Melbourne Cup cheat sheet: Why every horse can — and can’t — win the great race
AGAINST: Turned in a shocker last start in the Moonee Valley Cup (2500m). He led like he did in The Bart Cummings, but then went like a pricked balloon in the straight and ran last of 10. Hence he’s a long shot here. This race is rarely won from go to whoa, and if he faded out like that over a race that’s 700m shorter than this one …