It was not a royal occasion for some punters this week, with a lofty bet on a Queen and another on a Princess both falling shy.
They were among the TAB.com.au bets of note from the last seven days of harness racing in Victoria:
WINNERS ARE GRINNERS
$6,500 at $2.15 on One Over Da Son (Tabcorp Park Melton Race 2 on October 21)
$6,000 at $1.75 on Cobalt Blues to place (Charlton Race 1 on October 19 – Third)
$5,000 at $2.15 on El Banco (Ballarat Race 2 on October 22)
$4,120 at $1.35 on Always Ready (Tabcorp Park Melton Race 11 on October 23)
$4,000 at $1.30 on Wolf Stride (Tabcorp Park Melton Race 1 on October 23)
BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME
$11,842 at $1.55 on Queen Elida (Maryborough Race 2 on October 25 – Unplaced)
$7,000 at $1.25 on Elroy Jetson (Tabcorp Park Melton Race 1 on October 21 – Third)
$6,600 at $1.45 on Our Princess Tiffany (Tabcorp Park Melton Race 7 on October 23 – Unplaced)
$6,000 at $2.90 on Willie Go West (Tabcorp Park Melton Race 6 on October 21 – Second)
$5,000 at $3.10 on Polonis Our Mate (Tabcorp Park Melton Race 4 on October 21 – Unplaced)
ROUND OF APPLAUSE
$800 at $6.50 on Amour Maternal (Maryborough Race 2 on October 25)
$500 at $11 on Tell Nobody (Stawell Race 6 on October 23)
$100 at $51 on Mister Wickham (Tabcorp Park Melton Race 5 on October 23)