Racing expert CHRIS LINES tells you which horses to back and which ones you MUST avoid in Daily Mail Australia's Melbourne Cup form guide
Daily MailIt's Melbourne Cup time again, when some once-a-year punters win big with crazy omen bets while most tear up their office sweep tickets while swearing that it's all rigged anyway - but we're here to help. However, jockey Mark Zahra has ridden the past two Cup winners, the horse did win this year's Sydney Cup over this distance, and trainer Ciaron Maher is a master of preparing stayers. Jockey Mark Zahra celebrates after making it two Cup wins in a row on Without a Fight last year - he'll be going for his hat-trick on Circle of Fire on Tuesday The weather forecast is for clear skies and temperatures up to 25 degrees - music to the ears of glamorous stars like Jessie Murphy but not so good for mudlark horses that will be hoping for a wet track The trainer has given him less work this time to keep him fresher, and given he runs over this kind of marathon distance every start, you would expect him to be right up there in the closing stages and tough to run down. Jockey: Kerrin McEvoy Back for another crack after he led until the final furlong in last year's Cup. Jockey: Teo Nugent Unlucky not to run a place in last year's Cup when he rattled home.
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