The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting fine weather on Melbourne Cup day.
There is just a 10 per cent chance of rain, with showers expected at this point either much earlier in the morning or much later in the evening.
Either way, it doesn’t look like it will be nearly enough to have any real impact on the race. Sunshine is otherwise expected all day, with temperatures up to 25 degrees expected on race day.
Flemington track manager Liam O’Keeffe, meanwhile, told RSN that the track should be high quality despite the rain that hit it during recent feature meetings on September 7 and October 5.
“We did have more damage than normal after those two Group 1 meetings,” O’Keeffe said.
“Unfortunately, we had a lot of rain on both days, so managing the track we’ve done it slightly different, treated it a little tougher and mowed it down a little to thicken it up and get recovery into the track.
“That was on the back of having rain through the day, which is not what you want, but fortunately the works that we have done has seen the track come up well and it has picked up nicely since we’ve had those meetings.
“It’s a credit to the team, they’ve worked hard and got to where we need for the four days.”
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