A total of 72 horses remain in contention for the Melbourne Cup after first declarations were taken on Tuesday.
Third declarations were also taken for the other two spring features, the Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate.
Among the declarations for the $6.2 million Melbourne Cup (3200m) on November 4 are 15 internationally prepared gallopers including dual runner-up Red Cadeaux along with Japan’s duo of Admire Ratki and Bande, currently undergoing quarantine at Werribee.
Another plane load of stayers is due to arrive in Melbourne on Saturday and enter quarantine including Godolphin pair Cavalryman and Willing Foe.
Top local hopes include current $10 co-favourites Lucia Valentina and The Offer and Saturday’s Flemington winner Who Shot Thebarman.
Precedence keeps the dream alive for Bart and James Cummings as the legendary Bart chases a 13th Melbourne Cup victory.
Notable omissions include Puccini, Saturday’s Epsom Handicap winner He’s Your Man, Spillway and the Gai Waterhouse-trained import Cafe Society who has been ruled out for the spring after heat was detected in the near foreleg.
Seven horses prepared by international trainers are among 41 horses left in the Caulfield Cup (2400m) on Saturday week.
Admire Ratki and Bande will be joined by last year’s runner-up Dandino in the $3 million race along with (My) Ambivalent and Seismos while (Lord) Van Percy and Renew will be trying to force their way in to the race with victory in the Herbert Power Stakes (2400m) on Saturday.
Lucia Valentina currently heads the market at $6.50 for the Caulfield Cup following her win in Saturday’s Turnbull Stakes at Flemington ahead of Bande ($9) with Dear Demi and Who Shot Thebarman on the next line at $13.
Godolphin galloper Contributer remains in contention and will leave the Werribee quarantine stables on Saturday for the stables of John O’Shea to continue his preparation for the Cups, but may struggle to get into the Caulfield Cup as he is currently 26th in the order of entry.
The Aidan O’Brien-trained Adelaide spearheads five international gallopers among 41 horses left in the Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley on October 25.
Adelaide arrives in Melbourne on Saturday and joins Dan Excel, Farraaj, Guest Of Honour and Side Glance among third declarations for the $3 million race.
Singapore Airlines International Cup winner Dan Excel (Weekend Hussler Stakes), Guest Of Honour (Toorak Handicap) and Side Glance (Caulfield Stakes) will further their Cox Plate aspirations by running at Caulfield on Saturday.
A total of 10 three-year-olds remain in contention for the Cox Plate while Fawkner and Sacred Falls share the top line of betting for the race at $6 ahead of Dissident and Happy Trails at $9.
Race 7 – Emirates Melbourne Cup (3200 METRES) |
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Of $6,000,000.1st $3,600,000, 2nd $900,000, 3rd $450,000, 4th $250,000, 5th $175,000, 6th $125,000, 7th $125,000, 8th $125,000, 9th $125,000, 10th $125,000 GROUP 1 Handicap, Minimum Weight 49kg, Apprentices cannot claim.Field Limit: 24 |
Horse | Trainer | ||
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1 | ADMIRE RAKTI (JPN) | Tomoyuki Umeda | |
2 | AKAVOROUN | Ciaron Maher | |
3 | ALI VITAL (NZ) | Robbie Laing | |
4 | AMRALAH (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | |
5 | ANCIENT KING (IRE) | Peter G Moody | |
6 | ARALDO (GB) | Michael Moroney | |
7 | AU REVOIR (IRE) | Andre Fabre | |
8 | BANDE (IRE) | Yoshito Yahagi | |
9 | BIG MEMORY (FR) | Tony McEvoy | |
10 | BLACK TYCOON | Darren Weir | |
11 | BONFIRE (GB) | Gai Waterhouse | |
12 | BRAMBLES (NZ) | Peter G Moody | |
13 | BRIGANTIN (USA) | Chris Waller | |
14 | CARAVAN ROLLS ON (GB) | Danny O’Brien | |
15 | CAVALRYMAN (GB) | Saeed Bin Suroor | |
16 | CELTIC PRINCE (NZ) | Bjorn Baker | |
17 | CONTRIBUTER (IRE) | John O’Shea | |
18 | DANDINO (GB) | Marco Botti | |
19 | DON DOREMO (NZ) | Robbie Laing | |
20 | ETHIOPIA | Pat Carey | |
21 | FAWKNER | Robert Hickmott | |
22 | GALLATIN | John O’Shea | |
23 | GATEWOOD (GB) | John Gosden | |
24 | GOLDONI (IRE) | David Hayes & Tom Dabernig | |
25 | GREEN MOON (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | |
26 | GRIS CARO (GB) | Jake Stephens | |
27 | HAWKSPUR | Chris Waller | |
28 | JUNOOB (GB) | Chris Waller | |
29 | KHALID (GB) | Paul Perry | |
30 | KIRRAMOSA (NZ) | John Sargent | |
31 | LA AMISTAD | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | |
32 | LE ROI (GER) | Tony McEvoy | |
33 | LET’S MAKE ADEAL | Nigel Blackiston | |
34 | LIDARI (FR) | Peter G Moody | |
35 | LIKE A CAROUSEL | Ken Keys | |
36 | LORD VAN PERCY (GB) | Andrew Balding | |
37 | LUCIA VALENTINA (NZ) | Kris Lees | |
38 | MARKSMANSHIP (IRE) | Ciaron Maher | |
39 | MASKED MARVEL (GB) | Robert Hickmott | |
40 | MORE THAN SACRED | Robert Smerdon | |
41 | MR O’CEIRIN (NZ) | Ciaron Maher | |
42 | MUTUAL REGARD (IRE) | Johnny Murtagh | |
43 | MY AMBIVALENT (IRE) | Roger Varian | |
44 | NOBLE PROTECTOR (GB) | Robert Smerdon | |
45 | OMINOUS (GB) | Nigel Blackiston | |
46 | OPINION (IRE) | Chris Waller | |
47 | PINSTRIPE LANE (NZ) | Leon & Troy Corstens | |
48 | PRECEDENCE (NZ) | Bart & James Cummings | |
49 | PRETTY BLONDE | Kym Healy | |
50 | PRINCE OF PENZANCE (NZ) | Darren Weir | |
51 | PROTECTIONIST (GER) | Andreas Wohler | |
52 | QUAYSIDE | Peter G Moody | |
53 | RED CADEAUX (GB) | Ed Dunlop | |
54 | RENEW (IRE) | Marco Botti | |
55 | ROYAL DIAMOND (IRE) | Johnny Murtagh | |
56 | SANGSTER (NZ) | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
57 | SEA MOON (GB) | Robert Hickmott | |
58 | SEISMOS (IRE) | Marco Botti | |
59 | SERTORIUS | Jamie Edwards & Bruce Elkington | |
60 | SHOREHAM | Saab Hasan | |
61 | SIGNOFF (IRE) | Darren Weir | |
62 | SILENT ACHIEVER (NZ) | Roger James | |
63 | SLOW PACE (USA) | Kris Lees | |
64 | STIPULATE (GB) | David Hayes & Tom Dabernig | |
65 | THE OFFER (IRE) | Gai Waterhouse | |
66 | THUNDERBIRD ONE (NZ) | Francis Finnegan | |
67 | UNCHAIN MY HEART | David Hayes & Tom Dabernig | |
68 | WALTZING TO WIN | David Huxtable | |
69 | WHO SHOT THEBARMAN (NZ) | Chris Waller | |
70 | WILLING FOE (USA) | Saeed Bin Suroor | |
71 | WISH COME TRUE (IRE) | Peter G Moody | |
72 | ZANBAGH | Patrick Payne |