the flow of support for Gary Moore’s hurdler continued yesterday.

Ladbrokes now quote the five-year-old at 16-1 for the £100,000 Showcase Handicap at Ascot on Saturday.

But Coral offer 14-1 (from 20-1) after laying some sizeable each-way bets while he has been cut to 12-1 from 20-1 with the Tote and is also 12s with William Hill.