The Melbourne Cup field has already been reduced - and may be further hit before tomorrow's race 🤕
The Melbourne Cup does not have emergency horses, and so the barriers will not be full when the great race jumps at 3pm at Flemington.The field could yet be reduced to 22 runners - or even fewer - with $19 chance Lunar Flare to undergo another vet inspection on Tuesday morning.
"The Grahame Begg-trained Lunar Flare presented with lameness in the off fore and will be re-inspected morning prior to final scratching time," stewards said. For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by
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