Gatewood in late Cup bid2nd November 2012
Gatewood will attempt to earn a last-gasp place in the Emirates Melbourne Cup field with an extra run at Flemington on Saturday - but connections have stressed he is not a guaranteed runner next Tuesday.
John Gosden's raider will have a guaranteed spot in the Cup if he wins this weekend's Lexus Stakes, but has already had a more arduous campaign in Australia than he would have been subjected to in Britain.
A winner of three handicaps in a row during early summer, including the Wolferton at Royal Ascot, Gatewood was bought into by the Australian OTI Racing syndicate with a view towards aiming for their treasured race.