Thursday 31 October 2013 09:02, UK
Emmet Mullins has plenty to worry about as he continues to oversee Simenon's preparation for Tuesday's Emirates Melbourne Cup.
Trainer Ed Dunlop has arrived Down Under and expects Red Cadeaux to be continuing on his global travels, despite joking the seven-year-old now "needs his zimmer frame". Back for his third tilt after a frustrating but excellent second in 2011 and eighth 12 month ago, the seasoned campaigner finally arrested a slump in form when second to Cup rival Royal Empire in the Geoffrey Freer at Newbury. Red Cadeaux finished up with fourth to the impressive Voleuse De Coeurs in the Irish Leger. "He flourishes here," said Dunlop. "If he runs well, he'll go on to Japan and the Hong Kong Vase again, but he's got to run well here first. "I hope we're drawn better and they go more quickly than they did last year. "If we sit at the back, we'll finish at the back. He has been an amazing horse and let's hope he continues." Dunlop's travelling head lad, Robin Trevor-Jones, was particularly confident when interviewed on Thursday morning and said: "I'd be very disappointed if he wasn't in the first four."
