No October joy for Carlton stars on Cox Plate’s sojourn to Flemington

For a few fleeting moments it looked as if Irish import Birdman was about to deliver one of Australian racing’s greatest prizes for Carlton champion Patrick Cripps only for his Cox Plate dream to be dashed.

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