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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN>Being the MC tomorrow, I thought I should have a bet on the obvious expected leader, #24.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN>Big International Bookmaker William Hill offered 26.00 (don't be fooled by the 61.00 - that's only available to expected losers).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN>Centrebet, "Take Us On" would take $8 @ 71.00. Boy, that's really letting us on!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN>BetZero, living up to their name, would take $0.00 at 51.00. $0.00 says it all.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN>Australia's self proclaimed biggest bookmaker, Sportsbet, does better, willing to take $80 @ 51.00. A solid bet on a maiden at Sunshine Coast tomorrow, but this is the MC, analysed "to death" by all and sundry, disclosed form, mature market, you are way below top odds, yet you will only stand a tired old man for $4k at the lowest odds on offer (well other than WH's 26.00)!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN>Next try, TopSport who took the request 150ew @ 61.00/16.00 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN>Can't report on the others as that was all I wanted.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN>The corporates are by and large a disgrace and bring discredit to racing. But I've got praise for one that I'll post anon - got to look up exact wording first.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN>LBL</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>