Frankie Dettori looks for first Melbourne Cup winGetty Images Prince Harry congratulates Frankie Dettori after his win in the St James Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot this year. The flamboyant Frankie Dettori hailed Wicklow Brave as being "on the same path" as last year's runner-up Max Dynamite as the world's most recognisable jockey hopes not to be the Melbourne Cup hard-luck story on Tuesday. "I think [Wicklow Brave and Max Dynamite] are on the same path," Dettori said. The Melbourne Cup every year has some sort of unlucky story and last year it was me." READ MORE:* Cup favourite Hartnell was paying $101 in July* Melbourne Cup 2016: John O'Shea and Kiwi jockey James McDonald try to win cup for Sheikh MohammedBut it hasn't dented Dettori's confidence on Wicklow Brave, who has to contend with the awkward outside barrier.

Source: Stuff November 01, 2016 03:40 UTC