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The Charlie Appleby-trained Cross Counter will be one of three horses aiming to give global operation Godolphin its first Melbourne Cup at Flemington.

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Trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott are happy with Geelong Cup winner Runaway going into the Melbourne Cup.

Aidan O'Brien's travelling foreman TJ Comerford is happy with his trio of Melbourne Cup runners ahead of the big race at Flemington.

As usual the race that stops a nation has a wide open market for the 2018 Melbourne Cup at Flemington on Tuesday.

Owner Marwan Koukash brings his horse Magic Circle to Australia looking to win the Cup for the first time.

With two good chances in the Melbourne Cup, Nick Williams thinks they have a good chance to win the race for the third straight year.

The Charlie Appleby-trained Cross Counter will be one of three horses aiming to give global operation Godolphin its first Melbourne Cup at Flemington.

The chances of Lloyd Williams adding to his Melbourne Cup record of six wins are threatened by favourite Yucatan's wide barrier.

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Ace High's failure in the Caulfield Cup has deterred punters as he heads to the Melbourne Cup but his trainer David Payne has already erased it from his memory.

Aidan O'Brien's travelling foreman TJ Comerford is happy with his trio of Melbourne Cup runners ahead of the big race at Flemington.

Trainer Hughie Morrison hopes the decision to send Marmelo into the Melbourne Cup without a lead-up run in Australia can net a better result than a year ago.

Owner Marwan Koukash brings his horse Magic Circle to Australia looking to win the Cup for the first time.

Some statistics on the $7.3 million Melbourne Cup.

The chances of Lloyd Williams adding to his Melbourne Cup record of six wins are threatened by favourite Yucatan's wide barrier.

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Trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott are happy with Geelong Cup winner Runaway going into the Melbourne Cup.

Ace High's failure in the Caulfield Cup has deterred punters as he heads to the Melbourne Cup but his trainer David Payne has already erased it from his memory.

As usual the race that stops a nation has a wide open market for the 2018 Melbourne Cup at Flemington on Tuesday.

Trainer Hughie Morrison hopes the decision to send Marmelo into the Melbourne Cup without a lead-up run in Australia can net a better result than a year ago.

With two good chances in the Melbourne Cup, Nick Williams thinks they have a good chance to win the race for the third straight year.