Defending Inter Dominion champion Lennytheshark starts his quest for back-to-back championships at Gloucester Park tomorrownight.
Online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au has posted Lennytheshark as the $1.85 favourite to win his qualifying heat. Fellow Victorian Guaranteed ($4.00) and Our Jimmy Johnstone ($4.20) are the only other runners under double figures.
In the second heat, local pacer Bettors Fire is $2.40 favourite to secure his place in the December 9 final. HectorJayjay is $1.65 to win the third heat and the Victorian star is $3.20 to win the final, slightly ahead of Lennytheshark ($3.30).
“The biggest fortnight in harness racing starts tomorrow night and it really is a star-studded series. Lennytheshark and Hectorjayjay are top picks for their heats, but they will have to be at their best against such quality opposition,’’ said sportsbet.com.au’s Christian Jantzen.
Markets courtesy of sportsbet.com.au
Interdominion Qualifying Heat 1
$1.85 Lennytheshark
$4.00 Guaranteed
$4.20 Our Jimmy Johnstone
$6.50 Beaudine Boaz
$13 Elegant Christian
$18 Ultimate Art
$51 Delightful Offer
$51 Tricky Styx
$61 Stunning Grin
$81 Our Jericho
$81 The Bucket List
$151 Mynameskenny
$151 Smokey The Bandit
Interdominion Qualifying Heat 2
$2.40 Bettors Fire
$4.00 Smolda
$6.50 John Of Arc
$6.50 Yankee Rockstar
$6.50 Phoenix Warrior
$13 Major Crocker
$21 Ima Connoisseur
$51 Our Blackbird
$51 Waylade
$51 Heez On Fire
$51 Delightful Offer
$151 Smokey The Bandit
$151 Mynameskenny
Interdominion Qualifying Heat 3
$1.65 Hectorjayjay
$4.40 Restrepo
$5.50 Franco Nelson
$5.50 Bling It On
$34 Delightful Offer
$41 Excitusinthecity
$41 Run Oneover
$41 Simply Susational
$51 Smokey The Bandit
$61 Freyberg
$81 Flaming Flutter
$151 Cyamach
$151 Mynameskenny