OMEN CUP TIP FOR MIAMI BOUND

VRC Oaks and Moonee Valley Cup winner Miami Bound could be the bet for omen punters in this year's Lexus Melbourne Cup.

The daughter of Reliable Man will carry saddlecloth No 17 and jump from barrier 17 as well in what shapes as an omen tip for Cup Day punters.

Two years ago her trainer Danny O'Brien won the the great race with Vow And Declare and the five-year-old mare has proven she can run the distance with a fast-finishing third in this year's Sydney Cup. 

Miami Bound has also saved some of her best racing for Flemington with also includes victory in the 2019 Wakeful Stakes.

In-form jockey Patrick Moloney has been booked for the ride, with the mare to carry 52kg on the first Tuesday in November.

$8m GROUP 1 LEXUS MELBOURNE CUP (3200m)

1 TWILIGHT PAYMENT (Joseph O'Brien) Jye McNeil (2) 58kg

2 INCENTIVISE (Peter G Moody) Brett Prebble (16) 57kg

3 SPANISH MISSION (Andrew Balding) Craig Williams (14) 57kg

4 VERRY ELLEEGANT (Chris Waller) James McDonald (19) 57kg

5 EXPLOSIVE JACK (Ciaron Maher & David Eustace) John Allen (4) 54kg

6 THE CHOSEN ONE (Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman) Damian Lane (5) 54kg

7 DELPHI (Anthony & Sam Freedman) Damien Oliver (3) 53.5kg

8 OCEAN BILLY (Chris Waller) Damien Thornton (13) 53.5kg

9 SELINO (Chris Waller) Ron Stewart (24) 53.5kg

10 JOHNNY GET ANGRY (Denis Pagan) Lachlan King (22) 53kg

11 KNIGHTS ORDER (Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott) Daniel Stackhouse (9) 53kg

12 PERSAN (Ciaron Maher & David Eustace) Luke Currie (11) 53kg

13 CARIF (Peter & Paul Snowden) Blaike McDougall (8) 52.5kg

14 MASTER OF WINE (Hawkes Racing) Fred Kersley (6) 52.5kg

15 PONDUS (Robert Hickmott) Rachel King (1) 52.5kg

16 GRAND PROMENADE (Ciaron Maher & David Eustace) Kerrin McEvoy (21) 52kg

17 MIAMI BOUND (Danny O'Brien) Patrick Moloney (17) 52kg

18 PORT GUILLAUME (Ben & JD Hayes) Harry Coffey (23) 52kg

19 SHE'S IDEEL (Bjorn Baker) Craig Newitt (20) 52kg

20 FUTURE SCORE (Matt Cumani) Dean Yendall (15) 51.5kg

21 TRALEE ROSE (Symon Wilde) Dean Holland (12) 51kg

22 FLOATING ARTIST (Ciaron Maher & David Eustace) Teo Nugent (10) 50kg

23 GREAT HOUSE (Chris Waller) Michael Dee (7) 50kg

24 SIR LUCAN (Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott) Glen Boss (18) 50kg