The race that stops a nation: Tiger Moth can pounce for Aidan O’Brien in Melbourne Cup

Santiago and Seamie Heffernan (left) beats Tiger Moth (right) to win the Group 1 Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby. Picture: Healy Racing

The Melbourne Cup is one of the few major races that still eludes Aidan O’Brien but the master of Ballydoyle may well put that right by landing the race that stops a nation in the early hours of tomorrow morning.

O’Brien has two leading contenders in 2019 Epsom Derby hero Anthony Van Dyck and Tiger Moth, runner-up in this year’s Irish Derby.