Big Orange in good shape for Melbourne Cup

English horse Big Orange is better shape this year for his second attempt at the $6 million Emirates Melbourne Cup when he leads the field out at Flemington on Tuesday.

Big Orange ran a mighty race to finish fifth to Prince Of Penzance in the 2015 Melbourne Cup and will carry the top weight of 57kg this year.

Trainer Michael Bell is expecting the six-year-old to be at his best.

Bell considers the Lloyd Williams owned Almandin as the best Australian trained Melbourne Cup chance over Hartnell.

The 2016 Melbourne Cup race is next Tuesday.

Source: racing.com