'Everything looks in her favour' - Tom Segal with his Melbourne Cup fancy

Realm Of Flowers
4.00 Flemington
1pt win

All things being equal, the two British-trained runners at the top of the Lexus Melbourne Cup (4.00am GMT) betting would appear to have quite a big class edge.

The problem is that things do not look like being very equal at Flemington because the weather forecast is for lots of rain and the already soft ground could easily turn nasty.

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Published on 30 October 2022inHorse racing tips

Last updated 18:45, 31 October 2022

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