1. Al Riffa (19)
Weight: 59kg
Coach: Joseph O’Brien
Jockey: Mark Zahra
Profession: 17: 5-6-1
Odds: $7 / $2.80
One other abroad runner having his first race in Australia after creating a very strong resume in Europe thus far.
Has solely missed a spot 5 instances throughout 17 profession begins and comes into this after a pleasant break following a four-length win within the Group 1 Irish St Leger Stakes in mid-September.
Should carry the highest weight within the race and leap from an unpleasant gate, however there’s a lot to love about this Joseph O’Brien-trained stallion and he shapes as one of many main possibilities.
Has surged into favouritism with some punters standing to win enormous.
Easygo, the father or mother firm of Stake.com, positioned a $500,000 guess on Al Riffa at Monday’s name of the cardboard and can accumulate $4 million if it wins.
Notable professional punter Kingsley Bartholomew from Wolfden positioned a guess of $150,000 to win greater than $1 million.
