Mark Twain’s spring campaign laid out

‘s ballot-free run to the Melbourne Cup (3200m) is set to begin in Melbourne next month, with four lead-up races planned for the Kiwi stayer.

director announced on that the rising five-year-old will be campaigned exclusively in Melbourne leading up to the feature on November 5.

The final lead-in race is likely to be the Group 3 (2400m) on October 23.

After winning the Listed Quality ( 2600m) at Flemington in March, Mark Twain is expected to start his campaign on August 17 in a handicap at Caulfield.

“We have that race in mind on the 17th of August to kick him off and then it’s into a 1700-metre race at Flemington on Stakes Day (September 15), before we aim up at a Turnbull (October 5),” Henderson told Racing.com.

“That leaves us with a possible Cup run to prime him for Flemington.”

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