2020 LEXUS MELBOURNE CUP [GROUP 1] 3200m Handicap to be run Tuesday, 3 November, 2020 Second Acceptors Elimination order as at 22 October Benchmark Weights 3 50.0 3f 48.5 Mares allowed 1.5kg 4 58.0 4m 56.5 NH Bred allowed 1.5kg 5+ 59.5 5m 58.0 NOTE: The conditions of the 2020 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. BM $ SINCE DATE DETAILS RACE 1/02/2019 Exempt 2020 Lexus Melbourne Cup as at 22 October : 3 1 VERRY ELLEEGANT (NZ) (Chris Waller) 5 m 55.5 (inc 0.5kg) -2.5 EXEMPT 17/10/2020 1st G1 2400m Caulfield Cup 2 OCEANEX (NZ) (Price and Kent) 5 m 51.5 -6.5 EXEMPT 16/05/2020 1st LR 2800m Andrew Ramsden Stakes 3 PERSAN (Maher and Eustace) 4 h 51.0 (inc 1.0kg pen) -7.0 EXEMPT 3/10/2010 1st G3 2500m Bart Cummings Passed 2020 Lexus Melbourne Cup first ballot clause as at 22 October : 50 4 ANTHONY VAN DYCK (IRE) (Aidan O'Brien) 5 h 58.5 -1.0 $3,463,901 1/06/2019 1st G1 2400m Epsom Derby UK 5 VOW AND DECLARE (Danny O'Brien) 5 g 57.0 -2.5 $5,574,000 5/11/2019 1st G1 3200m Melbourne Cup 6 AVILIUS (GB) (James Cummings) 7 g 57.0 -2.5 $1,263,200 30/03/2019 1st G1 2400m Tancred Stakes 7 RUSSIAN CAMELOT (IRE) (Danny O'Brien) 4 h 53.5 -3.0 $256,000 9/05/2020 1st G1 2500m South Australian Derby 8 MASTER OF REALITY (IRE) (Joseph O'Brien) 6 g 56.0 -3.5 $617,046 20/06/2019 3rd G1 4000m Ascot Gold Cup UK 9 TWILIGHT PAYMENT (IRE) (Joseph O'Brien) 8 g 55.5 -4.0 $378,007 18/07/2020 1st G2 2800m Curragh Cup IRE 10 TIGER MOTH (IRE) (Aidan O'Brien) 4 h 52.5 (inc 2.5kg pen) -4.0 $335,678 27/06/2020 2nd G1 2400m Irish Derby IRE 11 SIR DRAGONET (IRE) (Maher and Eustace) 5 h 55.5 -4.0 $102,420 8/05/2019 1st G3 2460m Chester Vase UK 12 MUSTAJEER (GB) (Kris Lees) 8 g 55.0 -4.5 $1,530,090 24/08/2019 2nd G1 2400m Tancred Stakes 13 MIRAGE DANCER (GB) (Busuttin and Young) 7 h 55.0 -4.5 $1,055,544 3/10/2020 1st G1 2400m Metropolitan Handicap 14 STRATUM ALBION (GB) (Willie Mullins) 8 g 55.0 -4.5 $434,139 21/08/2020 2nd G2 3260m Lonsdale Cup UK 15 BUCKHURST (IRE) (Joesph O'Brien) 5 h 55.0 -4.5 $150,829 14/09/2019 2nd G3 2400m Paddy Power Stakes IRE 16 PRINCE OF ARRAN (GB) (Charlie Fellowes) 8 g 54.5 -5.0 $2,144,523 5/11/2019 2nd G1 3200m Melbourne Cup 17 WARNING (Anthony and Sam Freedman) 4 g 53.0 -5.0 $1,242,000 2/11/2019 1st G1 2500m VRC Derby 18 SURPRISE BABY (NZ) (Paul Preusker) 6 g 54.5 -5.0 $794,275 5/10/2019 1st G3 2500m Bart Cummings 19 DASHING WILLOUGHBY (GB) (Andrew Balding) 5 g 54.5 -5.0 $345,152 5/07/2020 1st G3 3240m Henry II Stakes UK 20 FINCHE (GB) (Chris Waller) 7 g 54.5 -5.0 $300,000 19/10/2019 5th G1 2400m Caulfield Cup 21 ETAH JAMES (NZ) (Maher and Eustace) 8 m 52.5 -5.5 $947,323 11/04/2020 1st G1 3200m Sydney Cup 22 MIAMI BOUND (NZ) (Danny O'Brien) 4 m 51.0 -5.5 $605,000 7/11/2019 1st G1 2500m VRC Oaks 23 TOFFEE TONGUE (NZ) (Chris Waller) 4 m 51.0 -5.5 $94,000 11/04/2020 2nd G1 2400m ATC Oaks 24 THE CHOSEN ONE (NZ) (Baker and Forsman) 5 h 53.5 -6.0 $781,000 17/10/2019 3rd G1 2400m Caulfield Cup 25 STEEL PRINCE (IRE) (Anthony and Sam Freedman) 7 g 53.5 (inc 1kg pen) -6.0 $526,200 21/10/2020 1st G3 2400m Geelong Cup 26 KING OF LEOGRANCE (FR) (Danny O'Brien) 6 g 53.5 -6.0 $377,200 9/03/2020 1st G2 3200m Adelaide Cup 27 TRUE SELF (IRE) (Willie Mullins) 8 m 52.0 -6.0 $330,616 9/11/2019 1st G3 2600m Queen Elizabeth Stakes 28 MUGATOO (IRE) (Kris Lees) 6 g 53.5 -6.0 $289,100 3/10/2020 2nd G1 2400m Metropolitan Handicap 29 RAHEEN HOUSE (IRE) (Kris Lees) 7 g 53.5 -6.0 $283,331 4/04/2020 1st G2 2600m ATC Chairmans Handicap 30 ZEBROWSKI (NZ) (Team Hawkes) 4 g 52.0 -6.0 $244,000 4/04/2020 2nd G1 2400m ATC Derby 31 SAN HUBERTO (IRE) (Matt Cumani) 5 h 53.5 -6.0 $186,348 14/06/2020 1st G2 3000m Vicomtesse Vigier FR 32 NICKAJACK CAVE (IRE) (Peter Moody) 5 g 53.5 -6.0 $82,521 6/08/2020 1st G3 2400m Ballyroan Stakes IRE 33 MASTER OF WINE (GER) (Team Hawkes) 6 g 53.5 -6.0 $70,500 26/10/2019 1st LR 2400m ATC Tattersall's Cup 34 PLATINUM INVADOR (NZ) (Peter Moody) 5 g 53.0 -6.5 $302,177 10/10/2020 3rd G2 2400m Herbert Power Stakes 35 ASHRUN (FR) (Andreas Wohler) 5 h 53.0 -6.5 $120,892 3/11/2019 3rd G1 2400m Grosser Preis von Bayern GER 36 HUSH WRITER (JPN) (Waterhouse and Bott) 6 g 52.5 -7.0 $267,175 20/09/2019 1st G3 2300m Newcastle Cup 37 LE DON DE VIE (GB) (Anthony and Sam Freedman) 5 g 52.5 -7.0 $109,514 31/07/2020 2rd G3 2400m Glorious Stakes UK 38 SKYWARD (FR) (Busuttin and Young) 5 h 52.5 -7.0 $89,378 9/08/2020 1st G3 2500m Prix de Reux FR 39 SOUND (GER) (Michael Moroney) 8 h 52.0 -7.5 $243,949 7/03/2020 2nd G1 3200m Auckland Cup NZ 40 AZURO (FR) (Maher and Eustace) 7 g 52.0 -7.5 $233,500 16/11/2019 1st LR 3200m Sandown Cup 41 CHAPADA (Michael Moroney) 5 g 52.0 (inc 1.5kg pen) -7.5 $208,000 10/10/2020 1st G2 2400m Herbert Power Stakes 42 CARIF (Peter & Paul Snowden) 5 h 52.0 -7.5 $199,400 4/04/2020 2nd G2 2600m ATC Chairmans Handicap 43 BRIMHAM ROCKS (GB) (Chris Waller) 7 g 52.0 -7.5 $173,500 13/06/2020 1st G3 2400m Qld Tatts Cup 44 HAKY (IRE) (Archie Alexander) 7 g 52.0 -7.5 $84,109 23/10/2019 3rd G3 2400m Geelong Cup 45 GALLIC CHIEFTAIN (FR) (Archie Alexander) 8 h 51.0 -8.5 $313,700 5/10/2019 2nd G1 2400m Metropolitan Handicap 46 DJANGO FREEMAN (GER) (Robert Hickmott) 5 h 51.0 -8.5 $210,936 7/07/2019 2nd G1 2400m German Derby GER 47 PONDUS (GB) (Joseph O'Brien) 5 g 51.0 -8.5 $35,366 7/07/2020 1st LR 2400m Lenebane Stakes IRE 48 SCHABAU (GER) (Robert Hickmott) 6 h 50.5 -9.0 $85,200 2/03/2019 1st LR 2500m Roy Higgins Quality 49 PATHS OF GLORY (GB) (Richard and Michael Freedman) 6 g 50.5 -9.0 $18,375 3/10/2020 5th G1 2400m Metropolitan Handicap 50 ATTORNEY (FR) (Matthew Smith) 6 g 50.0 -9.5 $84,000 25/09/2020 1st G3 2400m Colin Stephen Quality 51 MIDTERM (GB) (Michael and Luke Cerchi) 8 g 50.0 -9.5 $84,000 23/03/2019 1st G3 2400m Manion Cup 52 COLLIDE (GB) (Kris Lees) 6 h 50.0 -9.5 $59,942 22/02/2020 1st LR 2500m Gran Prix de Partment FR 53 SELINO (GB) (Chris Waller) 5 g 50.0 -9.5 $32,520 11/09/2020 2nd G2 3600m Doncaster Gold Cup UK Not Passed 2020 Lexus Melbourne Cup first ballot clause as at 22 October : 10 LEVENDI (Peter Gelagotis) 6 h 53.5 -6.0 Not passed ballot AL GALAYEL (IRE) (Maher and Eustace) 7 g 52.5 (inc 1.5kg pen) -7.0 Not passed ballot SHARED AMBITION (IRE) (Chris Waller) 5 g 52.0 -7.5 Not passed ballot ENTENTE (Waterhouse and Bott) 4 g 50.0 -9.0 Not passed ballot LORD BELVEDERE (GB) (Maher and Eustace) 7 g 50.5 -9.0 Not passed ballot ADMIRE ROBSON (JPN) (Paul Preusker) 7 h 50.0 -9.5 Not passed ballot CADRE DU NOIR (USA) (Maher and Eustace) 5 h 50.0 -9.5 Not passed ballot FUTURE SCORE (IRE) (Matt Cumani) 6 g 50.0 -9.5 Not passed ballot GRAND PROMENADE (GB) (Maher and Eustace) 5 g 50.0 -9.5 Not passed ballot SARACEN KNIGHT (IRE) (Danny O'Brien) 6 g 50.0 -9.5 Not passed ballot TOTAL : 63 - WITHDRAWN : Aktau and Santiago .