• 5Pm Today • Length 3200M. • Prize Money: A$8,000,000 • Last Year's Winner: Vow and Declare
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MELBOURNE CUP SWEEP CHART • 5pm today • Length 3200m. • Prize money: A$8,000,000 • Last year’s winner: Vow And Declare FORM HORSE DRAW JOCKEY WEIGHT TAB SWEEPSTAKE FORM HORSE DRAW JOCKEY WEIGHT TAB SWEEPSTAKE (KG) FIXED ODDS DRAW (KG) FIXED ODDS DRAW An English Derby winner from the powerhouse Aiden O’Brien A fast finishing and close fifth in last year’s Cup and a winner over this Anthony Van Dyck (Ire) Ballydoyle stable who has raced in six countries, with top Surprise Baby (NZ) trip, when in the Adelaide Cup last year. This New Zealand-bred son 25x12 5-year-old Horse 3 Hugh Bowman 58.5 $8 placings in big races in England, Ireland, France and the US. 15x29 6-year-old Gelding 7 Craig Williams 54.5 $9 of 2009 Cup winner Shocking has raced twice since last year’s Cup 1 Breeding: Galileo (Ire) — Believe’n’succeed (Aus) Slashing run in the Caulfield Cup for second recently was a 13 Breeding: Shocking (Aus) — Bula Baby (NZ) for a half-length second in the Feehan Stakes before being hampered great dress rehearsal. Massive chance. badly but storming home late in the Turnbull Stakes. Big show. Trainer: Aidan O’Brien Trainer: Paul Preusker Godolphin decided not to fly down their European stars after Another European stayer, bought by the powerful Lloyd Williams Avilius (GB) winning with Cross Counter two seasons ago, leaving it up to the King Of Leogrance (Fr) group, with all the credentials to give this race a shake. Has won over 4x626 7-year-old Gelding 10 John Allen 57 $31 Australian stable under James Cummings to fly Sheik Moham- x2x03 6-year-old Gelding 18 Damien Lane 53.5 $34 3200m this season, taking the Adelaide Cup and ran third in Geelong 2 Breeding: Pivotal (GB) — Alessandria (GB) med’s royal blue with Avilius, who ran second last in that race. 14 Breeding: Camelot (GB) — Amourette (Fr) Cup recently. From a Cup-winning stable, a Cup-winning ownership Showed a glimpse of form returning last start in Caulfield Cup. group, and a Cup-winning pedigree and preparation. Respect. Trainer: James Cummings Trainer: Danny O’Brien Last year’s winner and beneficiary of a master ride by Craig Wil- Danny O’Brien won last year with Vow And Declare, and has Vow And Declare (Ire) liams, who positioned himself perfectly to trail the front runners Russian Camelot (Ire) a real chance to repeat again this year, with this high class 5x900 5-year-old Gelding 4 Jamie Mott 57 $31 who set a dawdling pace, turning the race into a sprint home. x2123 4-year-old Horse 16 Damien Oliver 53.5 $12 import. Ran a top race for third last week in the WS Cox Plate 3 Breeding: Declaration Of War (USA) — Geblitzt (Aus) History shows Vow And Declare just got the nod in a blanket 15 Breeding: Camelot (GB) — Lady Babooshka (GB) and had won two and placed second the previous four races, Trainer: Danny O’Brien finish. Has shown little in the lead-up to suggest he can repeat. Trainer: Danny O’Brien all at Group 1 level. A very serious player in this. Right in this. Brilliant young trainer Joseph O’Brien nearly made it two in a row with Ninth in last year’s Cup, this Australian-trained European Master Of Reality (Ire) his tactics last year, with Master of Reality surging clear in the straight, Steel Prince (Ire) import has had an impressive build-up this year with two third x6221 6-year-old Gelding 11 Ben Melham 56 $17 just getting caught as he tired, ducking in and get relegated from 32x41 7-year-old Gelding 21 William Pike 53.5 $26 placings in Group company before a last start grinding win in 4 Breeding: Frankel (GB) — L’Ancresse (Ire) second to fourth. Placed twice at Group level and then winning a 16 Breeding: Nathaniel (Ire) – Steel Princess (Ire) the Geelong Cup over 2400m in the past fortnight. Not the listed race, all over 2800m before heading Downunder. At juicy odds. worst, but will need everything to pan out in his favour. Trainer: Joseph O’Brien Trainer: Anthony and Sam Freedman Sir Dragonet (Ire) Royally-bred British stayer could not have been more The Chosen One (NZ) Sixty years of breeding for four Southland brothers, Martin, Joe, Ray impressive in winning the WS Cox Plate, kicking clear in the Daniel and Tony Dennis, may culminate in the biggest prize of all, if The Cho- 22221 4-year-old Horse Glen Boss straight and finishing full of running. With 3-time Cup winner x1873 5-year-old Horse sen One can go one better than his second in this year’s Sydney Cup. 14 55.5 $10 5 Stackhouse 53.5 $26 5 Breeding: Camelot (GB) — Sparrow (Ire) Glen Boss aboard, from top Aussie Cieran Maher and David 17 Breeding: Savabeel – The Glitzy One A super run in the Caulfield Cup for third was a great dress rehearsal. Eustace stable, looks top pick, especially with a softer track. The Chosen One carries sentimental favouritism with a real chance. Trainer: Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Trainer: Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman Joseph O’Brien set the pace last year with Twilight Payment Came with a stayer’s run to win the Lexus Stakes and now hopes to Twilight Payment (Ire) just coming up short in making it two Cups in a row. This prep Ashrun (Fr) join 10 others to win the Cup with this last chance ticket, the last be- x2113 8-year-old Gelding 12 Jye McNeil 55.5 $18 Twilight Payment has won twice at Group level before being 5x221 4-year-old Horse 24 Declan Bates 53 $18 ing Shocking in 2009. German-bred, won a French Group race over 6 Breeding: Teofilo (Ire) — Dream On Buddy (Ire) placed in the G1 Irish St Leger (2816m) at the Curragh before 18 Breeding: Authorized (Ire) — Ashantee (Ger) 2500m before his export for Australia. Only other start in Australia heading Downunder. Fit and in the mix despite odds. was a good fourth in the Geelong Cup, so is in the right form. Trainer: Joseph O’Brien Trainer: Andreas Wohler Magnificent Caulfield Cup victory has set this Chris Waller- Last year’s Victorian Derby winner is making his first attempt at Verry Elleegant (NZ) trained mare up beautifully to be both the first Kiwi-bred to Warning Australia’s toughest staying race. Has not won since, which will be x1411 5-year-old Mare 15 Mark Zahra 55.5 $11 win the Cup and the first horse to do the Caulfield Cup 3x760 4-year-old Gelding 8 Luke Currie 53 $31 just over a year when the gates open today, but finished on strongly 7 Breeding: Zed (NZ) — Opulence (NZ) double since Ethereal in 2001. The last mare to win the Cup 19 Breeding: Declaration Of War (USA) — Livia (Aus) in the Turnbull Stakes two starts back in an encouraging run. Did not was champion Makybe Diva in 2015. fire in the Caulfield Cup after getting too far back in the field. Trainer: Chris Waller Trainer: Anthony & Sam Freedman Mustajeer (GB) Beat one home in last year’s Cup. Came back in the autumn Etah James (NZ) Well travelled and proven Kiwi stayer, trained on this side of the Tas- to win Listed Parramatta Cup on a soft track and then twice man by part-owner Mark Lupton, running third in this year’s Avondale x0098 8-year-old Gelding 2 Michael Rodd 55 $61 placed at Group level. Has yet to fire on three runs back in this 41x04 8-year-old Mare 22 Billy Egan 52.5 $71 Cup. Transferred to the care of the powerful Maher/Eustace stable for 8 Breeding: Medicean (GB) — Qelaan (USA) campaign. Relishes heavy to soft ground and will be one to 20 Breeding: Raise The Flag (GB) — Etah (NZ) this year’s Australian campaign and won the Sydney Cup over this distance in April. Ran fourth in the MV Cup last start. Juicy odds. Trainer: Kris Lees keep in the multiples should rain become a factor. Trainer: Ciaron Maher & David Eustace The Irish have brought a hurdler to the Melbourne Cup, and won it Two of the last three winners of the Melbourne Cups have been Stratum Albion (GB) before. Indeed the first Northern Hemisphere horse to win the Cup, Tiger Moth (Ire) Northern-breds who were still only officially 3YOs (although 4x072 8-year-old Gelding 9 Jordan Childs 55 $31 Vintage Crop, won two hurdles for trainer Dermot Weld prior. Good 3x121 4-year-old Horse 23 Kerrin McEvoy 52.5 $7.50 4 here). Tiger Moth is the latest to attempt the feat, and the 9 Breeding: Dansili (GB) — Lunar Phase (Ire) enough to run in the Cheltenham Festival, Stratum Albion returned 21 Breeding: Galileo (Ire) — Lesson In Humility (Ire) punters have installed this high-class Aiden O’Brien Irish Derby to the flat to run second in the G2 Lonsdale Cup. Be warned. runner-up favourite despite this being only his fifth lifetime start. Trainer: Willie Mullins Trainer: Aidan O’Brien Another Northern Hemisphere stayer, part-owned by NZ interests, Won The Andrew Ramsden over 2800m on this track in May, Dashing Willoughby (GB) who has won over 2 miles at Group level, including twice this year Oceanex (NZ) which qualified her for this race, and the mare has been set for this. x1140 5-year-old Gelding 19 Michael Walker 54.5 $61 before being shipped Downunder.