Willie Mullins runs Vauban and Absurde in the race that stops a nation
as he aims to finally win the contest he has been targeting in recent years.
Meanwhile, an extremely disappointed Aidan O’Brien will reroute Jan Brueghel to the Hong Kong Vase after the St Leger winner was ruled out of the Melbourne Cup having failed a pre-race veterinary check in Australia.READ MORE: City Of Troy ‘not prepared well enough’ says Aidan O’Brien as star colt flops in Breeders’ Cup Classic
Absurde was seventh at Flemington last year when Vauban proved a bitter disappointment in 14th and neither has had an Australian prep run, unlike Geelong Cup winner Onesmoothoperator, trained by Brian Ellison and Harry Eustace’s Bendigo Cup hero Sea King.Where and when is it? The race takes place at 4am Irish time on Tuesday, November 5.
Vauban looks set to go off at a shorter price than his stablemate, but Absurde finished ahead of him in this race 12 months ago and is a good each-way price. He was last seen winning on the flat at Chester and should be spot on for Tuesday's race, in which he will be partnered by Kerrin McEvoy, who is aiming to equal the record for most wins in the race, having already won the contest three times.
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