The race that stops the nation is upon us, with a capacity field of 24 set to tackle the famous Flemington two-mile journey.
The Melbourne Cup is upon us. Here’s everything you need to know about the horses to pick a winner in the race that stops the nation.
The weather forecast for Monday and Tuesday suggests we’ll see racing on the firmer side of a Good 4 track.The race to the post will be interesting, with decent speed drawn inside and out. Closest to the fence, we should see Serpentine , Vauban , Military Mission and potentially Magical Lagoon roll forward. Out wider, expect Williams to send Lastotchka across the field from barrier 21. Right You Are and Vow And Declare are others that might be ridden with aggression in the early stages.
Why he can win: He can stay, he generally makes his own luck up on the speed, and he has a turn-of-foot. He appears to be a better horse than Twilight Payment who won this race with 55.5kg in 2020. He’s drawn perfectly in barrier three. Why he can’t win: It was only three starts ago that he was going over hurdles. The horse he beat over 2414m last start, Valiant King , was a $31 chance in this prior to being withdrawn.Chris Waller-trained import that has looked brilliant in his wins but has mixed his form, at times letting himself down with awful starts. His last three starts have all been at Group 1 level, acquitting himself well each time.
Maher and Eustace-trained import who has improved with racing since making his Australian debut in BM78 grade back in June. A change of tactics cost him victory in the G2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup last start but it was a race he didn’t need to win.Old-school grounding for this race, racing six times since June from 1600m up to 2520m. He was ridden against his usual pattern last start but still ran well and plummets in weight .Query on his class.
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