Purton ponders weighty issue

By Patrick Bartley
Updated September 18 2014 - 3:18am, first published September 17 2014 - 10:08pm
Zac Purton. Photo: Anthony Johnson
Zac Purton. Photo: Anthony Johnson
Zac Purton. Photo: Anthony Johnson
Zac Purton. Photo: Anthony Johnson
Zac Purton. Photo: Anthony Johnson
Zac Purton. Photo: Anthony Johnson

Jockey Zac Purton admitted he was mystified and slightly taken aback after his Melbourne Cup mount Admire Rakti was allotted top weight of 58kilograms in the $6.2million Melbourne Cup.