Cautious Rawiller ready for dream ride

Brad Rawiller has been extra careful in the Cup lead-up, writes Steve Butler.

Odds & Sods

FLEMINGTON trainer Danny O'Brien is looking to continue his success with lightly raced but beautifully bred staying three-year-olds when filly Stealth Cat makes her debut in the $30,000 Oaks Trial (2200 metres) at Bendigo tomorrow.

Nikolic gets the nod to navigate Basaltico in Melbourne Cup

CAULFIELD GUINEAS-winning jockey Danny Nikolic has emerged as the new jockey for the Luca Cumani-trained international raider Basaltico, taking over the mount from Damien Oliver.

Viewed saddled with five extra kilos for Cup defence

CAULFIELD Cup winner Viewed yesterday joined 2007 Melbourne Cup winner Efficient as topweight for the world's richest handicap race after Racing Victoria's Greg Carpenter penalised him one kilogram for the $5.65 million staying test. The Bart Cummings-trained Viewed, which is out to win successive Melbourne Cups, will now have to carry 58kg, a rise of five kilograms on the impost he carted to victory last year.