There are 47 horses still in the running for next Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup following the close of second declarations.
Query horses Linton, Glass Harmonium, Tactic and Booming were among acceptances, as were a number of fringe horses.
These include Ironstein, Green Moon, Shewan, Showcause and Midnight Martini.
All will need to run in the Group 3 Lexus Stakes (2500m) to cement their position in the race.
Here are second declarations for the Melbourne Cup:
| Horse | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMERICAIN (USA) | Alain de Royer Dupre | 117 |
| 2 | ANUDJAWUN (NZ) | Shaun Dwyer | 90 |
| 3 | AT FIRST SIGHT (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | 106 |
| 4 | BACK IN BLACK (NZ) | John Steffert | 93 |
| 5 | BAUER (IRE) | Luca Cumani | 103 |
| 6 | BOOMING (NZ) | Jeff Lynds | 105 |
| 7 | COSMONAUT | Bart Cummings | 72 |
| 8 | DRUNKEN SAILOR (IRE) | Luca Cumani | 110 |
| 9 | DUNADEN (FR) | Mikel Delzangles | 111 |
| 10 | FOX HUNT (IRE) | Mark Johnston | |
| 11 | GALIZANI | John P Thompson | |
| 12 | GLASS HARMONIUM (IRE) | Michael Moroney | 112 |
| 13 | GREEN MOON (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | 103 |
| 14 | HAWK ISLAND (IRE) | Chris Waller | 109 |
| 15 | ILLO (GER) | Bart Cummings | 106 |
| 16 | IRONSTEIN | Gerald Ryan | |
| 17 | JUKEBOX JURY (IRE) | Mark Johnston | |
| 18 | LAMASERY | David Vandyke | 102 |
| 19 | LINTON | Robert Hickmott | 108 |
| 20 | LOST IN THE MOMENT (IRE) | Saeed Bin Suroor | |
| 21 | LUCAS CRANACH (GER) | Anthony Freedman | 109 |
| 22 | MACEDONIAN (NZ) | Peter G Moody | 95 |
| 23 | MANIGHAR (FR) | Luca Cumani | 110 |
| 24 | MIDAS TOUCH (GB) | Robert Hickmott | 111 |
| 25 | MIDNIGHT MARTINI | Mark Kavanagh | 93 |
| 26 | MODUN (IRE) | Saeed Bin Suroor | |
| 27 | MOURAYAN (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | 108 |
| 28 | MOYENNE CORNICHE (GB) | Brian Ellison | 103 |
| 29 | NIWOT | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 101 |
| 30 | OLDER THAN TIME | Gai Waterhouse | 104 |
| 31 | PRECEDENCE (NZ) | Bart Cummings | 107 |
| 32 | RAFFAELLO | Patrick F Ryan | 98 |
| 33 | RED CADEAUX (GB) | Ed Dunlop | |
| 34 | REPRISAL | David Hayes | 82 |
| 35 | SAHARA SUN (CHI) | Luca Cumani | 102 |
| 36 | SAPTAPADI (IRE) | Brian Ellison | 103 |
| 37 | SHAMROCKER (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | 108 |
| 38 | SHEWAN | Robert Smerdon | 101 |
| 39 | SHOWCAUSE | Frank Ritchie | 98 |
| 40 | SPECHENKA | Ben Ahrens | 93 |
| 41 | TACTIC (GB) | David Hayes | 101 |
| 42 | TANBY | Robert Hickmott | 98 |
| 43 | THE VERMINATOR | Chris Waller | 105 |
| 44 | TULLAMORE (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse | 106 |
| 45 | TWO FOR TEA (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse | 85 |
| 46 | UNUSUAL SUSPECT (USA) | Michael Kent | 110 |
| 47 | WESTERN SYMBOL (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse | 76 |
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