Taking into account all of the key statistics above, Bondi Beach ($11.00, William Hill) and Exospheric ($21.00, Sportsbet) tick off the most boxes. Both are stallions between the age of four and five. The barriers have not been drawn yet, but that is the last factor to be taken into account.
Looking at the favourites, Hartnell ($4.40, William Hill) is a little older, but not to the extent where it’s really an issue and geldings have a decent enough track record in these races. Jameka ($6.50, Bookmaker) is a four-year-old mare who recently won the Caulfield Cup. Almandin ($13.00, Sportsbet) is a seven-year-old gelding who is being heralded as a big chance of winning the Cup. He sits out of the statistical range for Cup winners, but experts say he’s running at his peak.