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"Blue Square have halved him in price to 5/1, William Hill are 7s from 10s while Coral go 11/2 from 11/1.
Their spokesman Simon Clare said: "This is the most significant gamble on the Derby since we started betting 12 months ago, and it all points to Rip Van Winkle potentially being the Ballydoyle number one Derby contender.
"At the very least it suggests that Rip Van Winkle is in good shape and expected to run well, and as a result we have eased Sea The Stars and Fame And Glory to get more of them in the book".

Source: PA

[QUOTE="SteveM, post: 2191650, member: 64943"] "Blue Square have halved him in price to 5/1, William Hill are 7s from 10s while Coral go 11/2 from 11/1. Their spokesman Simon Clare said: "This is the most significant gamble on the Derby since we started betting 12 months ago, and it all points to Rip Van Winkle potentially being the Ballydoyle number one Derby contender. "At the very least it suggests that Rip Van Winkle is in good shape and expected to run well, and as a result we have eased Sea The Stars and Fame And Glory to get more of them in the book". Source: PA [/QUOTE]

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