CHAMPION trainer Chris Waller has four chances to make it four straight Epsom Handicaps in a row on Saturday, but they’ll have to overcome the $5 Sportsbet.com.au favourite, Huaraki.
The John O’Shea-trained Hauraki ran second to Winx two weeks ago and looks poised for a big run in Saturday’s Group 1 at Randwick.
Waller has the second favourite McCreery, which sits at the $6.50 quote alongside the Darren Weir-trained Palentino.
Waller’s other runners are Mackintosh ($10), Vanbrugh ($17) and Torgersen ($21).
John O’Shea believes his galloper is the horse to beat heading into Saturday.
“We set a path for him to get to the Epsom and he couldn’t have done any more in the lead-up,” O’Shea said.
Sportsbet.com.au representative Christian Jantzen believes Waller and O’Shea will again be in the reckoning for Saturday’s Group 1 crown.
“Waller and O’Shea dominate the major races and both trainers hold a strong hand. But Waller has made the Epsom his own and his up and comer McCreery has drawn well and should give the race a shake,” Jantzen said.
2016Epsom Handicap odds:
Markets courtesy of sportsbet.com.au
$5.00 Hauraki
$6.50 Palentino
$8.00 Happy Clapper
$9.00 Fabrizio
$10 Mackintosh
$13 Le Romain
$15 Sons Of John
$15 Heavens Above
$17 Vanbrugh
$21 Torgersen
$26 Dibayani
$41 Mighty Lucky