Chris Symons rated himself a fortunate rider and a lousy tipster after guiding Nisos to an overdue win at Caulfield on Saturday.

Punters once had to line along the mounting yard to vent their anger and get up close and personal with jockeys. Now they switch their attacks to Twitter.

IT TAKES something special for a crowd estimated at 105,000 to collectively hush. But hush they did for as long as three minutes at Flemington yesterday as judge Bill Quin pored over the photo finish between Dunaden and Red Cadeaux following the 151st Melbourne Cup.