Vinnie cup decision expected this week

A decision whether to send Vinnie Roe to Australia for the Emirates Melbourne Cup will be made this week.

The seven-year-old has run in the Flemington contest twice before and was second to Makybe Diva in 2004

He was recently thwarted in his bid for a fifth consecutive Irish St Leger, settling for third behind Collier Hill.

“The horse is in quarantine and is well,” trainer Dermot Weld told the Racing Post.

“Everything is perfect but I won’t decide until later this week.”