Arc Odds Drift on So You Think, Nathaniel

9/26/2011 9:59 PM  | racingpost.com
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03.09.2011 The Irish Champion Stakes from Leopardstown. The Aidan O'Brien trained So You Think ridden by Seamus (Seamie) (J A) Heffernan win the Group 1 Red Mills Irish Champion Stakes LEADING Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe hopes So You Think and Nathaniel were both the subject of drifts on Betfair on Monday on a volatile day's trading on Sunday's Longchamp showpiece.

Worries about the likely fast ground for King George winner Nathaniel prompted him to drift so alarmingly on Betfair that he was laid at 39-1 for small amounts although he settled back to around 14-1 in the evening.

Bookmakers were considerably more circumspect than exchange layers, but the colt is now widely available at 7-1 for Sunday's race, having been a general 9-2 chance earlier this month.

Later So You Think also drifted, prompting Paddy Power to briefly suspend their betting on the Arc due to "inconsistencies" in the market.
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good Luck! Get that 18th is right!,likin sparks,can you dig it,18in a row Hopefully,and a move up the ladder,Wow !