Group form and low weight key to successful Melbourne Cup challenge

Lexus Melbourne Cup

4.00 Flemington, November 5

Key trends

• Winner of a Group or Graded race, ten winners in last ten runnings (one was a Grade 1 winner)
• Had won over at least 1m4f, 10/10 (only two had won over 1m7½f)
• Carried no more than 8st 9lb, 9/10
• Top-four finish last time out, 9/10 (four won)
• Aged three to five, 8/10 (based on northern hemisphere ages)
• Bred outside Australia and New Zealand, 8/10
• Highest previous RPR between 114 and 123, 7/10
• Drawn between four and 17, 7/10

Other factors