Online bookmaker Sportsbet have installed Puissance De Lune as the $3 favourite in Saturday’s Group 2 PB Lawrence Stakes before the final field is released tomorrow. Puissance De Lune won the race last year when favourite for the Melbourne Cup and Sportsbet think the boom may be back after Saturday’s feature race.

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Taken from Sportsbet.com.au‘s blog:

This time last year Puissance De Lune was being touted as a live Melbourne Cup chance.

The gloss quickly faded and the imported French stallion was in the paddock when Fiorente won the Cup. Puissance De Lune returns on Saturday and online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au has him at $3.00 favourite for the P.B. Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield.

“Last campaign Puissance De Lune was the boom horse and while he hasn’t won since this race last year, he wasn’t disgraced. The grey didn’t make it to the Cup, but he finished second in two Group 1’s so he’s right up to winning this race again,’’ sportsbet.com.au’s Shaun Anderson said.

The Lawrence, a traditional springboard to the spring, is wide open. Multiple Group 1 winner Foreteller is value at $8.50, while another former Frenchy Lidari is second pick at $5.50.

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View the Lawrence Stakes market.