Early betting picture for the Carlyon Stakes

Brad Waters - Wednesday August 23

Last year's winner Heatherly has opened as a warm favourite to make it back-to-back Carlyon Stakes wins at Moonee Valley on Saturday.

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El Divino is in the early betting on Saturday's Carlyon Stakes. Photo: Steve Hart

Heatherly started as a $2.90 favourite in last year's win but could jump shorter than that quote on Saturday after opening as short as $2.05 on Wednesday afternoon.

Bookies have adjusted their prices to have Heatherly at either $2.25 or $2.30 and have the Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra-trained mare as the favourite ahead of the Darren Weir stable entrant Speedeor at $4.50.

Goodwood runner-up Missrock is on the next line of betting at either $7 or $7.50 ahead of Winx's little brother El Divino, who is trading at either $8 or $8.50.

Below is a comparison of the early markets on Saturday's Carlyon Stakes at Moonee Valley.

No

Horse

Ladbrokes

Sportsbet

William Hill

CrownBet

1

JUNGLE EDGE

$18

$18

$18

$18

2

KEEN ARRAY

$11

$12

$11

$12

3

GENERAL TRUCE

$91

$101

$91

$91

4

SUNDAY ESCAPE

$26

$23

$23

$26

5

PRUSSIAN VIXEN

$26

$27

$26

$26

6

ORUJO

$26

$27

$26

$26

7

O'MALLEY

$14

$15

$15

$15

8

EL DIVINO

$8

$8.50

$8

$8.50

9

SPEEDEOR

$5.50

$5.50

$5.50

$5.50

10

HEATHERLY

$2.25

$2.25

$2.25

$2.30

11

MISSROCK

$7

$7.50

$7

$7

12

LADY ESPRIT

$18

$19

$18

$19

13

ONE MORE DAISY

$34

$35

$34

$34

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