Eighty-seven of the world’s best stayers are still in contention for the Group 1 $5.15 million Stella Artois Caulfield Cup (2400m) following first acceptances for the October 17 classic this spring.
Master Of Wine is one of the key 2020 Caulfield Cup first acceptances this spring. Photo: Steve Hart.
Racing Victoria took the first round of declarations for the 2020 Caulfield Cup on Tuesday with numbers up on 2019 when 74 hopefuls were paid up for at the same stage.
In late August there were 177 horses nominated for the first leg of the coveted Spring Cups double, that number cut by 90 this week.
Heading the latest Caulfield Cup 2020 odds at Ladbrokes.com.au is the Danny O’Brien-trained Orderofthegarter.
The lightly-raced Galileo seven-year-old earned a ballot free ride into the Caulfield Cup field via a win in last weekend’s Group 3 Naturalism Stakes when given a peach of a ride by Damien Oliver.
The horse is at $10 to win the world’s richest 2400m handicap and has been penalised a kilo for his Group 3 success taking him up to 51kg in the Caulfield Cup weights.
At the light-weight, jockey Jye McNeil has been confirmed as the Caulfield Cup rider for Orderofthegarter.
Joining Orderofthegarter in the first acceptances are his gun stablemates Russian Camelot – all-in favourite for the $5 million Ladbrokes Cox Plate – and last year’s Melbourne Cup hero Vow And Declare.
There are a dozen international Caulfield Cup first acceptors looking to continue the gun run of the raiders following back-to-back wins by the visitors in 2018 (Best Solution) and 2019 (Mer De Glace).
Ace Irish horseman Aidan O’Brien dominates the international first acceptance list with his Epsom Derby champ Anthony Van Dyck, Armory, reigning Mackinnon Stakes winner at Flemington Magic Wand and Santiago.
O’Brien’s Melbourne Cup winning son Joseph O’Brien has four Caulfield Cup first acceptors including Master Of Reality who ran fourth in the ‘race that stops a nation’ last year.
From the UK, Charlie Fellows’ regular Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival performer Prince Of Arran is the best known.
One-time favourite for Hawkes Racing Master Of Wine ($11) and Chris Waller’s three-time Group 1 winning mare Verry Elleegant ($11) are considered the dangers occupying the second line of pre-field Caulfield Cup markets.
Among the notable non-acceptors were Godolphin’s ATC Oaks winner Colette and favourite to take out the 2020 Melbourne Cup Surprise Baby who is likely to contest the Cox Plate in the lead-up to a second shot at the ‘Loving Trophy’.
The Caulfield Cup 2020 second acceptances are open until midday (local time) on Tuesday October 6, 2020.
Click here for the latest 2020 Caulfield Cup odds online courtesy of Ladbrokes.com.au.
2020 Caulfield Cup First Acceptances
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2x1x1311x9 | AKTAU (GB) | G | 5 | Michael Moroney | 1 | 51kg | 100 | |
| 2 | 5627x2x221 | ORDEROFTHEGARTER (IRE) | H | 7 | Danny O’Brien | 2 | 51kg | 1.0kg | 97 |
| 3 | 20330x25x1 | ANTHONY VAN DYCK (IRE) | H | 5 | Aidan O’Brien | 3 | 58.5kg | .5 | |
| 4 | x421x395x9 | VOW AND DECLARE | G | 5 | Danny O’Brien | 4 | 57kg | 113 | |
| 5 | 7x54533x46 | AVILIUS (GB) | G | 7 | James Cummings | 5 | 57kg | 2 | |
| 6 | 01229×1458 | MAGIC WAND (IRE) | M | 6 | Aidan O’Brien | 6 | 55kg | 2.5 | |
| 7 | 0x42212x14 | VERRY ELLEEGANT (NZ) | M | 5 | Chris Waller | 7 | 55kg | 2.5 | |
| 8 | 12x411x2 | RUSSIAN CAMELOT (IRE) | H | 4 | Danny O’Brien | 8 | 53.5kg | 105 | |
| 9 | 43354×6221 | MASTER OF REALITY (IRE) | G | 6 | Joseph O’Brien | 9 | 56kg | 3 | |
| 10 | 221×1134 | SANTIAGO (IRE) | H | 4 | Aidan O’Brien | 10 | 53.5kg | 3 | |
| 11 | x44x2x222x | SIR DRAGONET (IRE) | H | 5 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 11 | 55.5kg | 3.5 | |
| 12 | x70x7x2113 | TWILIGHT PAYMENT (IRE) | G | 8 | Joseph O’Brien | 12 | 55.5kg | 3.5 | |
| 13 | 30x03643x7 | MIRAGE DANCER (GB) | H | 7 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 13 | 55kg | 108 | |
| 14 | 6x423115x0 | QUICK THINKER | H | 4 | Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman | 14 | 53.5kg | 106 | |
| 15 | 60x1225x00 | MUSTAJEER (GB) | G | 8 | Kris Lees | 15 | 55kg | 4 | |
| 16 | 52112×2165 | BUCKHURST (IRE) | H | 5 | Joseph O’Brien | 16 | 55kg | 4 | |
| 17 | 11×1510 | PORT GUILLAUME (FR) | H | 4 | Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes | 17 | 52.5kg | 4 | |
| 18 | 11232×4413 | ARMORY (IRE) | H | 4 | Aidan O’Brien | 18 | 52kg | 4.5 | |
| 19 | 1x755633x7 | WARNING | G | 4 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 19 | 53kg | 103 | |
| 20 | 120x3x36x3 | PRINCE OF ARRAN (GB) | G | 8 | Charlie Fellowes | 20 | 54.5kg | 4.5 | |
| 21 | 6x19x17x78 | YOUNG RASCAL (FR) | G | 6 | Archie Alexander | 21 | 54.5kg | 109 | |
| 22 | 34x51257x3 | FINCHE (GB) | G | 7 | Chris Waller | 22 | 54.5kg | 110 | |
| 23 | 314579×114 | DASHING WILLOUGHBY (GB) | G | 5 | Andrew Balding | 23 | 54.5kg | 4.5 | |
| 24 | 3002x902x2 | MR QUICKIE | G | 5 | Phillip Stokes | 24 | 54kg | 107 | |
| 25 | 3411x84x40 | MIAMI BOUND (NZ) | M | 4 | Danny O’Brien | 25 | 51kg | 103 | |
| 26 | 555112×235 | DALASAN | H | 4 | Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas | 26 | 52.5kg | 103 | |
| 27 | 822x1180x0 | MISS SISKA | M | 7 | Matthew Smith | 27 | 52.5kg | 5 | |
| 28 | 746416341x | ETAH JAMES (NZ) | M | 8 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 28 | 52.5kg | 5 | |
| 29 | x622221x58 | TOFFEE TONGUE (NZ) | M | 4 | Chris Waller | 29 | 51kg | 100 | |
| 30 | x11126x111 | MUGATOO (IRE) | G | 6 | Kris Lees | 30 | 53.5kg | 5.5 | |
| 31 | 311x114x04 | MASTER OF WINE (GER) | G | 6 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 31 | 53.5kg | 106 | |
| 32 | 6x1122x804 | ZEBROWSKI (NZ) | G | 4 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 32 | 52kg | 97 | |
| 33 | x217x6x460 | TRUE SELF (IRE) | M | 8 | Willie Mullins | 33 | 52kg | 5.5 | |
| 34 | 50x38572x1 | THE CHOSEN ONE (NZ) | H | 5 | Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman | 34 | 53.5kg | 105 | |
| 35 | 60x6613x50 | RAHEEN HOUSE (IRE) | G | 7 | Kris Lees | 35 | 53.5kg | 5.5 | |
| 36 | 15138×5138 | SAN HUBERTO (IRE) | H | 5 | Matt Cumani | 36 | 53.5kg | 5.5 | |
| 37 | 104x356x80 | PRINCESS JENNI (NZ) | M | 5 | David Brideoake | 37 | 52kg | 102 | |
| 38 | 2553x4x11x | NICKAJACK CAVE (IRE) | G | 5 | Peter G Moody | 38 | 53.5kg | 5.5 | |
| 39 | 349x211x2x | KING OF LEOGRANCE (FR) | G | 6 | Danny O’Brien | 39 | 53.5kg | 103 | |
| 40 | 1x07511x00 | OCEANEX (NZ) | M | 5 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 40 | 51.5kg | 105 | |
| 41 | 58321023×6 | PLATINUM INVADOR (NZ) | G | 5 | Peter G Moody | 41 | 53kg | 101 | |
| 42 | 11853x5x22 | ASHRUN (FR) | H | 5 | Andreas Wohler | 42 | 53kg | 6 | |
| 43 | 111×4514 | SKYWARD (FR) | H | 5 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 43 | 52.5kg | 6.5 | |
| 44 | 1x410x4431 | LE DON DE VIE (GB) | G | 5 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 44 | 52.5kg | 6.5 | |
| 45 | 331121×3 | NONCONFORMIST | G | 4 | Grahame Begg | 45 | 51kg | 95 | |
| 46 | 16x7000x32 | HUSH WRITER (JPN) | G | 6 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 46 | 52.5kg | 6.5 | |
| 47 | 11x4679x03 | STEEL PRINCE (IRE) | G | 7 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 47 | 52.5kg | 102 | |
| 48 | 1x3103x092 | SHARED AMBITION (IRE) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 48 | 52kg | 103 | |
| 49 | 02x7691x83 | BRIMHAM ROCKS (GB) | G | 7 | Chris Waller | 49 | 52kg | 103 | |
| 50 | 2x0352x678 | CARIF | H | 5 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 50 | 52kg | 7 | |
| 51 | 386x051x90 | HAKY (IRE) | G | 7 | Archie Alexander | 51 | 52kg | 103 | |
| 52 | 005x532x52 | SOUND (GER) | H | 8 | Michael Moroney | 52 | 52kg | 101 | |
| 53 | 10x38x3114 | IN GOOD HEALTH | M | 5 | Peter G Moody | 53 | 50kg | 98 | |
| 54 | 74x9748x00 | GALLIC CHIEFTAIN (FR) | H | 8 | Archie Alexander | 54 | 51kg | 98 | |
| 55 | 62239×2140 | PONDUS (GB) | G | 5 | Joseph O’Brien | 55 | 51kg | 8 | |
| 56 | 2x2113x500 | KINANE (NZ) | G | 4 | Chris Waller | 56 | 50kg | 85 | |
| 57 | 72122107×4 | INVERLOCH (IRE) | G | 7 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 57 | 51kg | 100 | |
| 58 | 6x953125x2 | CHAPADA | G | 5 | Michael Moroney | 58 | 50.5kg | 94 | |
| 59 | 6x1111x336 | GAME KEEPER | G | 4 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | 59 | 50kg | 92 | |
| 60 | 36x3113x65 | ENTENTE | G | 4 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 60 | 50kg | 8.5 | |
| 61 | 5x131615x3 | ROYAL CROWN | G | 4 | Michael Kent | 61 | 50kg | 74 | |
| 62 | 1123×00114 | PATHS OF GLORY (GB) | G | 6 | Richard & Michael Freedman | 62 | 50.5kg | 8.5 | |
| 63 | 31x7836x05 | NORWAY (IRE) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 63 | 50.5kg | 97 | |
| 64 | 0x4x1x1736 | COLLIDE (GB) | H | 6 | Kris Lees | 64 | 50kg | 9 | |
| 65 | x507x19253 | ATTENTION RUN (GER) | M | 6 | Kris Lees | 65 | 50kg | 9 | |
| 66 | 57712432×0 | GOOD IDEA | G | 6 | Phillip Stokes | 66 | 50kg | 82 | |
| 67 | 41x0x0680x | DANCETERIA (FR) | G | 6 | Kris Lees | 67= | 53.5kg | 5.5 | |
| 68 | 211x8x58x0 | LEVENDI | H | 6 | Peter Gelagotis | 67= | 53.5kg | 105 | |
| 69 | 895756×259 | ANGEL OF TRUTH | G | 5 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 69 | 53kg | 6 | |
| 70 | 135x5021x0 | FURRION (GB) | G | 6 | Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes | 70 | 51.5kg | 101 | |
| 71 | 7702×90411 | AL GALAYEL (IRE) | G | 7 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 71= | 51kg | 99 | |
| 72 | 2x122x33x2 | DJANGO FREEMAN (GER) | H | 5 | Robert Hickmott | 71= | 51kg | 98 | |
| 73 | 40880×0830 | GREY LION (IRE) | G | 9 | Matthew Smith | 73= | 50.5kg | 8.5 | |
| 74 | 148x8100x6 | KENTUCKY BREEZE | G | 6 | Levi Kavanagh | 73= | 50.5kg | 99 | |
| 75 | 141x7811x1 | LORD BELVEDERE (GB) | G | 7 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 73= | 50.5kg | 97 | |
| 76 | 1x111x7x33 | SCHABAU (GER) | H | 6 | Robert Hickmott | 73= | 50.5kg | 93 | |
| 77 | 0x0684x9x5 | VIN DE DANCE (NZ) | G | 6 | Symon Wilde | 73= | 50.5kg | 91 | |
| 78 | 11x6804x24 | ATTORNEY (FR) | G | 6 | Matthew Smith | 78= | 50kg | 9 | |
| 79 | x83807x912 | BARADE (FR) | G | 6 | Archie Alexander | 78= | 50kg | 77 | |
| 80 | 30xP361134 | EXEMPLAR (IRE) | G | 7 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 78= | 50kg | 94 | |
| 81 | 9211x1253x | FUTURE SCORE (IRE) | G | 6 | Matt Cumani | 78= | 50kg | 91 | |
| 82 | 3311114×8 | GRAND PROMENADE (GB) | G | 5 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 78= | 50kg | 80 | |
| 83 | x11445x612 | JUST THINKIN’ | G | 4 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 78= | 50kg | 9 | |
| 84 | 614221×132 | LORD BOUZERON (NZ) | G | 4 | Francis Finnegan | 78= | 50kg | 74 | |
| 85 | x312111212 | PERSAN | H | 4 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 78= | 50kg | 90 | |
| 86 | F1216x936x | SOUTH PACIFIC (GB) | H | 5 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 78= | 50kg | 92 | |
| 87 | 13×0752134 | TAVIRUN (NZ) | G | 5 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 78= | 50kg | 88 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
