MOUNT NELSON 7-2 FAVOURITE FOR MOST COMPETITIVE CORAL-ECLIPSE IN YEARS
Mount Nelson has been eased to 7-2 favourite from 10-3 for Saturday's Coral-Eclipse by the sponsor after twelve horses stood their ground at today's entry stage.
This will be the richest ever Coral-Eclipse Stakes with a prize money pot of £500,000 pounds on offer, and the sponsor is hailing it as the most competitive renewal for 16 years.
"This year's Coral-Eclipse features a host of talented horses looking to burst on to the Group 1 stage, and as a result it is the most competitive renewal for many years", said Simon Clare, Coral Spokesman.
"The last time the Eclipse favourite started as big as 7-2 was Kooyonga back in 1992 and she won the race for Ireland, a feat Mount Nelson is looking to emulate", added Clare.
"However, Henry Cecil is mounting a strong challenge with both Phoenix Tower and Multidimensional, while Godolphin have entered both Literato and Camapanologist, the latter being the leading representative of the three year old division", concluded Clare.
Coral clipped Literato in to 7-1 from 8-1 with various weather forecasts predicting some heavy rainfall in the Esher area at the back end of the week.
Coral-Eclipse
7-2 Mount Nelson, 4-1 Multidimensional, Phoenix Tower, 11-2 Pipedreamer, 7-1 Literato, 10-1 Maraahel, 12-1 Campanologist, 14-1 Rob Roy, 16-1 King Of Rome, 20-1 Stotsfold, 40-1 Hattan, 100-1 Plan
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