Auckland Trotting Club Fixed Odds Wagering Report 23 July 2010   Race 1: Winner -  Magnum Opus $7.50 - $8.50 All the late money came for ‘Unleash The Fury’ (2nd) $6.60 - $3.50 but one of the first bets taken was $1,000 at $3.50 on ‘Seshny Bromac’ (4th). The largest wager held on the winner ‘Magnum Opus’ was $150 at $7.50 and she closed a winning result for us. The only losing results were ‘Unleash The Fury’ and ‘Manhatten Cruzer’ (10th)  $5.00 - $5.50.   Race 2: Winner -  Millwood Munchkin $6.00 - $6.50 The winner was a small losing result with the largest wager on her $100 so obviously a lot of our smaller wagering customers were on her. The largest wager on the race $1,000 at $3.50 ‘Diedre’s Flash’ (8th). The best backed runner in the race was ‘Canyouwatchoverme’ (5th) our $2.60 favourite and he and the winner closed as the only losing results on the race. Outside the first three favourites it was hard to lay any other runner.   Race 3: Winner -  Mighty Creation $2.50 - $2.20 We took the favourite ‘Mighty Creation’ on thinking he would end up three back the fence and that went to plan but he got a clear run at the top of the race and it was all over. Largest wager on the winner was $1,000 at $2.50 and he closed as our only losing result. ‘Backup Mac’ (5th) took a $500 wager at $21 and ‘Maheer Monarch’ (4th) took a $500 wager at $8.00.        Race 4: Winner -  De Lovely $1.04 The largest wager on the winner was $6,700 followed by $6,000.  We were losing double figures on the only other two runners in the race and the winner was a good result. The winner was heavily backed in multi-wagers with the majority of tickets including ‘All Tiger’ & ‘St George Dragons’ at $1.20.     Race 5: Winner -  Don Giovanni $4.50 We never moved the odds on the winner but he was well backed and we only won a very small amount on him which hurt as we did risk the favourite ‘Motu Young Jacob’ ($2.40 - $1.80) to lose double figures. The only losing result was the favourite with the largest wagers on the race $1,000 at $1.80 ‘Motu Young Jacob’ and two $1,000 wagers on the winner at $4.50. The winner has cost punters plenty in the past so on that score we guess it was payback time tonight.   Race 6: Winner - Cullen’s Impact $5.00 - $4.00 We were only losing on two runners in the race but unfortunately one of them was the winner ’Cullens Impact’ but he was the better of the two as the favourite ‘Red Zone’ was heavily backed over the final two minutes. Largest wager on the race was $3,500 ‘Red Zone’ at $3.00. The first wager on the race was $300 ‘Three J’s’ at $14 and she put up a good race to finish third from a wide draw so she may be worth following at her next t start.   Race 7: Winner - Exceptional Cullen $3.50 - $4.50 As soon as we opened the market on the race the money came for ‘Dead Calm’ (3rd) which opened and closed at $4.00. The winner was a losing result but all the money came for him late after we had pushed his odds out.   Race 8: Winner - David Fagan $21 - $31 The favourite ‘All Tiger’ was heavily backed in multi-wagers and we took a couple of $6,000 wagers on him at $1.20 but luckily for one punter he didn’t follow-up on his last week’s $20,000 wager on him. The winner was a good result and got the ‘book’ back on track for the night. Outside the favourite it was hard to attract any decent sized wagers.   Race 9: Winner – Carlos $15 - $31 This looked a tough race for punters and the result proved just that with the winner paying $31. Money came for a few runners with ‘The Go Forward” (3rd) leading the way. A winning result for the ‘book’ but punters didn’t really get heavily involved.   Race 10: Winner – I Cee U $2.50 - $3.80 We opened the winner up short after her top run for 4th in debut and she did close as a good result for us. All the money came for the tote favourite ‘Caesar Court’ (2nd) $5.00 - $3.00.   An up and down night  with the ‘book’ finishing slightly ahead. 05 June Cambridge Harness Fixed Odds ‘Jewels’ Report   Race 1:  4 Year Old Mares Winner – ‘Beaudine Bad Babe’ opening final field odds $2.00 & closed $1.70 (tote $1.60) Punters got off to a great start with the favourite ‘Beaudine Bad Babe’ overcoming a second line draw to win easily by two lengths. We made a slight profit in singles on her but in multi-wagers it wasn’t the result we wanted. The late money came for ‘Crystal Star’ (7th) $6.00 - $5.50.   Race 2: 2 Year Old Trot Winner – ‘Kylee Ree’ opening final field odds $2.60 & closed $2.20 (tote $2.30) There was plenty of inspired support for the winner as soon as we opened the 'final field' market on the race following her impressive second placing at the recent Saturday Cambridge workouts. We opened her at $26 on the 'futures' market and we took a $500 wager on her at those odds so well done to the customer that got on. Our ‘book’ favourite ‘Paramount Geegee’ broke at the start and after that it was all one way traffic home for the tote favourite. We only had a small liability on the winner on the ‘final field’ book but she was by far the best backed in multi-wagers.   Race 3: 2 Year Old Fillies Winner  –  ‘Bettor Cover Lover‘ opening final field odds $2.00 & closed $2.00 (tote $2.20)   Brent Mangos drove the $2.00 shot as she was the best runner in the race and she delivered with a comprehensive win. Surprisingly the early money came for ‘Collectable’ (8th) as the mail was she didn’t trial that well on the previous Saturday, she opened at $6.00 on the 'final' field book & closed at $4.80.  ‘Navarra Franco’ (5th) was a bad result in the ‘futures’ book and we did take some late 'final field' money on her at $21. The winner was a good result in the ‘single’ book but the multi money is starting to avalanche. With the first three races going to the favorites ‘sliced bread’ is in serious trouble to ‘winning favorites at Cambridge Raceway’.       Race 4: 3 Year Old Trot Winner – ‘Vulcan’ opening final field odds $7.00 & closed at $16 (tote $15.10) The favourite ‘Miami H’ opened at $2.00 on the ‘final field’ book (closed $1.80 tote), he was heavily backed in multi-wagers but broke after 200m and basically got us on the right side of the ledger. We did take a $1,000 wager on the winner on the ‘futures’ book at $31 so he did open on the ‘final field’ market short until we could reduce the overall liability on him but that was one result we didn’t mind paying out on.   Race 5: 3 Year Old Fillies Winner ‘De Lovely’ opening final field odds $1.50 & closed $1.50 (tote $1.50) A lot of people thought the $1.50 opening ‘fixed odds’ on the winner was too short but the only thing too short was the ‘fixed odds’ interest we could attract for her rivals. Drew one, lead & won in a NZ record time for three year old fillies. The favorite juggernaut at Cambridge is back on-track and a few customers have walked past the 'final field' tent reminding us about the money we lost at the ‘Jewels’ Cambridge 2008. There's more chance of us forgetting our names than that result and if we had a dollar for every time we have been reminded over the past two years we could have squared the ledger for that day.   Race 6: 4 Year Old Trot Winner: ‘I Can Doosit” opening final field odds $2.00  & closed $2.60 (tote $2.80) We opened the winner at $2.00 and he paid $2.80 the tote which surprised us as this was one runner we thought was one of the best bets on the day so we were happy to see him virtually unwanted in single trading.  We gave good over’s on 'Dr Hook' ($5.00) & that’s where all the late money went. ‘Ima Gold Digger’ a $3.00 closing second favourite was a bad liability for us on the ‘futures’ book as he opened at $26 and was well backed at those odds.   Race 7: 2 Year Old Colts & Geldings Winner: ‘Major Mark’ opening final field odds $1.60 & closed $2.00 (tote $1.90) It’s not often that we cheer home a Purdon & Payne trained favourite but with a $1,000 wager taken on ‘The Muskeg Express’ at $41 (closed $3.00 tote) on the ‘futures’ book along with heavy multi action we got the result we wanted.  Outside the first two favourites it was hard to lay the rest of the field. It’s going to be a long time before you see double figure odds again on ‘The Muskeg Express’ after his last two placings.   Race 8: 4 Year Old Entires & Geldings Winner: ‘Tintin In America’ opening final field odds $2.30 & closed $2.00 (tote $2.10)   Many thought this favourite wouldn’t be winning from his second line draw but he got a great run through and a lap from home this race was over. The big mover was ‘Sleepy Tripp’ (5th) which opened at $4.50 and closed at $4.20. No damage in single wagering on the winner but he made it seven from eight favourites to salute and the tip is buy shares in the company that produces 'panadol' as we just purchased our third box for the day.   Race 9: 3 Year Old Colts & Geldings Winner: ‘Sir Lincoln” opening final field odds $10 & closed $26 (tote $18) Up to this point in time we were ahead of punters but we were losing close to six figures on the favourite 'Russley Rascal' 'and it was going to be close to a break even day if he won which given the results we thought was great effort but then we remembered the ‘futures’ book’ on the race. After checking the position Stephen King received word he had some serious new competition down-under. We didn't bother looking to see where all the damage had come from on the 'futures' book on the favourite as we were feeling a bit flat with this updated position and we were going to recommend that any future 'Jewels' at Cambridge may as well be held on the 25th December.   We opened the favourite ‘Russley Rascal’ at $1.80 and took a couple of decent wagers at that price. After 48 hours it was obvious this was going to be the best backed multi runner we have ever seen. When we had his odds at $1.30 we had a few calls that he was at ridiculous odds and they were not wrong as he closed at $1.20. We were resigned to paying out on the shortest closing priced favourite on the day but he had a tough duel with Gomeo Romeo (12th) and the race was set-up for the winner ‘Sir Lincoln’ who had enjoyed a great trip. A huge run to finish third by the favourite and he was no doubt on the float trip home by the time our heart rates returned to their normal levels.   So overall a good 'Jewels' raceday for the ‘book’ but we still need a couple more results like today’s at future Cambridge ‘Jewels’ to recoup our 2008 effort (see guys we don't forget).   It’s still scary to think what the last race would have been for the 'final field' & 'future' books if ‘Miami H’ and ‘Russley Rascal’ had of won to make it 9/9 winning favourites but then again this report would have been very simple to write with only two words required ‘The End'!