MELBOURNE Cup starter Runaway heads the weights for Saturday's Wangaratta Cup, (2000m).
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The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott trained stayer has been handed 60kg for the $100,000 feature.
Runaway won the Geelong Cup two years ago to gain a start in the Melbourne Cup.
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The five-year-old finished near the tail of the field in the Melbourne Cup won by Cross Counter.
Last year's Wangaratta Cup runner-up Sin To Win is the next highest weighted galloper with 57.5kg.
The Team Hayes seven-year-old was narrowly beaten by Silent Warrior and is set to tackle the cup first-up from a spell.
Wodonga trainer Craig Widdison has two entries in the 2000m feature in Willi Willi and Ruby Skye.
The pair are also expected to form Widdison's three-pronged attack on next month's Albury Gold Cup alongside Wyangle.
Wyangle is also nominated to race over the Wangaratta carnival on Sunday.
The club received 34 nominations for its feature race.
