Caulfield Cup Likely Field – 2026

The picture is starting to become clearer for the 2026 Caulfield Cup, with several leading contenders now looking unlikely to take their place in Saturday’s $5 million feature at Caulfield.

With the final field limited to 18 runners and four emergencies, a number of horses further down the order of entry are set to benefit from expected withdrawals.

We’ve gone through the latest ballot order, removed the runners considered doubtful and put together our predicted Caulfield Cup field ahead of the official acceptances and barrier draw.

Updated 11th October 2026

Below is the likely 2026 Caulfield Cup field based on the latest order of entry, excluding horses considered in doubt. The final field will consist of 18 runners and four emergencies.

Likely 2026 Caulfield Cup Field

#	Horse	Trainer	Weight
1	Cosmic Crusader (NZ)	Andrea Leek	56kg
2	Enfjaar (IRE)	Roger Varian	54.5kg
3	Royal Supremacy (IRE)	Ciaron Maher	54.5kg
4	Zahrann (IRE)	Ciaron Maher	53kg
5	Kings Valley (IRE)	Ciaron Maher	51kg
6	Half Yours	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	57.5kg
7	Green Spaces	Bjorn Baker	54.5kg
8	Middle Earth (GB)	Ciaron Maher	55kg
9	Kingswood (GB)	Gavin Bedggood	55kg
10	Wine Dark Sea (GB)	Harry Charlton	54.5kg
11	Ohope Wins (NZ)	Chris Waller	51.5kg
12	She’s A Hustler (NZ)	Grahame Begg	53kg
13	Asterix (NZ)	Chris Waller	53.5kg
14	Starford (IRE)	Joseph O’Brien	53.5kg
15	Saint George (GB)	Ciaron Maher	53.5kg
16	Soul Of Spain (IRE)	Chris Waller	53kg
17	The Euphrates (GB)	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	52.5kg
18	Juja Kibo (IRE)	Ciaron Maher	52kg

Likely Emergencies

#	Horse	Trainer	Weight
19 (1st Emergency)	Point Of Law (GB)	Ciaron Maher	51kg
20 (2nd Emergency)	Kizlyar (IRE)	Joseph O’Brien	52kg
21 (3rd Emergency)	Mr Monaco (GB)	Ciaron Maher	51kg
22 (4th Emergency)	Machine Gun Gracie	Ben, Will & JD Hayes	51kg

Several horses remain in contention for the 2026 Caulfield Cup despite being excluded from our predicted field. The following runners could still take their place depending on final acceptances and decisions from connections.

Horses in Doubt and removed from Caulfield Cup Likely Field

Horse	Trainer	Latest Update
Land Legend	Ciaron Maher	Connections are considering whether to back up following his Might And Power Stakes victory.
Knight’s Choice	John Symons & Sheila Laxon	Still a possible runner after finishing third in the Herbert Power Stakes. Connections are considering a seven-day backup.
Wootton Verni	Chris Waller	Connections are considering accepting for the Caulfield Cup. Not a confirmed withdrawal.
Campaldino	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Connections are still considering whether to accept for the race.
Treasurethe Moment	Matt Laurie	Under an injury cloud after pulling up lame following the Might And Power Stakes.
Pinhole	Chris Waller	The Melbourne Cup is the preferred target.
Onesmoothoperator	Tim Fitzsimmons	Likely to target the Geelong Cup or Moonee Valley Gold Cup instead.

These horses are not included in our predicted Caulfield Cup field. Their participation remains subject to decisions from connections and official acceptances.

Note: Horses marked in doubt have been excluded from this projected field. The order follows the supplied ballot rankings, with the next four eligible horses included as emergencies. The final field remains subject to acceptances, withdrawals and Racing Victoria confirmation.