2024 Underwood Stakes winner Buckaroo

2024 Caulfield Cup Third Acceptances: 33 Remain; 5 for Waller

Lucy Henderson October 8, 2024

2024 Caulfield Cup Third Acceptances: 33 Remain; 5 for Waller

Master Sydney-based horseman Chris Waller will chase his third win in the Caulfield Cup 2024 with five remaining chances for the stable following the official third acceptances on Tuesday.

2024 Underwood Stakes winner Buckaroo
Buckaroo is one of five 2024 Caulfield Cup third acceptors for two-time winning trainer Chris Waller. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.

The Group 1 $5 million Caulfield Cup (2400m) serves as a key Melbourne Cup lead-up race and takes place on October 19.

Third acceptances for the opening leg of the spring cups double have left 33 potential contenders including five for the Waller who has prepared two Caulfield Cup winners in Verry Elleegant (2020) and Durston (2022).

Heading Waller’s Caulfield Cup third acceptors is recent Group 1 Underwood Stakes champ Buckaroo who heads all-in betting through Ladbrokes.com.au at $4.50.

The in-form son of was far from disgraced last weekend when narrowly beaten in a late two-horse battle by stablemate Via Sistina in the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington.

Trainer Chris Waller has five 2024 Caulfield Cup third acceptors as he chases his third win in the spring classic

The other third acceptors for the two-time winning trainer are triple figure outsider Valiant King ($101), Francesco Guardi ($34), his Turnbull Stakes winning mare Via Sistina ($21), and Land Legend ($8).

Hong Kong-based Zac Purton has been cleared to ride Land Legend in both the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups this spring with the Irish import impressive winning Sydney’s Group 1 The Metropolitan (2400m) on Epsom Day.

The other single figure chance in the updated Caulfield Cup odds online at Ladbrokes.com.au post-third acceptances is Eliyass.

The consistent Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained imported Le Harve six-year-old was eye-catching running third in the Turnbull Stakes and is being kept safe in the markets at $5 despite being yet to win over further than 2000m.

Of the 33 Caulfield Cup third acceptors just one international raider remains in contention with Japanese visitor Warp Speed currently listed as a $17 shot to beat home the locals.

The 2024 Caulfield final acceptances close at 10:30am (AEDT) on Tuesday October 15.

See below for the latest all-in Caulfield Cup odds courtesy of Ladbrokes.com.au.

2024 Caulfield Cup Third Acceptances

 Last 10HorseSexAgeTrainerHcp Rating
18221x90x40ADELAIDE RIVER (IRE)H5Kris Lees 
2x7x2111234BERKSHIRE BREEZE (IRE)G6Ciaron Maher 
3x5356x8112BUCKAROO (GB)G6Chris Waller 
443x4411x89CIRCLE OF FIRE (GB)H5Ciaron Maher 
555x1131x76COCO SUNM4Tony & Calvin McEvoy 
67x034021x5DENY KNOWLEDGE (IRE)M7Anthony & Sam Freedman 
7933×755244DUKE DE SESSA (IRE)G6Ciaron Maher 
8x211x1x113ELIYASS (FR)G6Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 
958x58610x5FANCY MAN (IRE)G7Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald 
100x441131x0FAWKNER PARK (IRE)G6Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald 
11x0570x0797FRANCESCO GUARDI (IRE)G7Chris Waller 
1200x3150x33GEAR UP (IRE)G7Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald 
1333x44111x1HAARACAINE (IRE)H5Nick Ryan 
146x01540x20HUETOR (FR)G8Peter Snowden 
1511155×670IMMEDIACY (NZ)G4Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young 
1610x85x0501JUST FINE (IRE)G7Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 
1710x0213x48KALAPOUR (IRE)G8Kris Lees 
183x24234x90KNIGHT’S CHOICEG5John Symons & Sheila Laxon 
192755x1x061LAND LEGEND (FR)G5Chris Waller 
2010172x00x8LE DON DE VIE (GB)G9Ciaron Maher 
21x92441x345MISSION OF LOVEM5John Symons & Sheila Laxon 
221116x84x23MURAMASAG5Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young 
23781291×217POSITIVITY (NZ)M4Andrew Forsman 
249791x18x46POST IMPRESSIONIST (IRE)G6Anthony & Sam Freedman 
25x3x211x560QUE TEMPESTA (IRE)G6Ben, Will & JD Hayes 
26L13x225x3xSAYEDATY SADATY (IRE)H4Ciaron Maher 
27x212256x00VALIANT KING (GB)G5Chris Waller 
282x2x12x151VIA SISTINA (IRE)M7Chris Waller 
295x24041x57VOW AND DECLAREG9Danny O’Brien 
306x62521x40WARMONGER (NZ)G4Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) 
313x414x325xWARP SPEED (JPN)H6Noboru Takagi 
32x317062x15YOUNG WERTHER (NZ)G7Danny O’Brien 
33x0132x6652ZARDOZIM4James Cummings

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

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