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- Updated: September 13, 2016
Order Of St George has been handed joint top weight of 58kg (9st 2lb) for the Emirates Melbourne Cup at Flemington on November 1.
Aidan O’Brien’s charge suffered a shock reverse in the Irish St Leger last Sunday, but has still heads the weights with Andreas Wohler’s 2014 Cup hero Proctectionist.
Racing Victoria chief handicapper Greg Carpenter admits the European-trained pair have been set a stiff task if they line up in the Group One.
He told www.racing.com: “There have been 23 original topweights contest the Melbourne Cup since Comic Court’s win in 1950 and none have placed, so Order Of St George and …
