Cox Plate form can prove key in this year's Melbourne Cup

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Key trends

• Winner of a Group or Graded race, ten winners in last ten runnings (two were Group/Grade 1 winners)
• Had won over at least 1m4f, 10/10 (only two had won over 2m)
• Carried no more than 8st 9lb, 9/10
• Top-four finish last time out, 9/10 (three won)
• Aged three to five, 8/10 (based on northern hemisphere ages)
• Bred outside Australia and New Zealand, 8/10

Other factors

Five of the last ten winners had run in a recognised trial (Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate, Mackinnon Stakes, Geelong Cup or Turnbull Stakes)