Rainbow Bridge was installed 3-1 favourite when Betting World opened its book on the Sun Met yesterday with Do It Again (4-1) and Undercover Agent (8-1) – both also involved in that dramatic photo finish for last Saturday’s Green Point – the next two in the market.

Legal Eagle, who won the Green Point, is a 10-1 chance along with last year’s Met winner Oh Susanna and Mike de Kock’s pair Hawwaam and Buffalo Bill Cody.

The Sporting Post revealed yesterday that Bernard Fayd’Herbe weighed in half a kilo overweight on Rainbow Bridge. This is within the rules and quite legitimate but in such a close finish it could – theoretically at least – have made the difference between fourth and first.

By Michael Clower

Featured Image: Rainbow Bridge (Liesl King)