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It´s All Greek For The Derby

Sir Michael Stoute´s unraced Greek Well has been the subject of a massive ante-post gamble with William Hill for the Vodafone Derby.

The Sadler´s Wells colt, a full-brother to the top-class Islington and Greek Dance, has been cut from 33-1 into 7s with the firm after a flood of bets on Saturday morning.

Spokeswoman Jennie Prest said: 'This seems to have come out of nowhere and the phones have been ringing off the hook.

'We slashed Greek Well to 16-1 then to 12-1 but they still kept coming and he is now just 7-1.

'A gamble like this is just unprecedented with the Derby still months away and layers are already facing a estimated liabilities of #2million industry-wide.'

Vodafone Derby, William Hill bet: 5-1 Horatio Nelson, 7-1 Greek Well, 14-1 George Washington, 16-1 Sir Percy, 20-1 Pescatorio, 25-1 bar.

? PA Sport