2015 Golden Rose now a two-horse race

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With news on Friday morning that Vancouver will not contest the Rosehill feature on September 12, the first two horses over the line in the Run To The Rose are now the only runners in single figures.

Sportsbet have the John O'Shea-trained Exosphere favourite for the Golden Rose at $2.75 while Chris Waller's Press Statement is at $3.

There was a margin of 1-1/4 lengths in favour of Exosphere in the Run To The Rose, with Press Statement giving Exosphere 1kg in weight.

Under the set weights conditions of the Golden Rose, the colts will each carry 56.5kg in a race which will multiply the value of the winner by an extraordinary amount.

Below are the top eight runners in the latest Sportsbet market for the 2015 Golden Rose.

HORSE

ODDS

Exosphere

$2.75

Press Statement

$3

Shards

$11

Holler

$13

Sebring Sun

$15

Speak Fondly

$15

Japonisme

$15

Rageese

$17

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