Brother to Melbourne Cup favourite to be raced by similar connections

The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained White Marlin has been beaten as an odds-on favourite at Pakenham.

White Marlin runs at Flemington as a prelude to his main aim of the campaign, the Andrew Ramsden.

A one-time favourite for the Melbourne Cup has broken through for his maiden win in Australia.

The William Newton VC Handicap at Flemington is part of a long-range plan to have Persan contest a second Melbourne Cup.