First acceptances for the time-honoured Group 1 $5 million Caulfield Cup (2400m) closed on Tuesday with 87 stayers still officially in the mix for the first of the ‘Big 3’ spring majors in Melbourne.
Fawkner Park is one of the early favourites in 2024 Caulfield Cup betting post first acceptances. Photo: Steve Hart.
The countdown is well and truly on to the iconic Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival features including the opening leg of the coveted ‘Spring Cups’ double with the 2024 Caulfield Cup race slated for October 19.
After 173 horses featured on the official Caulfield Cup nominations list, there has been an early attrition rate of 86 with the potential field nearly halved to just 87 remaining chances.
Heading the updated all-in Caulfield Cup odds online at Ladbrokes.com.au is the Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald-trained Fawkner Park at $9.
The consistent Zoffany six-year-old was eye-catching in Brisbane over the winter running third in the Group 1 Doomben Cup before winning the Group 2 The Q22 by nearly four lengths.
That stylish performance put him right in the frame early for the Caulfield Cup in the spring, and he is being kept safe in the pre-field markets.
Neasham & Archibald have a total of five Caulfield Cup first acceptances this year with their eight-year-old grey, Bois D’Argent the other standout having won the Doomben Cup and run third in The Q22 last time in.
The other best fancied in the current Caulfield Cup betting markets now equal at $9 to win is Warmonger for Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr.
The four-year-old gelding was good last prep in the three-year-old staying ranks running second in the SA Derby over 2500m before taking out the Group 1 Queensland Derby over the mile and a half at Eagle Farm by a runaway 10.4 lengths.
That was an enormous performance by a dour young stayer who looks to have the potential to stay all day and outrun his rivals at elite level again this season.
Only two internationals remain in the list of Caulfield Cup contenders with Brian Ellison‘s British raider Onesmoothoperator who is a $201 outsider in the markets and the Noboru Takagi-trained Warp Speed from Japan.
Warp Speed was fifth in the prestigious Tenno Sho back in April and is listed at $26 to beat the locals in the Caulfield Cup next month.
Other early standouts in the markets include Saint George ($11) who is one of a bumper 14-horse contingent for Ciaron Maher and the Anthony & Sam Freedman-trained former French mare Place Du Carrousel ($12).
The 2024 Caulfield Cup second acceptances are open until the 24th of September.
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2024 Caulfield Cup First Acceptances
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28221x90x4 | ADELAIDE RIVER (IRE) | H | 5 | Kris Lees | |
| 2 | x411133x30 | AIR ASSAULT | G | 4 | Andrew Gluyas | |
| 3 | 1x3x12x526 | ALDER (IRE) | G | 5 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
| 4 | 008x06212x | ALEGRON | G | 6 | Bjorn Baker | |
| 5 | 834x324x7x | ARDAKAN (GB) | G | 6 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 6 | 872x6442x8 | ATHABASCAN (FR) | G | 6 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | |
| 7 | x735662x87 | BANKERS CHOICE (NZ) | G | 7 | Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson | |
| 8 | 31711x14x | BEAR ON THE LOOSE (IRE) | G | 5 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | |
| 9 | 1x7x21112x | BERKSHIRE BREEZE (IRE) | G | 6 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 10 | 113×6 | BIRDMAN (IRE) | G | 4 | Chris Waller | |
| 11 | 74x274313x | BOIS D’ARGENT (GB) | G | 8 | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | |
| 12 | 1728x766x0 | BRAYDEN STAR (GB) | G | 6 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
| 13 | 75x5356x81 | BUCKAROO (GB) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | |
| 14 | 6x66228x61 | CEOLWULF (NZ) | G | 4 | Joseph Pride | |
| 15 | 1151x33x74 | CHANGINGOFTHEGUARD (IRE) | G | 6 | Kris Lees | |
| 16 | 2343x4411x | CIRCLE OF FIRE (GB) | H | 5 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 17 | 49621x00x8 | CLEVELAND (IRE) | H | 7 | Kris Lees | |
| 18 | 055x1131x7 | COCO SUN | M | 4 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | |
| 19 | 17x034021x | DENY KNOWLEDGE (IRE) | M | 7 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | |
| 20 | 86x6356x05 | DILLIAN (IRE) | G | 6 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 21 | 06933×7552 | DUKE DE SESSA (IRE) | G | 6 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 22 | 090x0005x8 | EL BODEGON (IRE) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | |
| 23 | 1153133x0x | EL SOLEADO | G | 5 | Robbie Laing | |
| 24 | 11x211x1x1 | ELIYASS (FR) | G | 6 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | |
| 25 | x530x9500x | EMISSARY (GB) | G | 8 | Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson | |
| 26 | 09x038170x | ESTI FENY (HUN) | G | 10 | Matthew Smith | |
| 27 | 40x871x315 | ETNA ROSSO (IRE) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | |
| 28 | 858x58610x | FANCY MAN (IRE) | G | 7 | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | |
| 29 | 50x441131x | FAWKNER PARK (IRE) | G | 6 | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | |
| 30 | 86x143030x | FIRESTORM (NZ) | M | 4 | Chris Waller | |
| 31 | 21x0570x07 | FRANCESCO GUARDI (IRE) | G | 7 | Chris Waller | |
| 32 | x00x3150x3 | GEAR UP (IRE) | G | 7 | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | |
| 33 | 33x44111x | HAARACAINE (IRE) | H | 5 | Nick Ryan | |
| 34 | 666x01540x | HUETOR (FR) | G | 8 | Peter Snowden | |
| 35 | 11155×6 | IMMEDIACY (NZ) | G | 4 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
| 36 | 25916x000x | INTERPRETATION (IRE) | G | 7 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 37 | 1110x85x05 | JUST FINE (IRE) | G | 7 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | |
| 38 | 310x0213x4 | KALAPOUR (IRE) | G | 8 | Kris Lees | |
| 39 | 413x24234x | KNIGHT’S CHOICE | G | 5 | John Symons & Sheila Laxon | |
| 40 | x4095365x3 | KOVALICA (NZ) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | |
| 41 | 1x2755x1x0 | LAND LEGEND (FR) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | |
| 42 | x10172x00x | LE DON DE VIE (GB) | G | 9 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 43 | 0x88520x23 | MANZOICE | G | 5 | Chris Waller | |
| 44 | x11167325x | MARE OF MT BULLER | M | 4 | Chris Waller | |
| 45 | 101x3568x9 | MILITARY MISSION (IRE) | G | 7 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | |
| 46 | 8x0x92441x | MISSION OF LOVE | M | 5 | John Symons & Sheila Laxon | |
| 47 | 41171x258x | MOLLY BLOOM (NZ) | M | 4 | Chris Waller | |
| 48 | 45x23622x4 | MOSTLY CLOUDY (IRE) | G | 6 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
| 49 | x1116x84x2 | MURAMASA | G | 5 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
| 50 | 3209x7622x | NEW ENDEAVOUR (IRE) | G | 5 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | |
| 51 | 1x513x00x8 | OKITA SOUSHI (IRE) | H | 7 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 52 | 23603x1x1x | ONESMOOTHOPERATOR (USA) | G | 7 | Brian Ellison | |
| 53 | 92311x07x0 | PENNYWEKA (NZ) | M | 5 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 54 | x5x110x27x | PLACE DU CARROUSEL (IRE) | M | 6 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | |
| 55 | x28x4x8x1x | POINT KING (IRE) | G | 6 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | |
| 56 | 4x331891x0 | POPTRONIC (GB) | M | 6 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | |
| 57 | 41781291×2 | POSITIVITY (NZ) | M | 4 | Andrew Forsman | |
| 58 | 9791x18x4x | POST IMPRESSIONIST (IRE) | G | 6 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | |
| 59 | 23x3x211x5 | QUE TEMPESTA (IRE) | G | 6 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | |
| 60 | 1x1x8 | RELENTLESS VOYAGER (GB) | G | 5 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 61 | 121x1311x7 | RIFF ROCKET | G | 4 | Chris Waller | |
| 62 | 0567x154x1 | ROYAL PATRONAGE (FR) | H | 6 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | |
| 63 | 141x3232x | ROYAL SUPREMACY (IRE) | H | 4 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 64 | 5x31123x8 | SAINT GEORGE (GB) | H | 5 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 65 | L13x225x3x | SAYEDATY SADATY (IRE) | H | 4 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 66 | 12110x | SCARLET OAK | M | 4 | Chris Waller | |
| 67 | 7x111111x6 | SEA WHAT I SEE (IRE) | M | 5 | Danny O’Brien | |
| 68 | 305x11404x | SERPENTINE (IRE) | G | 8 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | |
| 69 | 61605x483x | SHAIYHAR (IRE) | G | 6 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
| 70 | x90x3669x0 | SHARP ’N’ SMART (NZ) | G | 5 | Graeme & Deborah Rogerson | |
| 71 | 00x634820x | SMOKIN’ ROMANS (NZ) | G | 8 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 72 | x510x41x0x | STAR OF INDIA (IRE) | G | 6 | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | |
| 73 | 150x9190x0 | SUIZURO | G | 5 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
| 74 | 00x062410x | TANNHAUSER | G | 4 | Chris Waller | |
| 75 | 14x12211x9 | THE MAP | M | 6 | Dan Clarken & Oopy MacGillivray | |
| 76 | 2420×01222 | TOURISTIC (GB) | G | 6 | Peter Snowden | |
| 77 | 2211626×63 | TRUST IN YOU (NZ) | G | 6 | Bruce Wallace & Grant Cooksley | |
| 78 | 1x86x8010x | UNCLE BRYN (GB) | G | 7 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
| 79 | 1x211x41x3 | UNUSUAL LEGACY (NZ) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | |
| 80 | 34x212256x | VALIANT KING (GB) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | |
| 81 | 132x2x12x1 | VIA SISTINA (IRE) | M | 7 | Chris Waller | |
| 82 | 95x24041x5 | VOW AND DECLARE | G | 9 | Danny O’Brien | |
| 83 | 116x62521x | WARMONGER (NZ) | G | 4 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | |
| 84 | 3x414x325x | WARP SPEED (JPN) | H | 6 | Noboru Takagi | |
| 85 | 20x11x611x | WITHOUT A FIGHT (IRE) | G | 8 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | |
| 86 | 2x317062x1 | YOUNG WERTHER (NZ) | G | 7 | Danny O’Brien | |
| 87 | 21x0132x66 | ZARDOZI | M | 4 | James Cummings |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
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