DEMAND FOR ROUTINE
Caulfield Cup Betting
(N.Z. Press Association—CopyrightI MELBOURNE, August 27. The New Zealand mare. Routine. which has already been backed heavily for the Caulfield Cup. was the only horse punters wanted in the cups market yesterday. The most popular double laid was Routine-Yeman. which was backed for a total of £15.000 with one bookmaker. Routine was also coupled with the Brisbane Cup winner. MacDousal. for £30.000. Routine, which is being pre-i pared for the Caulfield Cup.- by i the Mentone trainer, Frey Hoy-1 sted. will open her cup campaign at Moonee Valley next Saturday in the Chesterfield Handicap 'six furlongs, less 20 yards). In Sydney, the trainer. Frank Dalton. announced that the highly-fancied Valerius would I “almost certainly - ’ be scratched I from the Caulfield Cup and re- ' served for the Melbourne Cup. | Bookmakers have Valerius on i the seventh line for the Caulfield ! Cup. but he is equal second fav- j ourite with Balfast for the Melbourne Cup.
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Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28985, 28 August 1959, Page 4
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