Cox Plate: the weight-for-age brigade assembles

The Cox Plate on 24 October is racing stripped back to its purest question: who is the best horse, carrying level weights over a tricky 2040 metres. There is nowhere to hide.

We will follow the best of the middle-distance horses into the race and give you an honest read on tempo, the map and where the winner is likely to come from.

Image: Moonee Valley Racecourse, via Wikimedia Commons.