Can Positivity win the 2024 Melbourne Cup?
The Andrew Forsman-trained Positivity will fly the flag for New Zealand in this year’s Melbourne Cup, with the lightly raced four-year-old considered one of the rank outsiders according to horse racing bookmakers.
Is Positivity ready to make an impression heading into start five of the preparation? Or is she simply making up the numbers in this year’s Melbourne Cup?
When will Positivity run in the Melbourne Cup
Positivity will run in saddlecloth 21 for Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup and will be cheered on in front of a sold-out crowd at Flemington Racecourse.
She’ll need to overcome 23 other runners to secure the $8.56 million prize on offer and etch her name into Australian racing folklore.
Positivity (20)
- Age: 4YO
- Color: Bay/Brown
- Sex: Mare
- Sire: Almanzor (FR)
- Dam: Pussy O’Reilly (NZ)
Positivity 2024 Melbourne Cup Odds
Career stats for Positivity
- Career: 12: 4-2-0
- Flemington: 1: 0-0-0
- Distance: 0: 0-0-0
- Wet: 4: 1-1-0
- Good: 8: 3-1-0
- Group 1: 2: 0-1-0
- Win %: 33%
- Place %: 50%
Melbourne Cup results for Positivity
Positivity will be having her first start in the Melbourne Cup in 2024
Recent Form for Positivity
| Date | Race | Track | Distance | Placing | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Odds | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | Moonee Valley Gold Cup | Moonee Valley | 2500m | 8/10 | Jye McNeil | 7 | 52.5kg | $5.00 | 5.1L |
| Oct 5 | The Bart Cummings | Flemington | 2520m | 7/13 | Harry Coffey | 13 | 54.5kg | $12.00 | 2.4L |
| Sep 21 | Foundation Cup | Caulfield | 2000m | 1/15 | Harry Coffey | 3 | 54kg | $15.00 | – |
Can Positivity win the 2024 Melbourne Cup?
Since stepping up past 2000m, the Andrew Forsman-trained Positivity has struggled to have much of an impact. She showed some good signs when chasing home Just Fine in the Bart Cummings, but was beaten a long way when disappointing in the Moonee Valley Gold Cup on October 25. A sharp form reversal is required, so the +10000 on offer looks about right.
Watch Positivity Finish 8th in the Moonee Valley Gold Cup
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