Marmelo had an eye-catching finish to the Caulfield Cup. His last start in Europe was a win in the Kergorlay, a race that’s been used successfully by two other Melbourne Cup winners in the past.

The 2021 Chipping Norton Stakes was won by Chris Waller’s ill-fated Verry Elleegant, subsequent winner of that year’s Melbourne Cup and this race’s now namesake. Verry Elleegant retired from racing a ...