It is five days before the Melbourne Cup and super star jockey Alan Da Silva is brutally murdered. The victim of a late night hit and run in the Crown Casino car park.
Da Silva had been booked to ride Cup favourite Lord Melbery, a horse owned by ruthless casino boss Albert Maressmo.
Would Maressmo have his own jockey killed on the eve of the race?
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