Overview
- Dolan is confirmed to ride Royal Supremacy in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup as he bids to become just the fourth jockey in the past century to win consecutive Cups on different horses.
- Royal Supremacy, trained by Ciaron Maher, comes in off a Group 1 Metropolitan victory and a fifth in the Caulfield Cup and is quoted at about $21.
- Drawn wide in barrier 21, Dolan says the 3200m trip will test the horse, expects a wet track, and acknowledges he will need luck.
- Dolan plans to keep tactics simple, ride light at 51kg, and focus on rhythm and energy conservation to give his mount every chance.
- Knight’s Choice’s withdrawal with a virus created the opening for this ride, and Dolan has brought last year’s winning whip as a possible good-luck touch.