The Metropolitan early betting picture

Clinton Payne - Tuesday September 26

Only $1 separates the four favoured runners in final field markets for the $750,000 Group I The Metropolitan (2400m) at Randwick on Saturday.

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Big Duke is the only non Chris Waller-trained galloper at single-figure odds for The Metropolitan. Photo: Steve Hart

There's a field of 12 runners in the Sydney feature spring staying handicap with a third of the acceptances at odds of between $5.50 and $6.50.

The opening final field market has the Chris Waller-trained Libran, the winner of the Group III Kingston Town Stakes, a best-priced favourite at $5.50 and his stablemates Antonio Giuseppe and Life Less Ordinary share the second line of betting at $6.

The other runner in single figure odds is Darren Weir's Sydney Cup placegetter Big Duke at $6.50.

The opening final field markets for The Metropolitan are.

No	Horse	Sportsbet	Ladbrokes	CrownBet	Luxbet	Bet365	Palmerbet	Unibet
1	LIBRAN	$5.50	$5	$5.50	$5	$4.50	$5	$5
2	WHO SHOT THEBARMAN	$13	$11	$13	$12	$13	$13	$13
3	DESTINY'S KISS	$26	$21	$21	$21	$21	$21	$26
4	AMRALAH	$17	$19	$26	$21	$17	$21	$17
5	BIG DUKE	$6	$6.50	$6	$6.50	$6	$6	$6.50
6	ANTONIO GIUSEPPE	$6	$5.50	$5	$5.50	$5	$6	$6
7	CHOCANTE	$15	$12	$11	$13	$11	$12	$13
8	BROADSIDE	$9	$9.50	$11	$9	$12	$8.50	$9
9	LIFE LESS ORDINARY	$5.50	$5.50	$6	$5.50	$6	$6	$5.50
10	FOUNDRY	$9	$9	$9	$9	$11	$9	$9
11	LORESHO	$101	$51	$41	$71	$51	$51	$101
12	MY DIAMANTINE	$101	$101	$81	$71	$101	$101	$101

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