Melbourne plan for Septimus

AIDAN O’Brien has confirmed that Irish St Leger winner Septimus is to be aimed at the Emirates Melbourne Cup at Flemington on November 4.

The five-year-old entire has won his last four races and has been allotted a weight of 58.5 kg (9st 3lb) in Australia’s most famous race.

O’Brien has raised the issue of the quarantine procedure recently but has stated his intention is to run the son of Sadler’s Wells.