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2019-9-10 17:47:00
Cross Counter, who surged to victory in last year's Melbourne Cup for his British trainer Charlie Appleby, will carry 57.5kg this year as he bids to become the first horse since Makybe Diva in 2005 to retain the crown.
The 6.5kg increase from last year's weight of 51kg is the joint-second-highest progression in the weight allocated to a Melbourne Cup winner since 1970, with only Gala Supreme - in 1974 - receiving a larger increase of 8.5kg.