The TAB has Murray and Bjorn Baker's two fillies $13 and $5 for today's $1 million 2000 Guineas at Riccarton.
We Can Say It Now is second favourite at $5 behind $3.50 favourite He's Remarkable, while Twilight Savings is on $13.
Murray Baker would probably have them slightly apart, but not to that degree.
Twilight Savings was brilliant in coming from the tail of the field to win at weight-for-age at Rotorua over 1200m on October 16.
"She would have been better off if we'd been able to give her a 1400m race as well, but we didn't have the time," said Baker.
"She had a number of setbacks and we couldn't even get a trial into her before Rotorua."
But don't imagine the stable is writing off the chances of Twilight Savings, who has already won on the course.
"We're very happy with her and in her favour is that she's won on the course."
In contrast to Twilight Savings' lead-up, We Can Say It Now has had a trial and two 1400m races going into tomorrow.
We Can Say It Now scored a head-shaking win in the Jim and Anne Sarten Memorial at Te Rapa.
Head-shaking because mid-race when they were breaking the race record, Mark Du Plessis could only just make her go slow enough, which redefines high cruising speed.
The 1600m this time should suit her even better and so should Riccarton. Chief bookie Thad Taylor explained the $3.50 on He's Remarkable.
"It's short and it reflects the liability we have for the horse," he said.
One double and one multi-bet alone laid in the first half of September represents a payout of $245,000 for the TAB.
On September 9, one punter invested $1000 on So You Think to win the Cox Plate at $3.80, Rafael Nadal to take the US Open and He's Remarkable to win the 2000 Guineas. The payout will be $124,000.
Six days later, someone claimed the TAB for $121,000 to $2000 on the So You Think-He's Remarkable double.
"That $3.80 about So You Think in the Cox Plate looks incredible now, doesn't it," Taylor said.
"So anyone can see, we're not keen to accept any more money for He's Remarkable.
"He was always going to be well backed and one of the favourites, but I don't think he'll start as short as $3.50. The $3.50 is a bit short of his real price and the market is telling us that."
Ray of hope for Twilight
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