Osborne: 'Yeats can be beaten'

Jamie Osborne has broken ranks from his fellow European raiders by declaring Melbourne Cup favourite Yeats is beatable in Tuesday’s race.

Osborne said his five-year-old Geordieland, currently rated a 12-1 chance, had the credentials to upstage the Aidan O’Brien-trained colt but also admitted he could not be overconfident about his chances in "the race that stops a nation".