Bookies hit back on day two
Aidan O’Brien’s Australian import So You Think was available at odds against in the morning but was hammered into 4-5 favouritism with one reported bet of £100,000 at even money struck.
Duntle was the 4-1 favourite in the Sandringham Handicap which closed the card. Other than that Ishvana at 20-1, Joviality at 11-1, Prince Of Johanne at 16-1 and Ceiling Kitty at 20-1 hit backers hard.
William Hill reported: “So You Think – who we took on at enhanced odds of 6-4 — left a huge dent in what would otherwise have been a decent day where double-figure winners such as Ishvana and Ceiling Kitty sandwiched the well-backed Prince of Wales’s hero.”
Stan James were singing from a similar song sheet with Rory Jiwani saying: “The day started really well with Ishvana and Joviality obliging at double-figure SPs, but our decision to take on So You Think in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes backfired in a big way. We were 11-10 before he opened up at evens on the first show and returned the 4-5 favourite.
“Duntle obliged for David Wachman in the last, the Sandringham Handicap, but we kept her on side so she didn’t cost us too much. All in all, a good day to put us back on terms after yesterday.”
Coral see the battle as finely poised going into day two. David Stevens said: “After two days the score sits at 1-1, with Fame And Glory the horse we fear most on day three.” For Ladbrokes, David Williams said: “We certainly had the better of it on day two at Ascot.”
