Robbie Dolan isn’t fazed by the $201 currently quoted about the chances of his 2024 Melbourne Cup mount Knight’s Choice.

“I’ve never worried about prices before and I’m not going to start now,” said Dolan.

“He (Knight’s Choice) actually ran pretty well the other day in the Bendigo Cup. From barrier one he didn’t have a full, clear passage all the way from the 600m … and was probably unlucky not to run a place.

“The winner Sea King won well, but he had an uninterrupted run from the 700m. I would have liked to have got on his back, but we just got held up from the inside barrier behind slow horses and then I had to sort of change passage on him … so he would have finished closer.

“He was really strong to the line, and he didn’t have a gut-buster at Bendigo so he should be fresh and well for Tuesday.

“It’s probably not the greatest edition of the Melbourne Cup so you never know what is going to happen. The rest might just stand in the barriers and I’ll go around by myself,” quipped Dolan.

“But, no, he is not just going to make up the numbers. He’ll run a cheeky race.

“He loves a dry track. Obviously two miles is a question mark, but nobody knows till he tries it. I think he is right in the race. I’m really looking forward to it.”

Knight’s Choice is trained by Sheila Laxon and John Symons.

Laxon, of course, famously sent out Ethereal to complete a Caulfield Cup /Melbourne Cup double back in 2001, so it’s a case of ‘been there, done that’ for her … but how sweet a second Cup success would be all these twenty-three years later, and, if Knight’s Choice does salutes, you can bet the result would have Robbie Dolan singing from the treetops.

Melbourne Cup Odds:

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1. Vauban (11)

J: William Buick

T: Willie Mullins

2. Buckaroo (21)

J: Joao Moreira

T: Chris Waller

3. Circle Of Fire (24)

J: Mark Zahra

T: Ciaron Maher

4. Warp Speed (3)

J: Akira Sugawara

T: N Takagi

5. Kovalica (17)

J: Damian Lane

T: Chris Waller

6. Sharp ‘N’ Smart (15)

J: Michael Dee

T: Graeme & Debbie Rogerson

7. Just Fine (13)

J: Jye McNeil

T: G Waterhouse & A Bott

8. Land Legend (18)

J: Zac Purton

T: Chris Waller

9. Absurde (7)

J: Kerrin McEvoy

T: Willie Mullins

10. Athabascan (2)

J: Zac Lloyd

T: John O’Shea & Tom Charlton

11. Knight’s Choice (6)

J: Robbie Dolan

T: J G Symons & S Laxon

12. Okita Soushi (10)

J: Jamie Kah

T: Ciaron Maher

13. Onesmoothoperator (12)

J: Craig Williams

T: Brian Ellison

14. Zardozi (4)

J: Andrea Atzeni

T: James Cummings

15. Sea King (1)

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Harry Eustace

16. Valiant King (22)

J: Craig Newitt

T: Chris Waller

17. Fancy Man (19)

J: Ron Stewart

T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald

18. Interpretation (14)

J: Teodore Nugent

T: Ciaron Maher

19. Manzoice (8)

J: Declan Bates

T: Chris Waller

20. Mostly Cloudy (16)

J: Karis Teetan

T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young

21. Positivity (20)

J: Winona Costin

T: Andrew Forsman

22. Saint George (9)

J: Tyler Schiller

T: Ciaron Maher

23. The Map (23)

J: Rachel King

T: Dan Clarken & Oopy MacGillivray

24. Trust In You (5)

J: Mark Du Plessis

T: Bruce Wallace & Grant Cooksley