Group 1 performer Platinum Invador will make a last-ditch attempt to try and secure a spot in the Melbourne Cup when he lines-up at Flemington on Saturday.

The five-year-old will contest the Hotham with the winner gaining automatic entry into the race that stops the nation next Tuesday.

Having transferred from Lisa Latta to Peter Moody's Pakenham barn earlier this spring, Platinum Invador showed a glimpse of his best when third in the Herbert Power Stakes (Gr 2, 2400m) at Caulfield earlier this month before a seventh placing in the Geelong Cup (Gr 3, 2400m) last start.

"His New Zealand form says he has got a short, sharp sprint," Moody said.

"Luke (Nolen) rode him the other day and wheeled out around them and in hindsight we should have ridden him a little bit closer and we should have just waited and had one crack at them in the straight. He gets to them and just struggles.

:We will be riding him for luck and riding him to try and produce it in the straight rather than on the circle this weekend. He is in good order. Is he good enough? We will find out a bit more on the weekend."