Junipal has opened up as favourite for Saturday's $500,000 Sportsbet Ballarat Cup, 2000m.
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A last-start group 3 winner, Junipal is rated a $6.50 chance with Sportsbet in a wide-open batting affair.
Junipal is one of two starters in the listed event for Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, who have a major arm of their training empire in Ballarat.
The five-year-old is also part-owned in Ballarat, with former Ballarat Turf Club chief executive officer Lachlan McKenzie the managing owner.
Maher and Eustace's other starter Al Galayel is on the fourth line of betting at $11.
Ballarat mare Affair To Remember, trained by Dan O'Sullivan, is second favourite at $8.
The Euroa stable of Dabernig and Hayes has four in the 16-strong field, which also features four emergencies.
Ballarat-trained Kiwia is attempting to win the Cup for the third time in a row and second time for trainer Archie Alexander.
The Cup Day program has 10 races, with the Cup race eight at 4.25pm.
