Rite Of Passage, the market leader for the Melbourne Cup, will have to prove himself the hard way at Flemington on November 2nd.
Dermot Weld’s gelding (pictured right), who beat Age Of Aquarius, has been allotted 57kg (which equates to 9st) for the two-mile handicap. Only one horse has carried more to win Australia’s most famous prize in the last 10 years when the legendary mare Makybe Diva won her third Cup under the steadier of 58kg (9st 2lb) in 2005. Weld, who has won the race twice before with with Vintage Crop in 1993 and Media Puzzle in 2002, also has Profound Beauty entered and she has 54kg (8st7lb).
To read the full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/No-easy-Rite-Of-Passage-in-Melbourne-Cup-a24744
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