Cadeaux back for more at Flemington Connections of Red Cadeaux highlighted the popular stayer's love of Flemington as being a major factor behind his superb record in the Emirates Melbourne Cup. Ed Dunlop's eight-year-old will next Tuesday run in his fourth consecutive renewal of the great race , having twice finished second. The chestnut son of Cadeaux Genereux showed he was as good as ever 12 months ago when he got to within three-quarters of a length of the winner, Fiorente. Red Cadeaux has not been sighted on a racetrack since finishing seventh in the September Stakes at Kempton, but he is reportedly giving off enough strong vibes to anticipate yet another bold show in the Melbourne Cup. "He's been fantastic, and has got a constitution that helps him a lot," Dunlop's head lad, Robin Trevor-Jones, told www.racing.com. "The race really suits him, to be honest, so it's a race we have to aim at now. "The two-mile Flemington track suits, that's one of the reason we keep coming back." Protectionist's trainer Andreas Wohler will be quite happy to leave all of the tactics for the Emirates Melbourne Cup down to Ryan Moore. The German returned to Australia this week to supervise the preparation of the four-year-old at the Werribee quarantine centre as he builds up to next Tuesday's big race. Wohler booked Moore some time ago for Protectionist, who won the Prix Kergorlay at Deauville towards the end of August and surged towards the top of the betting with an eyecatching fourth in the Herbert Power Stakes at Caulfield on October 11. Moore, who has met trouble in running during the last two Cups, finishing fifth aboard Mount Athos and Dandino, has earned new-found respect from punters in Australia after his intrepid victory aboard Adelaide in last weekend's Cox Plate. "Ryan is the absolute professional, he knows all the form," said Wohler. "He knows what to do. He won the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud for me last year with Novellist, and he was supposed to ride him in the King George at Ascot before Sir Michael Stoute supplemented Hillstar. "He's such a professional, he can ride everywhere from country tracks to the best races in the world." Aside from the King George, the unflappable Wohler has won other major prizes around the world, including the Arlington Million and Dubai Duty Free. He conceived Melbourne as a target for Protectionist some time ago. "He won a Group Two in Germany at the end of June, and we started to think about it on the journey home," he said. "I was pleased with his run at Caulfield. It was his trial, he hit a bit of a flat spot when they picked up the pace, and he quickened at the end. "He looks good, and I think the track at Flemington will suit him." It was a quiet morning at Werribee, with the international team largely going through the motions. Saeed bin Suroor, who is still looking for his first Cup after many attempts and near-misses, is pleased with his pair. Cavalryman and Willing Foe will have top local riders in Craig Williams and James McDonald respectively. "They worked two days ago, and just cantered today," said Bin Suroor. "I'm pleased with them. Cavalryman ran here two years ago (12th) but he's a different horse now and runs best fresh."
