FILE PHOTO: Prince of Penzance ridden by Michelle Payne (green cap) wins race 7 the Melbourne Cup during the Melbourne Cup race day at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Victoria November 3, 2015. REUTERS/Hamish Blair
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Irish master trainer Aidan O'Brien will bid for an elusive Melbourne Cup win at a closed Flemington Racecourse on Tuesday, having come close to snatching the "race that stops the nation" in recent years.
O'Brien has saddled 15 runners in Australia's iconic two-mile handicap and will have another two in the A$8 million (4.3 million pounds) Cup's 160th running on Tuesday.
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