Forty-four star three-year-olds remain in contention for the 2010 Caulfield Guineas after second declarations for the Melbourne Spring Carnival feature were taken yesterday, 48 horses dropping out of the race from the first acceptance stage.

The raging favourite to win the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) on October 9 is Toorak Toff, who firmed into $5 at Sportsbet following second acceptances yesterday.

Other horses at the top of the market include Ilovethiscity ($5.50) and Anacheeva who firmed from $11 into an $8 Caulfield Guineas chance after the Peter Moody-trained colt beat Toorak Toff in the Caulfield Guineas Prelude last Saturday.

Notable Omissions from 2010 Caulfield Guineas Second Declarations:

• Altius (Tony Vasil)
• Giresun (Peter Snowden)
• Pinker Pinker (Greg Eurell)
• Praecido (David Payne)
• Retrieve (Peter Snowden)
• Shamrocker (Danny O’Brien)
• Willow Creek (Peter Moody)

Notable absentees from the 2010 Caulfield Guineas second declarations include Tony Vasil’s top colt Altius targeting the Victoria Derby on October 30 instead, while fillies Pinker Pinker and Willow Creek will bypass the race in favour of the Thousand Guineas the following Wednesday.

Altius was one of 88 horses nominated for the 2010 Victoria Derby on Tuesday.

The second acceptances for a number of the other spring majors were also released yesterday.

The 2010 Cox Plate Second Declarations and 2010 Caulfield Cup Second Declarations have left 49 and 71 horses still in contention respectively.

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2010 The Age Caulfield Guineas Second Declarations

#	Horse	Trainer	Ballot	Weight (kg)
1	ACE ACOSTA	Lee Freedman	1	55.5
2	ANACHEEVA	Peter G Moody	2	55.5
3	BULLBARS	Peter Snowden	3	55.5
4	CENSOR	Lee Freedman	4	55.5
5	CHOOSE GREATNESS	Sonny Coombes	5	55.5
6	CONSERVATORIUM	Gary Kennewell	6	55.5
7	COSMONAUT	Bart Cummings	7	55.5
8	DOMESKY	Michael Kent	8	55.5
9	EIKEPT	Tony McEvoy	9	55.5
10	EPIC DRAGON	Leon Corstens	10	55.5
11	FORT CHAUVEL	Anthony Cummings	11	55.5
12	GLACIER KING	Peter White	12	55.5
13	GOLDSTONE	Bart Cummings	13	55.5
14	HINCHINBROOK	Gerald Ryan	14	55.5
15	HOLLOWLEA	Terry & Karina O’Sullivan	15	55.5
16	ILOVETHISCITY	Grahame Begg	16	55.5
17	IN FAITH	David Hayes	17	55.5
18	INTENCION	Tony Vasil	18	55.5
19	KUDAKULARI (NZ)	Bart Cummings	19	55.5
20	LEGALISTIC	David Hayes	20	55.5
21	LIVEANDLETDIE	Mark Kavanagh	21	55.5
22	MASQUERADER	David Payne	22	55.5
23	MEEZAAH	David Hayes	23	55.5
24	MR CHARD	Dean Lawson	24	55.5
25	MUCHOS RESPECTOS (NZ)	Danny O’Brien	25	55.5
26	MULTAHEM	David Hayes	26	55.5
27	PITT STREET	David Hayes	27	55.5
28	PROTECTOR	Tony McEvoy	28	55.5
29	QUARTERBAR	Michael Moroney	29	55.5
30	REKINDLED INTEREST	Jim Conlan	30	55.5
31	RENEWED VITALITY	John P Thompson	31	55.5
32	RUN FOR LEVI	John P Thompson	32	55.5
33	SERIOUSLY GOOD	Peter Morgan	33	55.5
34	SERVANT	Peter G Moody	34	55.5
35	SKILLED	Peter Snowden	35	55.5
36	SMOKIN’ JOEY	Lee Freedman	36	55.5
37	STRATOCRACY	Michael Moroney	37	55.5
38	SUNDOWN CLOWN	David Hayes	38	55.5
39	SWIFT JUDGEMENT	Bart Cummings	39	55.5
40	THE BLUES	David Hayes	40	55.5
41	THE RUFFIAN	Lee Freedman	41	55.5
42	TOO DEADLY	Mark Kavanagh	42	55.5
43	TOORAK TOFF	Rick Hore-Lacy	43	55.5
44	VALEDICTORIAN	David Hayes	44	55.5