Champions Cup Odds On Rainbow Bridge & Better Bets In Japan

Typically, this dirt race at Chukyo would pass by without many in the northern hemisphere noticing, especially as it comes so soon before the Glorious Goodwood Festival. However, this year the bookies like Unibet, one of the best online sportsbook sites in Japan these days, are offering Champions Cup odds on Rainbow Bridge that put it shoulder to shoulder with favorite Buffalo Bill Cody, and what is usually a dull race has suddenly taken on a bit more pizazz.

Often placed in the shade by the Japan Cup this dirt race that goes over 1,800m (that’s around nine furlongs for those of you still thinking in proper measurements) has played second fiddle in the minds of the punters and bookies for many years. This time round, however, there’s a bit of a frisson of excitement in the air as the favorite Buffalo Bill Cody finds its position under serious threat from the Champions Cup odds on Rainbow Bridge at well-known betting sites like Unibet.

This close challenge at the top of the field has had, naturally enough, a knock on effect down the ranks. Whilst a bet on-the-nose might still not be as attractive as it need be to justify taking advantage of Japanese gambling laws, even those Champions Cup odds on Rainbow Bridge are a tad short, for each-way wager fans this one is a bonanza in waiting. Those racing for third place are priced very nicely on sites like Unibet, and some opportunities knockin Japan this weekend.

Wonderful Each-Way Opportunities In Japan This Weekend

 No, I’m not suggesting you go out and stake the rent money on the likes of Matador Man which, at 50/1, has about as much chance of winning this race as Boris Johnson has of being the best Prime Minister the UK has ever had. There’s each-way temptations all over the shop here, this just doesn’t happen to be one of them. Indeed even Infamous Fox and Kampala Campari which get 33/1 apiece are too far back on those Champions Cup odds on Rainbow Bridge to consider.

Champions Cup

• Date: July 27^th2019
• Track: Chukyo Racecourse
• Location: Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
• Distance: 1,800m (9 Furlongs)
• Type: Flat
• Qualification: 3 year olds+
• Weights: 55kg 3yo Colts/Geldings
• Weights: 53kg 3yo Fillies
• Weights: 57kg 4yo+
• Weights: 55kg 4yo Mares
• Surface: Dirt
• Purse: ¥179,400,000
• Bonus: ¥3,000,000 (Winning Owner)

However, putting those distant prices aside, the 20/1 shots look a little more promising. Twist Of Fate is no slouch and Eyes Wide Open might have drifted a little in recent days but could still easily put in a good show on the day and grab a place finish. That said the less optimistic looking for an each-way bet on sports in Japan this weekend, and we are many, are more likely to go for the neat 10/1 prices being offered up by sites like Unibet on Undercover Agent and Cirillo.

Champions Cup Odds On Rainbow Bridge Just 7/4 At Unibet

 Not that either of them are the best each-way wager of the day. At 15/2Soqrat takes those honors. The price is long enough to make a place bet viable and the chances of it coming home third are extremely good unless it has a mare of a start. The Champions Cup odds on Rainbow Bridge might have surprised regulars in the Japanese racing world, but at just 7/4 they’re not as attractive as they might be, and you can expect the money each-way on Soqratto eclipse it a tad.

2019 Champions Cup Odds

• Matador Man – 50/1
• Infamous Fox – 33/1
• Kampala Campari – 33/1
• Eyes Wide Open – 20/1
• Twist Of Fate – 20/1
• Undercover Agent – 10/1
• Cirillo – 10/1
• Soqrat – 15/2
• Rainbow Bridge – 7/4
• Buffalo Bill Cody – 6/4

Buffalo Bill Cody should have had it easy at 6/4 but those Champion Cup odds on Rainbow Bridge put paid to that dream, and now it’ll have a real run on its hands. What should have been a stroll now becomes the veritable two horse race, and the bookies like Unibet, one of the best online betting sites in Japan these days, are playing it close to their chest, but with the each-way market behind them so interesting this is one race you shouldn’t forget to have a little flutter on.