The official weights for the upcoming Caulfield Cup have been unveiled, adding another layer of excitement to the already high-stakes competition.
Trainer Chris Waller is eyeing another win after clinching victories with Durston in 2022 and Verry Elleegant in 2020.
His charge, Francesco Guardi, is the current favourite and has been allocated 54kg. Soulcombe, another Waller-trained horse, has 53.5kg and is second-favourite, partially due to a remarkable win at the Heatherlie Stakes earlier this month.
Montefilia, a new addition to Waller’s stable, has been given 54.5kg as she aims to move beyond her fourth-place finishes in the last two editions of the race.
Japanese horse Breakup, trained by Tatsuya Yoshioka, will carry 55kg as he seeks to follow in the hoofprints of Mer De Glace (2019) and Admire Rakti (2014) as a Japanese victor.
On the international front, UK-trained West Wind Blows has been given 54kg for his Australian debut.
Among the four-year-olds, Manzoice and Kovalica, both trained by Waller, are eyeing the cup with respective weights of 53kg and 53.5kg.
Right You Are, with 53kg, is the only horse guaranteed a spot due to his Mornington Cup win earlier this year.
With two golden tickets to the race up for grabs this Saturday, the competition is shaping up to be as intense as ever.
Market 💰: View the current Caulfield Cup odds
| Exempt as at 19 September : 1 | ||
| 1 | RIGHT YOU ARE 7G ( Maher & Eustace) | 53.0 |
| Passed first elimination clause as at 19 September : 69 | ||
| 2 | GOLD TRIP (FR) 7H ( Maher & Eustace) | 58.5 |
| 3 | MONTEFILIA 6M (Chris Waller) | 54.5 |
| 4 | EL BODEGON (IRE) 5G (Chris Waller) | 55.5 |
| 5 | MO’UNGA (NZ) 6H (Annabel Neasham) | 55.5 |
| 6 | WITHOUT A FIGHT (IRE) 7G (A & S Freedman) | 55.5 |
| 7 | DUAIS 6M (Edward Cummings) | 54.0 |
| 8 | SPANISH MISSION (USA) 8H (Moody & Coleman) | 55.5 |
| 9 | SHARP ‘N’ SMART (NZ) 4G (G & D Rogerson) | 53.5 |
| 10 | KOVALICA (NZ) 4G (Chris Waller) | 53.5 |
| 11 | BREAKUP (JPN) 6H (Tatsuya Yoshioka) | 55.0 |
| 12 | LINDERMANN 4H (Chris Waller) | 53.0 |
| 13 | MAJOR BEEL (NZ) 4G ( Waterhouse & Bott) | 53.0 |
| 14 | MANZOICE 4H (Chris Waller) | 53.0 |
| 15 | KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE) 9G ( Waterhouse & Bott) | 54.0 |
| 16 | SMOKIN’ ROMANS (NZ) 7G ( Maher & Eustace) | 54.0 |
| 17 | FRANCESCO GUARDI (IRE) 6G (Chris Waller) | 54.0 |
| 18 | WEST WIND BLOWS (IRE) 5G (Simon & Ed Crisford) | 54.0 |
| 19 | POUNDING 5G ( Moody & Coleman) | 53.5 |
| 20 | NONCONFORMIST 7G (Grahame Begg) | 53.5 |
| 21 | HINGED 5M (Chris Waller) | 52.0 |
| 22 | SOULCOMBE (GB) 5G (Chris Waller) | 53.5 |
| 23 | HOPE IN YOUR HEART 5M (Kerry Parker) | 52.0 |
| 24 | DUKE DE SESSA (IRE) 5H ( Maher & Eustace) | 53.0 |
| 25 | LUNAR FLARE 8M (Grahame Begg) | 51.5 |
| 26 | HOO YA MAL (GB) 5G ( Waterhouse & Bott) | 53.0 |
| 27 | HEZASHOCKA (NZ) 6G ( Price & Kent (Jnr)) | 52.5 |
| 28 | ATTRITION 4H (Mitchell Freedman) | 51.0 |
| 29 | VIRTUOUS CIRCLE (NZ) 4H (Liam Howley) | 51.0 |
| 30 | ZEYREK (FR) 7G (M, W & J Hawkes) | 52.5 |
| 31 | FAME 4G ( Moody & Coleman) | 51.0 |
| 32 | NAVAJO PEAK 5G (David Payne) | 52.0 |
| 33 | EMISSARY (GB) 7G (Michael Moroney) | 52.0 |
| 34 | GOLDMAN (NZ) 5G ( Waterhouse & Bott) | 52.0 |
| 35 | PROTAGONIST (FR) 7G (Kris Lees) | 52.0 |
| 36 | BANK MAUR 4H (Richard Laming) | 50.0 |
| 37 | BERKELEY SQUARE 4G (Dan O’Sullivan) | 50.0 |
| 38 | AFFAIRE A SUIVRE (NZ) 4M (Maher & Eustace) | 50.0 |
| 39 | VALIANT KING (GB) 4H (Joseph O’Brien) | 50.0 |
| 40 | OKITA SOUSHI (IRE) 6H (Joseph O’Brien) | 51.5 |
| 41 | DIAMIL (IRE) 6G (John O’Shea) | 51.5 |
| 42 | HIGH EMOCEAN (NZ) 7M (Maher & Eustace) | 50.0 |
| 43 | KING FRANKEL (IRE) 6G (Annabel Neasham) | 51.0 |
| 44 | BUSTER BASH 6G (David Harrison) | 51.0 |
| 45 | SERPENTINE (IRE) 7G ( Waterhouse & Bott) | 51.0 |
| 46 | UNCLE BRYN (GB) 6G ( Busuttin & Young) | 51.0 |
| 47 | FIREBURN 4M (Gary Portelli) | 50.0 |
| 48 | BENAUD 5G (John O’Shea) | 51.0 |
| 49 | SUIZURO 4G ( Busuttin & Young) | 50.0 |
| 50 | ABERFELDIE BOY 4G ( Griffiths & de Kock) | 50.0 |
| 51 | SPIRIT RIDGE (GB) 9G (Annabel Neasham) | 50.5 |
| 52 | BOIS D’ARGENT (GB) 7G (Annabel Neasham) | 50.5 |
| 53 | HOSIER (IRE) 7G (Mark Minervini) | 50.5 |
| 54 | FULL OF SINCERITY (NZ) 4G (Andrew Forsman) | 50.0 |
| 55 | REO 4M (Richard Laming) | 50.0 |
| 56 | SHE’S FIT 4M (Daniel Morton) | 50.0 |
| 57 | SIR LUCAN (IRE) 6G (Waterhouse & Bott) | 50.0 |
| 58 | QUEEN AIR 4M (Lindsey Smith) | 50.0 |
| 59 | GREENLAND (IRE) 4H (Aidan O’Brien) | 50.0 |
| 60 | KALAPOUR (IRE) 7G (Kris Lees) | 50.0 |
| 61 | MILFORD (NZ) 6G (Michael Moroney) | 50.0 |
| 62 | FOUJITA SAN 4G (M, W & J Hawkes) | 50.0 |
| 63 | FANCY MAN (IRE) 6G (Annabel Neasham) | 50.0 |
| 64 | GEAR UP (IRE) 6H (Annabel Neasham) | 50.0 |
| 65 | MOYA LASS 4M (Julius Sandhu) | 50.0 |
| 66 | ATHABASCAN (FR) 5G (John O’Shea) | 50.0 |
| 67 | TIMOUR (FR) 6G (Chris Waller) | 50.0 |
| 68 | MAKRAM (IRE) 7G ( Ben, Will & JD Hayes) | 50.0 |
| 69 | BEAR STORY (IRE) 6G (Clinton McDonald) | 50.0 |
| 70 | INTERPRETATION (IRE) 6G ( Maher & Eustace) | 50.0 |
| Not Passed first elimination clause as at 19 September : 33 | ||
| 71 | ALENQEUR (FR) (Michael Moroney) | 56.5 |
| 72 | MAGICAL LAGOON (IRE) 5M (Chris Waller) | 51.0 |
| 72 | REGAL POWER 8G (John Leek (Jnr)) | 52.5 |
| 74 | FLOATING ARTIST (GB) 8G (Maher & Eustace) | 52.0 |
| 75 | DAQIANSWEET JUNIOR (NZ) 6G (Phillip Stokes) | 51.5 |
| 75 | SHERAZ (FR) 7G (Chris Waller) | 51.5 |
| 75 | EL PATRONESS 5M (Danny O’Brien) | 50.0 |
| 78 | ALASKAN GOD 5G (Daniel Morton) | 50.0 |
| 78 | BARBIE’S FOX 7M ( Ben, Will & JD Hayes) | 50.0 |
| 78 | BORN A KING (GB) 7G (Chris Waller) | 50.0 |
| 78 | BRAYDEN STAR (GB) 5H ( Busuttin & Young) | 50.0 |
| 78 | CARINI (FR) 5G (Danny O’Brien) | 50.0 |
| 78 | CONVENER (FR) 5H ( Maher & Eustace) | 50.0 |
| 78 | DIVUS ROMULUS (IRE) 4G (Nick Ryan) | 50.0 |
| 78 | FIRST IMMORTAL 4G ( Mark & Levi Kavanagh) | 50.0 |
| 78 | FORGOT YOU (NZ) 5H ( Busuttin & Young) | 50.0 |
| 78 | GARACHICO (GB) 5G ( Leon & Troy Corstens) | 50.0 |
| 78 | GEORGIE GET MAD (GB) 5G (Denis Pagan) | 50.0 |
| 78 | GREGOLIMO (FR) 6G (Michael Moroney) | 50.0 |
| 78 | HAARACAINE (IRE) 4H (Nick Ryan) | 50.0 |
| 78 | LIONEL (GB) 5G ( Maher & Eustace) | 50.0 |
| 78 | MOUNT POPA (IRE) 9G ( Team Hawkes) | 50.0 |
| 78 | MR WATERVILLE (IRE) 5G (Chris Waller) | 50.0 |
| 78 | POINT NEPEAN (IRE) 6H ( Ben, Will & JD Hayes) | 50.0 |
| 78 | POLITICAL DEBATE 4H (Chris Waller) | 50.0 |
| 78 | SHAIYHAR (IRE) 5G ( Busuttin & Young) | 50.0 |
| 78 | SIBAAQ (GB) 6G (Annabel Neasham) | 50.0 |
| 78 | THE SUMMIT (FR) 7G ( Ben, Will & JD Hayes) | 50.0 |
| 78 | UNITED NATIONS (IRE) 5H ( Maher & Eustace) | 50.0 |
| 78 | VARDANI (FR) 7G (Archie Alexander) | 50.0 |
| 78 | VERONA (NZ) 5M ( Maher & Eustace) | 50.0 |
| 78 | WIN O’CLOCK (GB) 7G (Matthew Williams) | 50.0 |
| 78 | WINEGLASS BAY (IRE) 5G (Chris Waller) | 50.0 |
| TOTAL: 103 | ||
