Unloved by punters, Divron set to shock at Albury meeting

An underrated Riverina mare can put the brakes on a rival’s promising emergence when they clash in an intriguing battle at Monday’s feature Albury meeting.
On a day when Victorian raiders have never had a stronger hand across the Riverina, a Wagga Wagga-based four-year-old is set to steal the headlines from well-fancied visitors.
Racing heads to Albury on Monday.Credit: Jason South
Divron, from the Gary Colvin stable at Wagga, looms as one of the big value bets on the program, tackling an open Class 1 Hcp over 1175m.
Despite being a model of consistency over a long prep, including a Super Maiden win on Christmas Eve, and two luckless second placings on either side, Divron opened around $15 in early betting.
The daughter of Divine Prophet has one win from 10 starts but has placed a further six times around the region.
Yet, the market took an instant dislike to her, a long way back from promising filly and early favourite Luna Jet who opened around $3 after an impressive debut win at Nowra on the last day of 2024.
Part of another healthy invasion from both Goulburn and Canberra, Luna Jet will be aimed at some feature country carnival sprints next month and through March if she wins this.
The other big fancy in early betting was Victorian-based Hellberg, who is reloading after a dominant maiden win at Corowa 24 days ago.
Meanwhile, progressive Canberra five-year-old Lord Finland is out to take the next step when he tackles a wide-open Benchmark 58 Hcp over 1400m.