Here's Sportal's betting guide for the Cox Plate
4.50pm Moonee Valley Race 7
Dilmah Vase (Group 2) 2040m
BET: 2 Chivalry
Missed out on getting in Cox Plate field. So if the stable were prepared to pay up for him there, surely he's a big chance here. Plenty were prepared to sack him after he was supported but again teased without delivery in the Caulfield Guineas. My feeling's always been he'd be at his best at a mile and a quarter, and gets it for the first time in his career here. How good is he? His first-up win at Caulfield was electrifying. Any repeat and he'll get job done.
NEXT BEST: 6 Duccio - strong Sydney form chasing home Derby favourite Hampton Court last start, and beat Preferment two back. Wide gate but on-pacer, so can cross, lead and does fight.
5.40pm Moonee Valley Race 8
W.S Cox Plate (Group 1) 2040m
BET: 2 Fawkner
Favourite, and plenty will be trying to find horses to beat him. But he has the best form, should get the perfect run, and is a proven multiple Group 1 winner. Don't be fooled by a record of one win from four goes at Moonee Valley. Two of those were in unsuitable sprints. One of those defeats was one of his career-best performances, chasing home Black Caviar over 1200m at Group 1! The one to beat.
NEXT BEST: 12 Almalad - always beware a lightly weighted free-rolling three-year-old - Shamus Award, So You Think etc. To my mind, Almalad is the best of these in the race this year. Group 1 winner, and won well at the Valley two starts back so proven at track. Forgive Guineas failure when he had hard run. One unit win, four units place.