Melbourne Cup Order of Entry

[hesi]

2018 LEXUS MELBOURNE CUP [GROUP 1]

2nd Acceptances Elimination Order as at October 31st, 2018

1 BEST SOLUTION (IRE) (Saeed bin Suroor) 5 h 57.5
2 AVILIUS (GB) (James Cummings) 5 g 54.5 
3 ACE HIGH (David Payne) 4 h 55.0 
4 THE CLIFFSOFMOHER (IRE) (Aidan O'Brien) 5 h 56.5
5 MAGIC CIRCLE (IRE) (Ian Williams) 7 g 56.0 
6 WHO SHOT THEBARMAN (NZ) (Chris Waller) 10 g 55.5
7 TOSEN BASIL (JPN) (Darren Weir) 7 h 55.5 
8 MUNTAHAA (IRE) (John Gosden) 6 g 55.5 
9 CHESTNUT COAT (JPN) (Yoshito Yahagi) 5 h 55.5 
10 SOUND CHECK (GER) (Michael Moroney) 6 h 55.5 
11 ROSTROPOVICH (IRE) (Aidan O'Brien) 4 h 51.0 
12 MARMELO (GB) (Hughie Morrison) 6 h 55.0 
13 CROSS COUNTER (GB) (Charlie Appleby) 4 g 51.0 
14 YOUNGSTAR (Chris Waller) 4 m 51.5
15 YUCATAN (IRE) (Aidan O'Brien) 5 h 54.5 
16 VENGEUR MASQUE (IRE) (Michael Moroney) 7 g 54.0 
17 VENTURA STORM (IRE) (Hayes, Hayes and Dabernig) 6 g 54.0 
18 RED CARDINAL (IRE) (Darren Weir) 7 g 54.0 
19 AUVRAY (FR) (Richard Freedman) 8 g 54.0 
20 RED VERDON (USA) (Ed Dunlop) 6 h 54.0 
21 FINCHE (GB) (Chris Waller) 5 h 54.0 
22 RUNAWAY (Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott) 4 r 52.0 
23 SIR CHARLES ROAD (O'Sullivan and Scott) 5 g 53.0 
24 ZACADA (NZ) (Baker and Forsman) 6 g 53.0 
25 NAKEETA (GB) (Iain Jardine) 8 g 53.0 
26 SOLE IMPACT (JPN) (Hirofumi Toda) 7 h 53.0 
27 MISS ADMIRATION (Mick Price) 4 m 50.0 
28 A PRINCE OF ARRAN (GB) (Charlie Fellowes) 6 g 53.0 
29 LIBRAN (IRE) (Chris Waller) 8 g 53.0 
30 TRAP FOR FOOLS (Jarrod McLean) 5 g 53.0 
31 PRIZE MONEY (GB) (Saeed bin Suroor) 6 g 52.5 
32 GALLIC CHIEFTAIN (FR) (Darren Weir) 5 h 52.5
33 LORD FANDANGO (GER) (Archie Alexander) 6 h 52.5 
34 DAL HARRAILD (GB) (Maher and Eustace) 6 g 52.5 
35 MEGABLAST (NZ) (Darren Weir) 6 g 52.5 
36 WALL OF FIRE (IRE) (Maher and Eustace) 6 h 52.5 
37 PATRICK ERIN (NZ) (Chris Waller) 7 g 52.0 (inc 2.0kg pen) 
38 RISING RED (NZ) (Busuttin and Young) 5 g 51.0 
39 NORTHWEST PASSAGE (Waterhouse and Bott) 5 g 50.5 
40 BRIMHAM ROCKS (GB) (Chris Waller) 5 g 50.0 
41 YOGI (NZ) (Darren Weir) 6 g 50.0
42 JAAMEH (IRE) (Hayes, Hayes & Dabernig) 6 g 50.0 
43 MIDTERM (GB) (Liam Howley) 6 g 50.0 
SIXTIE'S GROOVE (IRE) (Darren Weir) 6 g 50.5 -9.0 Not passed ballot
AZURO (FR) (Darren Weir) 5 g 50.0 -9.5 Not passed ballot
THINKIN' BIG (Waterhouse and Bott) 3 c 49.0 -9.5 Not passed ballot
TOTAL : 46 (Withdrawn Duretto)
 

Blue In the Lexus Stakes

Red In the Derby

[mardigras]

And Red Verdon under an injury cloud.

[hesi]

Going to be an anxious couple of days for the connections of Zacada and Charles Road, probably no chance, but just running in the MC would be right up there

Thinkin Big a good chance in the Derby

10 of 13 in the Lexus, behind them in qualifying order

 

[hesi]

I see also James McDonald on Brimham Rocks

[mardigras]

6 minutes ago, hesi said:

Going to be an anxious couple of days for the connections of Zacada and Charles Road, probably no chance, but just running in the MC would be right up there

Thinkin Big a good chance in the Derby

10 of 13 in the Lexus, behind them in qualifying order

 

I'd say Sir Charles Road will get in for sure. Zacada might be a candidate for discretionary removal although they may not exercise that right.

[hesi]

"The conditions of the 2018 Lexus Melbourne Cup provide for the VRC Board, at its discretion, to eliminate a horse(s) from the final field of 24 in certain circumstances. The conditions DO NOT provide for the promotion of a horse(s) into the field. If such discretionary elimination does occur, replacement of such horse(s) will be according to the normal balloting order with the next horse(s) in the order of entry making its way into the final field of 24. In this regard horses outside the top 24 will not be promoted over other horses."

[hesi]

17 minutes ago, mardigras said:

I'd say Sir Charles Road will get in for sure. Zacada might be a candidate for discretionary removal although they may not exercise that right.

Would they be prepared to eliminate a horse owned by NZ racing royalty, Sir Patrick and Lady Hogan

[mardigras]

5 minutes ago, hesi said:

Would they be prepared to eliminate a horse owned by NZ racing royalty, Sir Patrick and Lady Hogan

I doubt they would do it for any horse. But who owns it should never be a consideration. Given the outcry over there about NH horses, I doubt even more so they would eliminate a NZ/Aus bred horse if it meant a NH horse was next in line.