This isn't going to be your typical Melbourne Cup. Unseasonably wet weather — a forecasted 20-40mm on Monday and 10mm on Tuesday — means that Flemington Racecourse will be a Soft 7 or Heavy 8 come post time, which should swing the AU$10 million race firmly towards Al Riffa and Half Yours. At least most of the punters will have hats handy.

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"The race that soaks the nation" feels like an apt tagline for the 165t

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