Victory in the Amdrew Ramsden Stakes at Flemington has given Point Nepean a ballot exemption into the Melbourne Cup.

This year’s Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase is shaping up to being the race of the Festival – but behind the apparent big guns is a little horse owned by a syndicate who just might shake up the established order.

Nick Williams believes pre-travel scintigraphy scans on overseas horses ahead of the Melbourne Cup will disrupt their preparations.