THE Caulfield Cup horses had not even pulled up yesterday when Bart Cummings went to work on winning a 13th Melbourne Cup, reports the Sunday Age. It says: His 12th Melbourne Cup winner, Viewed, had just thrashed his rivals but Cummings didn't quite see it that way. ''I thought he was pretty lucky. Got a lucky rails run,'' he said.That ''lucky'' rails run helped Viewed to a breathtaking 2╝ length victory over stablemate Roman Emperor to bring up Cummings' seventh win in the Caulfield Cup. But wh

THE Caulfield Cup horses had not even pulled up yesterday when Bart Cummings went to work on winning a 13th Melbourne Cup, reports the Sunday Age.

It says: His 12th Melbourne Cup winner, Viewed, had just thrashed his rivals but Cummings didn't quite see it that way. ''I thought he was pretty lucky. Got a lucky rails run,'' he said.

That ''lucky'' rails run helped Viewed to a breathtaking 2╝ length victory over stablemate Roman Emperor to bring up Cummings' seventh win in the Caulfield Cup. But while it was a moment for all those at Caulfield to savor, Cummings, who turns 82 in less than a month, was doing his best to talk it all down.

After yesterday's victory with topweight of 57 kilograms, Viewed is now likely to be forced to either match or better the weight-carrying effort of Cummings' dual Melbourne Cup winner of the 1970s, Think Big, if he is to complete the cups double at Flemington.

None of Cummings' other winners has been forced to carry more to win Australia's greatest race. Think Big lumped 58.5 kilograms to win the 1975 Melbourne Cup and Viewed is likely to carry that weight or even 59 kilograms in 17 days as his win yesterday is certain to attract a penalty.

But Cummings thought the handicapper should not get too carried away.

''He should get maybe half a kilo,'' he suggested. ''Maybe one at worst,'' he added before conceding: ''The handicapper is always there to beat you.''

Racing Victoria Ltd chief handicapper Greg Carpenter said he would announce any penalty for Viewed tomorrow, but gave Cummings some hope that the penalty would not be excessive. He said that the higher a horse was weighted, the greater the impact of a penalty so Viewed may get as low as 1.5 kilograms or as high as two kilograms.