Today at midday the Victoria Racing Club (VRC) released the list of 2010 Melbourne Cup first declarations, with the list of hopeful horses vying for a spot in the Melbourne Cup field now down to 151.
Originally 256 top stayers were nominated for the 150th Melbourne Cup, to run at Flemington as Race 7 on Tuesday November 2, but the connections of only 151 horses paid the $990 fee for first declarations.
The announcement of first declarations has hotted up the Melbourne Cup betting markets at leading online bookie Sportsbet.
International contenders that were not among the first declarations today include Japans’ Jaguar Mail and Meiner Kitz, 2007 Melbourne Cup runner-up Purple Moon, Mastery and Claremont.
One overseas raider that is a surprise inclusion in the first declarations is Illustrious Blue, the Goodwood Cup winner still on track for a trip Down Under according to trainer William Knight.
Other European runners still in contention include Rite Of Passage, Sans Frontieres and Profound Beauty.
Other notable absentees from the first declarations include 2007 Melbourne Cup winner Efficient and horses that had earlier been ruled out Kutchinsky, Littorio and Mark Kavanagh’s Shamoline Warrior.
Trainers and owners that still have a strong number of horses declared for the Melbourne Cup include Bart Cummings with 11 as he attempts his 13th win, prominent owner Lloyd Williams still with 13 on the Melbourne Cup trail.
The next declaration stage for the 2010 Melbourne Cup will be out on October 5 followed by third declarations on October 25 and then the release of the final field of acceptances on Victoria Derby Day, October 30.
Races.com.au will be the best place to come all throughout the lead-up to the Cup for the updated lists of contenders, Melbourne Cup news, betting odds and form guides on the top Cup chances.
First declarations were also taken for the 2010 Caulfield Guineas, 2010 Thousand Guineas, 2010 Caulfield Cup and 2010 Cox Plate today.
Check out the updated Melbourne Cup Odds following the first declarations at Sportsbet and lock in your favourite to win at great odds!
2010 Emirates Melbourne Cup First Declarations
| No. | Horse | Trainer | Hcp. Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABOVE AVERAGE (IRE) | Lee Freedman | 100 |
| 2 | AJHAR (USA) | Lee Freedman | 94 |
| 3 | AKMAL (GB) | John Dunlop | 7 |
| 4 | AKZAR (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | 9.5 |
| 5 | ALANDI (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | 118 |
| 6 | ALCOPOP | Jake Stephens | 6 |
| 7 | AMERICAIN (USA) | Alain de Royer Dupre | 5.5 |
| 8 | ANUDJAWUN (NZ) | Shaun Dwyer | 68 |
| 9 | APPREHEND | Tony Vasil | 96 |
| 10 | AVIENUS | Mark Webb | 93 |
| 11 | BALLYGORAN (NZ) | Sharon Cunningham | 66 |
| 12 | BASALTICO (IRE) | Bill & Symon Wilde | 96 |
| 13 | BAUER (IRE) | Luca Cumani | 110 |
| 14 | BECQU ADOREE (FR) | Luca Cumani | 9.5 |
| 15 | BERLIOZ (NZ) | David Hayes | 93 |
| 16 | BILLSON | Robert Hickmott | 68 |
| 17 | BLACK MAMBA (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse | 6 |
| 18 | BOOMING (NZ) | Jeff Lynds | 95 |
| 19 | BRIGHTNIGHT (NZ) | Bart Cummings | 68 |
| 20 | BUCCELLATI (GB) | Tony Noonan | 109 |
| 21 | C’EST LA GUERRE (NZ) | Robert Hickmott | 108 |
| 22 | CAMPANOLOGIST (USA) | Saeed Bin Suroor | 3.5 |
| 23 | CAPECOVER (NZ) | Patrick Payne | 106 |
| 24 | CATS FUN | Jarrod McLean | 96 |
| 25 | CAVALRYMAN (GB) | Saeed Bin Suroor | 2 |
| 26 | CEDARBERG | Pat Carey | 66 |
| 27 | CHARTREUX | David Hayes | 95 |
| 28 | COUNT ENCOSTA | John P Thompson | 9 |
| 29 | CROCODILE CANYON (NZ) | Howie Matthews | 9.5 |
| 30 | DARIANA | Bart Cummings | 106 |
| 31 | DARLEY SUN (IRE) | Saeed Bin Suroor | 9 |
| 32 | DESCARADO (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse | 5.5 |
| 33 | DOCTOR FREMANTLE (GB) | Lee Freedman | 109 |
| 34 | DOUBTFUL JACK | Peter G Moody | 102 |
| 35 | DRUNKEN SAILOR (IRE) | Luca Cumani | 6.5 |
| 36 | EASTERN ARIA (UAE) | Mark Johnston | 7.5 |
| 37 | EMBLEM OF LIBERTY (SAF) | Darren Weir | 95 |
| 38 | EMPIRES CHOICE (NZ) | Bart Cummings | 103 |
| 39 | EXCEPTIONALLY (NZ) | Terry & Karina O’Sullivan | 82 |
| 40 | EXTRA ZERO | David Hayes | 100 |
| 41 | FAINT PERFUME | Bart Cummings | 108 |
| 42 | FAIRFIELD FLAME (GER) | Michael Moroney | 75 |
| 43 | FANJURA (IRE) | Lee Freedman | 101 |
| 44 | GALLANT LADY | Lee Freedman | 72 |
| 45 | GET UP JUDE | Kevin Moses | 9.5 |
| 46 | GHOSTMILK (IRE) | Peter G Moody | 100 |
| 47 | GOLDEN CHARMER | Dan O’Sullivan | 82 |
| 48 | GORKY PARK (NZ) | David Hayes | 102 |
| 49 | GOTHIC CROWN | Todd Balfour | 64 |
| 50 | HAPPY SPIRIT (SAF) | Darren Weir | 95 |
| 51 | HARRIS TWEED (NZ) | Murray & Bjorn Baker | 107 |
| 52 | HASTEIN (NZ) | Mark Kavanagh | 76 |
| 53 | HERCULIAN PRINCE (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse | 8 |
| 54 | HISSING SID | Bill & Symon Wilde | 104 |
| 55 | HOLBERG (UAE) | Saeed Bin Suroor | 6 |
| 56 | HOME ON A WING | Anthony Cummings | 9.5 |
| 57 | ILLUSTRIOUS BLUE (GB) | William J Knight | 4.5 |
| 58 | IMPOSING (GB) | Robert Hickmott | 82 |
| 59 | IREL (NZ) | Robert Hickmott | 68 |
| 60 | JESSICABEEL (NZ) | John O’Shea | 5.5 |
| 61 | JEUNEYS END | Allan Fitzgerald | 78 |
| 62 | JOE BLOW | Bart Cummings | 75 |
| 63 | KEEP THE PEACE (NZ) | Shaune Ritchie | 7 |
| 64 | KING OF MOUNTAINS | David Hayes | 65 |
| 65 | LADY ECLAIR (IRE) | Mark Johnston | 9 |
| 66 | LANDLOCKED (NZ) | Anthony Cummings | 9.5 |
| 67 | LANDLORD | Bart Cummings | 9.5 |
| 68 | LARGO LAD | David Hayes | 104 |
| 69 | LARISTAN (FR) | David Hayes | 9 |
| 70 | LETHAL ARROW | Peter G Moody | 61 |
| 71 | LIBEL LAW (GB) | Saeed Bin Suroor | 9 |
| 72 | LINTON | Robert Hickmott | 99 |
| 73 | LORDS RANSOM | Bill & Symon Wilde | 105 |
| 74 | MACEDONIAN (NZ) | Peter G Moody | 86 |
| 75 | MAJESTIC CONCORDE (IRE) | Dermot K Weld | 9.5 |
| 76 | MALUCKYDAY (NZ) | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 9.5 |
| 77 | MANIGHAR (FR) | Luca Cumani | 5.5 |
| 78 | MARTIAL LAW (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | 80 |
| 79 | MASTER O’REILLY (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | 109 |
| 80 | METAL BENDER (NZ) | Chris Waller | 116 |
| 81 | MILES ABOVE | Denis Daffy | 88 |
| 82 | MISS ALIA (NZ) | Pat Hyland | 68 |
| 83 | MISS KEEPSAKE (NZ) | Andrew Scott | 7 |
| 84 | MOATIZE | Bart Cummings | 105 |
| 85 | MONACO CONSUL (NZ) | Michael Moroney | 108 |
| 86 | MONTAHLIA (NZ) | Michael Kent | 89 |
| 87 | MONTJEU MADAME (NZ) | Darryl Dodson | 89 |
| 88 | MOUDRE | Ciaron Maher | 100 |
| 89 | MOURAYAN (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | 107 |
| 90 | MR CHARLIE (NZ) | Peter G Moody | 82 |
| 91 | MR MEDICI (IRE) | Peter Ho | 4.5 |
| 92 | MUIR (GB) | Robert Hickmott | 82 |
| 93 | MY BENTLEY (NZ) | Michael Kent | 82 |
| 94 | NAADJI (NZ) | Bevan & Richard Laming | 9.5 |
| 95 | NAZABEEL (NZ) | Richard Otto | 62 |
| 96 | NEWPORT | Paul Perry | 8 |
| 97 | NIPTIOUS | Danny Curran | 86 |
| 98 | NO WINE NO SONG | Kevin Moses | 6.5 |
| 99 | NOTHIN’ LEICA CAT (NZ) | Anthony Cummings | 89 |
| 100 | OCEAN DREAM | Peter G Moody | 71 |
| 101 | OLYMPIC WIN (NZ) | John Sadler | 82 |
| 102 | ONCE MORE DUBAI (USA) | Saeed Bin Suroor | 8 |
| 103 | ONCE WERE WILD | Gai Waterhouse | 5 |
| 104 | OUR ARISTOCRAT (GB) | Robert Hickmott | 70 |
| 105 | OUR CANNAVARO (NZ) | Chris Waller | 9.5 |
| 106 | PERSIAN STAR | Robert Smerdon | 101 |
| 107 | PHAZE ACTION | Robbie Laing | 86 |
| 108 | POMPEYANO (IRE) | Saeed Bin Suroor | 8.5 |
| 109 | PRECEDENCE (NZ) | Bart Cummings | 101 |
| 110 | PROFOUND BEAUTY (IRE) | Dermot K Weld | 4 |
| 111 | REBEL RAIDER | Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas | 112 |
| 112 | RED RULER (NZ) | John Sargent | 108 |
| 113 | RIGHT FONG | David Balfour | 9.5 |
| 114 | RITE OF PASSAGE (GB) | Dermot K Weld | 2.5 |
| 115 | RUN FOR NAARA | John P Thompson | 101 |
| 116 | RUNDLE | Robert Hickmott | 78 |
| 117 | SAINT ENCOSTA | John P Thompson | 9.5 |
| 118 | SAINTHOOD | Rick Worthington | 9.5 |
| 119 | SALINAS | Peter G Moody | 82 |
| 120 | SANS FRONTIERES (IRE) | Jeremy Noseda | 4.5 |
| 121 | SCOUTING WIDE (NZ) | Tim Martin | 9.5 |
| 122 | SEA GALLEON | Colin & Cindy Alderson | 70 |
| 123 | SHERPA TENZING (NZ) | Jim Conlan | 9.5 |
| 124 | SHOCKING | Mark Kavanagh | 115 |
| 125 | SHOOT OUT | John Wallace | 115 |
| 126 | SMALL MINDS | John P Thompson | 94 |
| 127 | SMOKIN’ GUN (NZ) | John O’Shea | 9.5 |
| 128 | SNOW ALERT | Chris Waller | 9.5 |
| 129 | SO YOU THINK (NZ) | Bart Cummings | 118 |
| 130 | SOPRANIST (GB) | Saeed Bin Suroor | 9.5 |
| 131 | SPEED GIFTED (GB) | Lee Freedman | 107 |
| 132 | STANSTILL (IRE) | Allan Swinbank | 9.5 |
| 133 | STAR RIPPER | Bart Cummings | 9.5 |
| 134 | STERLING PRINCE (NZ) | Wayne Hillis | 102 |
| 135 | TACTIC (GB) | John Dunlop | 5 |
| 136 | THE HOMBRE | John Bary | 9 |
| 137 | TOKAI TRICK (JPN) | Kenji Nonaka | 5 |
| 138 | TOKEN OF HONOUR | David Hayes | 75 |
| 139 | TRIPLE HONOUR (NZ) | Chris Waller | 5.5 |
| 140 | TRIUMPHANT CHOICE | Peter G Moody | 72 |
| 141 | TRUSTING | John P Thompson | 7 |
| 142 | VALDEMORO | Tony Vasil | 96 |
| 143 | VIGOR (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | 110 |
| 144 | WARRINGAH (GB) | Chris Waller | 9.5 |
| 145 | WELL ROUNDED | Lee Freedman | 66 |
| 146 | WOW (NZ) | David Hayes | 62 |
| 147 | ZABDUED (NZ) | Bart Cummings | 9.5 |
| 148 | ZABRASIVE (NZ) | John O’Shea | 107 |
| 149 | ZANTELAGH | Mark Kavanagh | 71 |
| 150 | ZAVITE (NZ) | Anthony Cummings | 110 |
| 151 | ZIPPING | Robert Hickmott | 116 |
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