Caulfield Cup Odds: Bachman Well Backed
October 16th, 2014 by Pom de TurfOurs won’t be the only eyes fixed on Bachman on Saturday when he turns out in the Caulfield Classic – all the signs are that he’s expected to run a big race, and all the signs are that he will, too. He’s right up there in the Racing odds for the race at Caulfield on Saturday, too, and getting lots of attention from punters, as well.
According to Sportsbet, there has been some keen interest in the Gerald Ryan-trained 3-year-old: ‘there is a definite lead to suggest Bachman will go well in the Classic. The race is a traditional preview to the Derby and anything that performs strongly will no doubt firm for the Flemington Group 1.’ Which is part of the reason there will be so much attention on Bachman when he runs at the weekend, but doesn’t give us much to go on by way of a form guide. For that, you’d have to turn to Ryan himself, who sounds pretty pleased with Bachman’s progress through the Melbourne Spring so far, and keen to see just what this horse can do – he thinks there’s better form in Bachman than looks to be the case on paper: ‘I believe if he went back to the fence and followed Shooting To Win in the Stan Fox (1500m) then he’d have run second. The other day he was giving Hampton Court five kilos and his sectionals were as good as any horse on the day. At level weights in the Caulfield Classic he’ll be meeting some of those horses he’s been running against much better off at the weights and that will show us whether he’ll get 2500m (of the AAMI Victoria Derby) or not.’
So keep an eye out for Bachman at the weekend – this is a great chance for him to prove his trainer right, and also to position himself very well indeed in the Racing odds for the VRC Derby at the start of November…
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