Prince of Arran takes out the Geelong Cup but will he get a Melbourne Cup start?

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Prince of Arran came third in last year's Melbourne Cup, and now the English racehorse who loves Australia wins the Geelong Cup, but a Flemington start is still up in the air.

, and is seen as a serious chance if he can make the field.

This means the aim for the successful horse is to rise in the order of entry, usually by receiving a weight penalty for its performance in winning the race. "He loves it here. I'm hoping and praying it [winning the race] is enough to get him in [the Melbourne Cup field].Jockey Michael Walker said his horse had a big challenge from the outside barrier.

A penalty of 0.5kg would probably be enough to move Prince of Arran up in the Order of Entry to a point where a spot in the final field of 24 would be likely.

 

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