Gamble on Transom

Transom was heavily backed yesterday for Saturday's Northumberland Plate Handicap at Newcastle. Amanda Perrett's charge was cut from 14-1 to 7-1 by the Tote and from 14-1 to 8-1 by Coral. Shaft Of Light was also well backed - from 20-1 to 12-1 - with Coral.

Simon Clare, Coral's spokesman, said: "Everyone from the big hitters to the 50p customers wanted to get on either Transom or Shaft Of Light, and we laid both to lose tens of thousands of pounds"

LATEST NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE BETTING

Horse Coral Hills Tote

Windsor Castle 7-2 4-1 3-1

Top Cees 6-1 6-1 6-1

Transom 8-1 10-1 7-1

Shaft Of Light 12-1 10-1 9-1

Snow Princess 10-1 10-1 10-1

Embryonic 12-1 10-1 12-1

Sweetness Herself 10-1 12-1 12-1

Flirting Around 9-1 12-1 14-1

Each-way a quarter the odds, 1, 2, 3, 4, (Newcastle, Saturday)