Hall Of Fame jockey Damien Oliver will be a surprise new rider for Queenslander Ice Chariot in the Group Two Moonee Valley Cup on Saturday.

Chris Waller's stable warrior Mr Ubiquitous resumes at Canterbury tomorrow in what the trainer says will be the eight-year-old's final campaign.

Capecover will attempt to gain entry into the $A5.65 million Melbourne Cup through the Saab Quality just three days before Australia's most famous race.

Princess Coup will travel to Melbourne tomorrow for Saturday's $A3 million Cox Plate in excellent condition, trainer Mark Walker said today.

The Caulfield Cup winner continued to recover from his weekend exertions at Sandown today as the Melbourne Cup favourite made the most of his rival's absence from the training track with another stylish piece of work.

Septimus, the number one Irish hope and the $5 favourite for Australia's greatest race, went out for his usual pair of 1600m gallops with stablemates Honolulu and Alessandro Volta and showed he was approaching the pitch trainer Aidan O'Brien intends him to be at in two weeks time.

In-form stayer Light Vision has history against him as he attempts to improve his Melbourne Cup prospects through Wednesday's Geelong Cup (2406m).