The rejuvenated Horrifying proved his second-up win at monster odds was no fluke, leaving punters desperately trying to dig themselves out of the Berkshire Breeze hole.
Horrifying ($9.50) sat outside Berkshire Breeze ($1.45) in a moderately run staying contest, and jockey Blake Shinn ensured there was just enough pressure applied to the leader rounding the home bend before Horrifying left the cup contender standing down the Flemington straight to score by two and a half lengths.
It was the beginning of a horrifying day for the punters, with Berkshire Breeze ($1.45), Midtown Boss ($2.10), and Vivy Air ($2.30) all going under across Flemington and Rosehill within the space of an hour and a half.
For now, any talk of Berkshire being a genuine Cup contender has been shelved—TAB winding his Melbourne Cup price out from $17 to $51.
