Weather worries for Melbourne raiders

Connections of British raider Purple Moon are hoping the worst of the weather stays away ahead of Tuesday’s Emirates Melbourne Cup.

Weather worries for Melbourne raiders

Connections of British raider Purple Moon are hoping the worst of the weather stays away ahead of Tuesday’s Emirates Melbourne Cup.

The Flemington track saw five millimetres of overnight rain on Thursday but course manager Terry Watson is expecting conditions to improve ahead of Saturday’s VRC Derby meeting.

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