253Â nominations have been received for the 150th running of the Emirates Melbourne Cup on November 2.
This is up from 230 entries last year.
Entries also closed today for the BMW Caulfield Cup (click here for nominations), Tatts Cox Plate (click here for nominations), The Age Caulfield Guineas (click here for nominations) and Schweppes Thousand Guineas (click here for nominations).
Among the notable entrants are 2007 Melbourne Cup winner Efficient, 2009 Melbourne Cup winner Shocking and early fancies Faint Perfume, Linton, Rite of Passage and Profound Beauty.
There are 5 Japanese entrants – Jaguar Mail, Meiner Kitz, Three Orion, Tokai Trick and White Pilgrim.
As reported yesterday by Just Horse Racing, Bart Cummings has 12 entrants in an attempt to snare his 13th Melbourne Cup. Click here to read more.
The nominations are as follows:
7- EMIRATES MELBOURNE CUP (3200 METRES)
Of $6000000 and $175000 trophies. 1st $3600000 and trophies of $150000 to owner $10000 to trainer $10000 to jockey $5000 to strapper, 2nd $900000, 3rd $450000, 4th $250000, 5th $175000, 6th $125000, 7th $125000, 8th $125000, 9th $125000, 10th $125000.
(GROUP 1).
No Allowances for apprentices.
| No | Horse | Trainer | Handicapper Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABOVE AVERAGE (IRE) | Lee Freedman | Â |
| 2 | AJHAR (USA) | Lee Freedman | 94 |
| 3 | AKMAL (GB) | John Dunlop | Â |
| 4 | AKZAR (IRE) | John Oxx | Â |
| 5 | ALANDI (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | Â |
| 6 | ALCOPOP | Jake Stephens | Â |
| 7 | ALL TIME CHAMPION | Evan Holland | Â |
| 8 | AMERICAIN (USA) | Alain de Royer Dupre | Â |
| 9 | ANANIAS | Kelvin Southey | 61 |
| 10 | ANOTHER LEGEND | Hugh Moran | Â |
| 11 | ANUDJAWUN (NZ) | Shaun Dwyer | 68 |
| 12 | APPREHEND | Tony Vasil | 96 |
| 13 | ASSO BELLO | Dennis O’Leary | Â |
| 14 | AVIENUS | Mark Webb | 93 |
| 15 | BALLYGORAN (NZ) | Eric Musgrove | 66 |
| 16 | BARON | Robert Hickmott | 64 |
| 17 | BASALTICO (IRE) | Bill & Symon Wilde | Â |
| 18 | BASE (NZ) | Robert Hickmott | 70 |
| 19 | BAUER (IRE) | Luca Cumani | 110 |
| 20 | BECQU ADOREE (FR) | Luca Cumani | Â |
| 21 | BERLIOZ (NZ) | David Hayes | 88 |
| 22 | BILLSON | Robert Hickmott | 68 |
| 23 | BINT MAHER | Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas | Â |
| 24 | BOLTON (NZ) | Robert Hickmott | 64 |
| 25 | BOOMING (NZ) | Jeff Lynds | Â |
| 26 | BRIGHTNIGHT (NZ) | Bart Cummings | 67 |
| 27 | BUCCELLATI (GB) | Tony Noonan | Â |
| 28 | BY THE WAY | Mark Lewis | 82 |
| 29 | C’EST LA GUERRE (NZ) | Robert Hickmott | 108 |
| 30 | CAMPANOLOGIST (USA) | Saeed Bin Suroor | Â |
| 31 | CAPECOVER (NZ) | Patrick Payne | Â |
| 32 | CATS FUN | Jarrod McLean | 96 |
| 33 | CAVALRYMAN (GB) | Saeed Bin Suroor | Â |
| 34 | CEDARBERG | Pat Carey | 66 |
| 35 | CHARTREUX | David Hayes | Â |
| 36 | CHECKABOARD LOUNGE (NZ) | Neil Walsh | 65 |
| 37 | CHEVIOT BEACH | Nigel Blackiston | 62 |
| 38 | CLAREMONT (IRE) | Mahmood Al Zarooni | Â |
| 39 | CONISTON BLUEBIRD | Bede Murray | Â |
| 40 | COUNT ENCOSTA | John P Thompson | Â |
| 41 | CROCODILE CANYON (NZ) | Howie Matthews | Â |
| 42 | DAAD’S OVERTIME (NZ) | Guy Walter | Â |
| 43 | DANCING DAVID (IRE) | Brian Meehan | Â |
| 44 | DANGEROUS MIDGE (USA) | Brian Meehan | Â |
| 45 | DARIANA | Bart Cummings | Â |
| 46 | DARLEY SUN (IRE) | Saeed Bin Suroor | Â |
| 47 | DESCARADO (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse | Â |
| 48 | DOCTOR FREMANTLE (GB) | Lee Freedman | Â |
| 49 | DOUBLE WHISKY (NZ) | Chris Waller | Â |
| 50 | DOUBTFUL JACK | Peter G Moody | 102 |
| 51 | DRUNKEN SAILOR (IRE) | Luca Cumani | Â |
| 52 | DUAL HEMISPHERE | David Hayes | 73 |
| 53 | DUBAWI’S DAUGHTER | Greg Eurell | 58 |
| 54 | DUNDRUM | Hugh Moran | Â |
| 55 | EASTERN ARIA (UAE) | Mark Johnston | Â |
| 56 | ECHELON | Fran Houlahan & Brian Johnston | Â |
| 57 | EFFICIENT (NZ) | Robert Hickmott | 120 |
| 58 | ELAPARADO (NZ) | Peter G Moody | 61 |
| 59 | EMBLEM OF LIBERTY (SAF) | Darren Weir | Â |
| 60 | EMPIRES CHOICE (NZ) | Bart Cummings | 103 |
| 61 | ERASET | Danny O’Brien | 82 |
| 62 | EXALTED EGO | Kevin & Heather Frew | Â |
| 63 | EXCEPTIONALLY (NZ) | Terry & Karina O’Sullivan | 82 |
| 64 | EXTRA ZERO | David Hayes | Â |
| 65 | FAINT PERFUME | Bart Cummings | Â |
| 66 | FAIRFIELD FLAME (GER) | Michael Moroney | Â |
| 67 | FAIRYGEM (NZ) | Peter G Moody | 97 |
| 68 | FANJURA (IRE) | Lee Freedman | 101 |
| 69 | FORTUNI (IRE) | Sir Mark Prescott | Â |
| 70 | FROZONE (NZ) | Alan Bailey | Â |
| 71 | FUJI FAME | Charles Schembri | 66 |
| 72 | GALLANT LADY | Lee Freedman | 72 |
| 73 | GET UP JUDE | Kevin Moses | Â |
| 74 | GHOSTMILK (IRE) | Peter G Moody | Â |
| 75 | GO WITH THE FLO (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse | Â |
| 76 | GOLDEN CHARMER | Dan O’Sullivan | 82 |
| 77 | GOLDEN SWORD (GB) | Jane Chapple-Hyam | Â |
| 78 | GORKY PARK (NZ) | David Hayes | 103 |
| 79 | GOTHIC CROWN | Todd Balfour | 60 |
| 80 | GRAND DUCAL (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | 98 |
| 81 | HAPPY SPIRIT (SAF) | Darren Weir | Â |
| 82 | HARRIS TWEED (NZ) | Murray & Bjorn Baker | Â |
| 83 | HASTEIN (NZ) | Mark Kavanagh | Â |
| 84 | HERCULIAN PRINCE (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse | Â |
| 85 | HILLSTREET | Mark Kavanagh | Â |
| 86 | HISSING SID | Bill & Symon Wilde | 105 |
| 87 | HOLBERG (UAE) | Saeed Bin Suroor | Â |
| 88 | HOLLOWAY (NZ) | Richard Otto | Â |
| 89 | HOME ON A WING | Anthony Cummings | Â |
| 90 | HUME (NZ) | Brian Smith | 95 |
| 91 | ILLUSTRIOUS BLUE (GB) | William Knight | Â |
| 92 | IMPOSING (GB) | Sir Michael Stoute | Â |
| 93 | INDITE (NZ) | Robert Hickmott | 61 |
| 94 | INTERLOCKING (NZ) | Robert Hickmott | 76 |
| 95 | IREL (NZ) | Graeme Rogerson | Â |
| 96 | ISHANT | Peter G Moody | 82 |
| 97 | JAGUAR MAIL (JPN) | Noriyuki Hori | Â |
| 98 | JESSICABEEL (NZ) | John O’Shea | Â |
| 99 | JEUNEYS END | Allan Fitzgerald | 78 |
| 100 | JOE BLOW | Bart Cummings | 75 |
| 101 | JUNGLE ROCKET (NZ) | Jeff McVean | Â |
| 102 | JUST A BLAZE (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse | Â |
| 103 | KALESKE | Mark Kavanagh | 68 |
| 104 | KEEP THE PEACE (NZ) | Shaune Ritchie | Â |
| 105 | KIBBUTZ (NZ) | David Hayes | 100 |
| 106 | KING OF MOUNTAINS | David Hayes | Â |
| 107 | KING OF WANDS (GB) | John Gosden | Â |
| 108 | KUTCHINSKY | Tony Noonan | Â |
| 109 | LADY ECLAIR (IRE) | Mark Johnston | Â |
| 110 | LANDLOCKED (NZ) | Anthony Cummings | Â |
| 111 | LANDLORD | Bart Cummings | Â |
| 112 | LARGO LAD | David Hayes | Â |
| 113 | LARISTAN (FR) | Jean-Claude Rouget | Â |
| 114 | LEGISLATURE | John P Thompson | Â |
| 115 | LEICA FALCON | Arthur Pace | Â |
| 116 | LEICA LARRIKIN | Richard Freyer | 97 |
| 117 | LETHAL ARROW | Peter G Moody | 61 |
| 118 | LIBEL LAW (GB) | Saeed Bin Suroor | Â |
| 119 | LINTON | Robert Hickmott | 99 |
| 120 | LITTORIO | Nigel Blackiston | Â |
| 121 | LIVIA | David Hayes | 67 |
| 122 | LOOK NOW | Tricia Cox | 54 |
| 123 | LORDS RANSOM | Bill & Symon Wilde | 105 |
| 124 | LOS CRISTIANOS (FR) | Alan Couetil | Â |
| 125 | MACEDONIAN (NZ) | Peter G Moody | 86 |
| 126 | MAESTRO OF MURANO | Roslyn Day | Â |
| 127 | MAJESTIC CONCORDE (IRE) | Dermot K Weld | Â |
| 128 | MALUCKYDAY (NZ) | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Â |
| 129 | MANIGHAR (FR) | Luca Cumani | Â |
| 130 | MARTIAL LAW (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | 80 |
| 131 | MARTIN PLACE | Rodney Northam | Â |
| 132 | MARTYR (GB) | Richard Hannon | Â |
| 133 | MASTER O’REILLY (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | 109 |
| 134 | MASTERY (GB) | Saeed Bin Suroor | Â |
| 135 | MATEO | Tony Noonan | 60 |
| 136 | MEINER KITZ (JPN) | Sakae Kunieda | Â |
| 137 | METAL BENDER (NZ) | Chris Waller | Â |
| 138 | MILES ABOVE | Denis Daffy | 82 |
| 139 | MISS DARCEY | Anthony Cummings | 95 |
| 140 | MISS KEEPSAKE (NZ) | Andrew Scott | Â |
| 141 | MOATIZE | Bart Cummings | 105 |
| 142 | MONACO CONSUL (NZ) | Michael Moroney | 108 |
| 143 | MONCALIERI | Brian Smith | Â |
| 144 | MONTAHLIA (NZ) | Michael Kent | 89 |
| 145 | MONTJEU MADAME (NZ) | Darryl Dodson | 89 |
| 146 | MOSHAV (NZ) | Fran Houlahan & Brian Johnston | 58 |
| 147 | MOUDRE | Ciaron Maher | 87 |
| 148 | MOURAYAN (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | 107 |
| 149 | MR CHARLIE (NZ) | Peter G Moody | Â |
| 150 | MR MEDICI (IRE) | Peter Ho | Â |
| 151 | MUIR (GB) | Robert Hickmott | 82 |
| 152 | MY BENTLEY (NZ) | Michael Kent | 82 |
| 153 | MY CENTRAL (ITY) | Darren Weir | Â |
| 154 | NAADJI (NZ) | Bevan & Richard Laming | Â |
| 155 | NATURAL HIGH (IRE) | Dermot K Weld | Â |
| 156 | NAZABEEL (NZ) | Richard Otto | Â |
| 157 | NEWPORT | Paul Perry | Â |
| 158 | NIPTIOUS | Danny Curran | 87 |
| 159 | NITONIC | Ron Daniel | 86 |
| 160 | NO WINE NO SONG | Kevin Moses | Â |
| 161 | NOTHIN’ LEICA CAT (NZ) | Anthony Cummings | 89 |
| 162 | OAK HEART | Darren Weir | 92 |
| 163 | OCEAN DREAM | Peter G Moody | Â |
| 164 | OLYMPIC WIN (NZ) | John Sadler | 77 |
| 165 | ONCE MORE DUBAI (USA) | Saeed Bin Suroor | Â |
| 166 | ONCE WERE WILD | Gai Waterhouse | Â |
| 167 | OUR ARISTOCRAT (GB) | Robert Hickmott | 70 |
| 168 | OUR CANNAVARO (NZ) | Chris Waller | Â |
| 169 | OUR DESTINY (NZ) | Corrina McDougal | Â |
| 170 | OUR KOBI JADE | Dan O’Sullivan | 65 |
| 171 | OUR ROCKHAMPTON (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | Â |
| 172 | PENTO DIABLO | Doug Harrison | 70 |
| 173 | PERSIAN STAR | Robert Smerdon | Â |
| 174 | PHANTOM AGENT | Gregory Minns | Â |
| 175 | PHAZE ACTION | Robbie Laing | 86 |
| 176 | POLLY’S MARK (IRE) | David Hayes | Â |
| 177 | POMPEYANO (IRE) | Saeed Bin Suroor | Â |
| 178 | PRECEDENCE (NZ) | Bart Cummings | 101 |
| 179 | PROFOUND BEAUTY (IRE) | Dermot K Weld | Â |
| 180 | PURPLE MOON (IRE) | Luca Cumani | Â |
| 181 | RAFFAELLO | Jim Marconi | Â |
| 182 | RAINBOW PEAK (IRE) | Michael Jarvis | Â |
| 183 | REBEL RAIDER | Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas | Â |
| 184 | RED COLOSSUS | Greg Eurell | Â |
| 185 | RED RULER (NZ) | John Sargent | Â |
| 186 | REIGNING RHYTHM | Gary Portelli | Â |
| 187 | REPRISAL | David Hayes | 87 |
| 188 | RIGHT FONG | David Balfour | Â |
| 189 | RITE OF PASSAGE (GB) | Dermot K Weld | Â |
| 190 | ROWLAND | Robbie Laing | 78 |
| 191 | RUN FOR NAARA | John P Thompson | Â |
| 192 | RUNDLE | Robert Hickmott | 78 |
| 193 | SAINT ENCOSTA | John P Thompson | 72 |
| 194 | SAINTHOOD | Rick Worthington | Â |
| 195 | SALINAS | Peter G Moody | Â |
| 196 | SANS FRONTIERES (IRE) | Jeremy Noseda | Â |
| 197 | SCOUTING WIDE (NZ) | Tim Martin | Â |
| 198 | SCULPTOR (NZ) | Peter Mckenzie | 105 |
| 199 | SEA GALLEON | Colin & Cindy Alderson | 70 |
| 200 | SHAHWARDI (FR) | Jeremy Gask | Â |
| 201 | SHAMOLINE WARRIOR | Mark Kavanagh | 95 |
| 202 | SHERPA TENZING (NZ) | Jim Conlan | 68 |
| 203 | SHOCKING | Mark Kavanagh | 115 |
| 204 | SHOOT OUT | John Wallace | 112 |
| 205 | SIRMIONE | Bart Cummings | 113 |
| 206 | SMALL MINDS | John P Thompson | Â |
| 207 | SMOKIN’ GUN (NZ) | John O’Shea | Â |
| 208 | SNAKE GULLY (NZ) | Howie Matthews | Â |
| 209 | SNOW ALERT | Chris Waller | Â |
| 210 | SO YOU THINK (NZ) | Bart Cummings | 116 |
| 211 | SOARING DRAGON | Jamie Edwards & Bruce Elkington | 66 |
| 212 | SOPRANIST (GB) | Saeed Bin Suroor | Â |
| 213 | SPACECRAFT | Mick Price | 85 |
| 214 | SPEED GIFTED (GB) | Lee Freedman | Â |
| 215 | STANSTILL (IRE) | Allan Swinbank | Â |
| 216 | STAR RIPPER | Bart Cummings | Â |
| 217 | STERLING PRINCE (NZ) | Wayne Hillis | Â |
| 218 | STILLMAN (USA) | Robert Hickmott | 75 |
| 219 | STREETFIGHTER | Terry Mathrick | 93 |
| 220 | SUGAR BUSH (NZ) | John Sadler | Â |
| 221 | SUNDAY MIST | Colin Little | Â |
| 222 | SUNSET CAFE | John Sadler | 62 |
| 223 | TACTIC (GB) | John Dunlop | Â |
| 224 | TARAWERA | Fran Houlahan & Brian Johnston | 68 |
| 225 | THE FUZZ (NZ) | David Hayes | 106 |
| 226 | THE HOMBRE | John Bary | Â |
| 227 | THE MINIVER ROSE (IRE) | Mick Price | 100 |
| 228 | THREE ORION (JPN) | Akira Murayama | Â |
| 229 | TOBIQUE | Allan Denham | Â |
| 230 | TOKAI TRICK (JPN) | Kenji Nonaka | Â |
| 231 | TOKEN OF HONOUR | David Hayes | Â |
| 232 | TORA TORA TORA | Tom Mulholland | Â |
| 233 | TRIPLE HONOUR (NZ) | Chris Waller | Â |
| 234 | TRIUMPHANT CHOICE | Peter G Moody | 70 |
| 235 | TRUSTING | John P Thompson | 103 |
| 236 | TRY PICKLE | John Nugent | Â |
| 237 | TULLAMORE (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse | Â |
| 238 | TWO FOR TEA (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse | Â |
| 239 | VALDEMORO | Tony Vasil | Â |
| 240 | VESPER | Robert Hickmott | 72 |
| 241 | VIGOR (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | 108 |
| 242 | WARRINGAH (GB) | Chris Waller | Â |
| 243 | WELL ROUNDED | Lee Freedman | 66 |
| 244 | WHITE PILGRIM (JPN) | Ippo Sameshima | Â |
| 245 | WHY WOULDYA (NZ) | Fran Houlahan & Brian Johnston | 65 |
| 246 | WOW (NZ) | David Hayes | 62 |
| 247 | ZABDUED (NZ) | Bart Cummings | Â |
| 248 | ZABRASIVE (NZ) | John O’Shea | Â |
| 249 | ZAMAN (NZ) | Neville McBurney | Â |
| 250 | ZAMPARA | Matthew Smith | Â |
| 251 | ZANTELAGH | Mark Kavanagh | Â |
| 252 | ZAVITE (NZ) | Anthony Cummings | Â |
| 253 | ZIPPING | Robert Hickmott | 116 |
Written by Andrew Hawkins
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