Joseph O’Brien gets his first Group 1 triumph in the UK as a trainer.
It was supposed to be a battle between Hermosa and Pretty Pollyanna but Iridessa didn’t read the script. Joseph O’Brien’s two-year-old surged clear to win the Fillies’ Mile at Newmarket and did so at a big price.
If you were on Oddschecker this morning and shopped around, you could have got the filly at best price 33/1, a far more juicier price than the 22/1 on offer elsewhere.
Her odds tumbled as the race edged nearer and she went off an SP of 14/1. It was still a handsome price for anyone on-board as Wayne Lordan got her ahead of the two favourites, who finished second and third respectively.
Never rule out Joseph O'Brien!
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Iridessa is the young trainer's first Group One Flat winner in Britain at 14-1 in the bet365 Fillies' Mile
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The win sparked interest in the betting for next year’s Oaks at Epsom, and she has been slashed into joint-favourite for the running in May 2019.
Iridessa is now 20/1 best price, with some bookmakers making her as short as 14/1 at the top of the market.
She is also 20/1 for next year’s 1000 Guineas, although O’Brien said in an interview after the race that she was ‘more of an Oaks Filly’.’
The 14/1 SP winner followed another big price winner in the 14.25, as Mot Juste came home at 12/1.
At 9am this morning, a £1 bet on those two at their best price would have netted you £615, compared to £338 worst price.
That’s why it pays to use Oddschecker!
Oddschecker Spokesman George Elek: “Iridessa caused a shock in the Fillies’ mile and went in from 40s to 14/1 SP before triumphing at Newmarket. Joseph O’Brien said she was an Oaks Filly immediately after winning his first Group 1 as a trainer and punters have been quick to take advantage of prices as bookies continue to cut her for future success, she’s now 20/1 best price.”
