Solskjaer's brother, Yeats, heads the weights for Australia's Greatest Race

Yeats (Julian Herbert / Getty Images)The weights for the race that reputedly stops a nation, the Melbourne Cup, were issued this week, and its some kind of compliment to Summerhill resident, Solskjaer, that his half brother (by Sadler’s Wells), Yeats, is considered the No 1 horse in the field. He has been allotted the mammoth impost of 59 kgs however, having reconfirmed his standing as Europe’s premier Stayer, and being unbeaten in three starts this year, including a second consecutive victory in the Ascot Gold Cup (Gr 1). It’s a tall order for any horse to carry 59kgs in a race of any class, but to travel halfway around the world and do it against some of the planet’s premier competitors, makes it a big ask for this fellow, never mind his undoubted class.