This time the great Union Jack hope is Big Orange, equal favourite at $15 and he has the right credentials. Big Orange led up last year and fought bravely for fifth, a touch over two lengths from the winner, Prince Of Penzance. Typical of the way Europeans train their horses, Big Orange will go into the Cup with just those four runs in 12 months. Big Orange carried 55.5kg in last year's Cup and this time has 56kg, a lenient assessment given his subsequent form. Big Orange is due to enter quarantine on Thursday and be flown to Australia two weeks later.

Source: New Zealand Herald September 26, 2016 15:56 UTC