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After a very big win in the G3 Kilternan Stakes at Leopardstown over the weekend, Racing Victoria Executive General Manager – Racing, Greg Carpenter has issued Tiger Moth with an important penalty.

Tiger Moth has been given 2.5kg more to carry in the Cups taking him to 52.5kg for Aidan O'Brien.

It has seen him move all the way to 12th in the Order Of Entry thereby guaranteeing a start in the great race.

Carpenter said: "When releasing the weights, I identified Tiger Moth as one of the more difficult horses to assess given he had only run three times. He was beaten in a 1400m maiden on debut, then won a maiden over 2000m and was beaten a head in the Group 1 Irish Derby by stablemate Santiago.

"His dominant win in the Group 3 Kilternan Stakes now supports his Irish Derby performance and the form from the Derby has been enhanced with the winner Santiago finishing third to Stradivarius in the Group 1 Goodwood Cup and then over the weekend he was fourth, beaten 1.5 lengths, in the Group 1 English St Leger.

"The 2.5kg penalty takes Tiger Moth to 1kg below fellow Northern Hemisphere three-year-olds Santiago and Russian Camelot who both have 53.5kg in the Melbourne Cup."

NEWS: Racing Victoria Executive General Manager – Racing, Greg Carpenter, has today announced that he has issued a weight penalty to Tiger Moth in the $8 million @Lexus #MelbourneCup (3200m) at @FlemingtonVRC on 3 November.https://t.co/d8P97JcAn6

— Racing Victoria (@RacingInsider) September 14, 2020