Barrier: 17
Jockey: Ben Melham
Trainer: Ben & JD Hayes
Weight: 55kg
Age: 5yo
Prizemoney: $302,110 AUD
Career Stats: 17 Starts - 4 wins (24%), 6 placings (59%)
Wins: 1628m (1), 2414m (2), 2816m (1)

Former Irish gelding making his debut for brothers Ben and JD Hayes, whose father David (1994) and grandfather Colin (1980, 1986) both prepared Cup winners. Inconsistent but very good at his best. Won the Curragh Cup in June, a race previously won by eventual Melbourne Cup winners Vintage Crop, Rekindling and Twilight Payment as well as three-time Melbourne runner-up Red Cadeaux. Well below best at his most recent outing in the Irish St Leger on wet ground. Performed OK on soft ground but better on firmer. Ben Melham seeks a first Cup win, having finished second in 2017.