Hot Sun The Favourite
CN.Z. Press Assn.— Copyright) MELBOURNE. Although Hot Sun has failed in the last two years when favourite for the Grand National Hurdle, bookmakers have made him a short-priced favourite In today’s hurdle at Flemington. Hot Sun is now a 2/1 favourite to win the classic three miles and 16150 event, Australia’s richest hurdle race, after being second In the last two years. At his last start—his first hurdle race since last year’s Grand National—Hot Sun won the Plenty Hurdle at Moonee Valley easily. The next best backed horse in today’s race is the rising 10-year-old Trent Lad, which is quoted at 9/2. However, the champion crosscountry jockey, E. Byrne, is confident that Ross can win the big race again. Ross is now equal third favourite at 6/1, with Solar Dale in the 13-horse field. Brave Copy (8/1) and McEwan (10/1) are the only other runners rated a real chance.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31101, 2 July 1966, Page 7
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