The clever lines may come a little more slowly, but the horses do not.

Cox Plate favourite Helmet will start from barrier 11 in Saturday's weight-for-age championship at Moonee Valley.

Caulfield Cup winner Southern Speed will not run in Saturday's Cox Plate with connections opting to save her for the Mackinnon Stakes a week later.

A record number of four internationally-trained horses will contest Saturday's $2.5 million Caulfield Cup, a race dominated by imported galloper December Draw.

LONDON, Oct 11 PA - Kieren Fox and Richard Hughes are the first jockeys to fall foul of the new whip guidelines in Britain.

Thousand Guineas favourite Atlantic Jewel has drawn barrier four in a field of 12 for Wednesday's Group One feature at Caulfield.