Can Knight’s Choice win the 2024 Melbourne Cup?
Knight’s Choice will represent Queensland trainers John Symons & Sheila Laxon in the 2024 Melbourne Cup.
The five-year-old gelding passed the first ballot clause for the Cup with his third-place finish in the Group 3 Tattersalls Cup in June. However, since making his way down to Victoria, the son of Extreme Choice has struggled to finish in the placings in four starts.
Can Knight’s Choice turn his form around in the race that stops the nation in his first attempt at 3200m? Let’s find out.
When will Knight’s Choice run in the Melbourne Cup
Knight’s Choice will join 23 other competitors in the 2024 Melbourne Cup, seeking to etch his name into the history of the great race.
Robbie Dolan will partner Knight’s Choice on the first Tuesday in November.
Knight’s Choice (6)
- Age: 5YO
- Color: Bay
- Sex: Gelding
- Sire: Extreme Choice
- Dam: Midnight Pearl
Knight’s Choice 2024 Melbourne Cup Odds
Career stats for Knight’s Choice
- Career: 22: 5-3-2
- Flemington: 1: 0-0-0
- Distance: 0: 0-0-0
- Wet: 9: 1-2-1
- Good: 13: 4-1-1
- Group 1: 3: 0-0-0
- Win %: 23%
- Place %: 45%
Melbourne Cup results for Knight’s Choice
Knight’s Choice will be having his first start in the Melbourne Cup in 2024.
Recent Form for Knight’s Choice
| Date | Race | Track | Distance | Placing | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Odds | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30 | Bendigo Cup | Bendigo | 2400m | 5/15 | Robbie Dolan | 1 | 57kg | $26 | 5.16L |
| Oct 19 | Caulfield Cup | Caulfield | 2400m | 14/18 | Robbie Dolan | 11 | 51.5kg | $201 | 16.45L |
| Oct 5 | Turnbull Stakes | Flemington | 2000m | 16/16 | Jordan Childs | 9 | 55kg | $101 | 12.58L |
Can Knight’s Choice win the 2024 Melbourne Cup?
Knight’s Choice is +15000 for a reason. He has struggled massively throughout his four starts in Melbourne this time in and will be lucky to be beat a runner home in this year’s Melbourne Cup.
Watch Knight’s Choice Finish 5th in the Bendigo Cup
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It will win I think, good horse
Put 10k on him……….in my dream last night