Grand Central Slashed to 8-1 for Derby as Gypsy King removed
Grand Central was today the subject of a major ante post plunge for The Vodafone Derby, while his stablemate and 5-1 ante post favourite Gypsy King has been removed from Coral's betting on the race.Coral cut Grand Central to 12-1 from 16-1, but were forced to cut him again to 8-1 as the bets continued to mount up. "Money started to pour on Grand Central just after noon and it soon became abundantly clear on the exchanges that Gypsy King was a doubtful runner", said Simon Clare, Coral Spokesman. Coral have removed Gyspy King from the betting and now make Motivator their 9-2 favourite from 11-2. Grand Central is next best at 8-1 ahead of his stablemate Albert Hall on 9-1 from 12-1.In The Vodafone Oaks Cassydora was all the rage this morning and is 5-1 from 6-1 with Coral while the same firm trimmed Quickfire to 20-1 from 33-1 ahead of her appearance in tomorrow's Musidora Stakes at York.**Vodafone Derby9-2 Motivator, 8-1 Grand Central, 9-1 Albert Hall, 10-1 Ehsan, 11-1 Proclamation, 12-1 Fracas, 14-1 Kong, Walk In The Park, 16-1 Oratorio, 20-1 Mountain High, Tiger Dance, 25-1 Almighty, Belenus, Kalamkar, Kandidate, The Geezer **Vodafone Oaks3-1 Virginia Waters, 5-1 Cassydora, 13-2 Eswarah, 8-1 Dash To The Top, 10-1 Playful Act, 20-1 Mona Lisa, Quickfire, Fraloga, Magical Romance, Pictavia, Saywaan, Silk And Scarlet,