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The Racenet team has analysed the Big 4 races of the day on Saturday.

Classic maestro David Payne will use Friday night’s ATC Schweppes Plate (1550m) to pour some racecraft into a pair of three-year-old geldings, both of whom are sons of Cox Plate winners.

Tab New Zealand (Tab NZ) recorded betting turnover figures of NZ$226.9m (£116.6m/€138.6m) for October, increasing 18.2% from September.

Australian racing legend and showman Glen Boss will look to end his career with a fairytale win aboard short-priced favourite Spanish Mission in Saturday’s $750,000 Group 2 Herald Sun Zipping Classic at Caulfield.

Leading trainer Chris Waller has suggested reigning Horse Of The Year and Melbourne Cup champion Verry Elleegant could be set for the Prix de lArc de Triomphe in 2022.

Champion trainer Chris Waller never tested Cox Plate legend Winx overseas but Melbourne Cup winner Verry Elleegant is set to take on the world’s best stayers next year.

Cox Plate runner-up Anamoe is one of four equal favourites in TAB’s first market on the 2022 All-Star Mile to be run at Flemington in March.

Zaaki’s victory in the Mackinnon Stakes his tenth success in the last seven days.

The leading jockey of 2021 Melbourne Cup week reflects on his recent good fortune

Cup Week at Flemington concludes on Saturday.