A total of 48 horses remains in the hunt for the 2022 Melbourne Cup after third declarations closed on Tuesday.
Included in that number are six European gallopers of which five – Deauville Legend, Loft, Without A Fight, Hoo Ya Mal and Camorra – are due to arrive in Melbourne on Tuesday night to commence their quarantine at Werribee.
Those five horses are safely in the field for the 3200m on November 1 while the sixth, Rodrigo Diaz, arrived on September 20 and is currently number 30 in the Order of Entry.
Rodrigo Diaz may have to win the Group 3 Geelong Cup (2400m) on October 19 in order to gain a rehandicap and creep up the list.
The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable has seven horses still in contention including topweight Gold Trip who runs in Saturday’s Group 1 Caulfield Cup.
Also safely in the field limit of 24 for the Melbourne Cup are Le Don De Vie, Persan and Grand Promenade while Caulfield Cup favourite Smokin’ Romans sits just outside the cut-off as number 26.
Stablemates Interpretation (31st) and High Emocean (46th) round out the Maher and Eustace representation.
The 2019 Cup winner Vow And Declare needs to finish in the top eight in Saturday’s Caulfield Cup to pass a ballot clause as does Inspirational Girl and Numerian.
Lunar Flare and Point Nepean are safely in the field courtesy of ballat exemptions for their respective wins in The Bart Cummings and Andrew Ramsden Stakes.
Deauville Legend and Loft share favouritism for the Melbourne Cup with TAB at $7 ahead of Alegron, Camorra, Duais, Gold Trip and Without A Fight all at $15.
Fourth acceptances for the Melbourne Cup close on October 24 with the final field and barriers to be announced on the opening day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, October 29.
Melbourne Cup 2022 Order Of Entry:
| Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | Penalty | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUNAR FLARE | M | 7 | Grahame Begg | 1 | 51.5kg | 0.5kg | ||
| 2 | POINT NEPEAN (IRE) | H | 5 | Robert Hickmott | 2 | 51kg | |||
| 3 | DEAUVILLE LEGEND (IRE) | G | 4 | James Ferguson | 3 | 55kg | |||
| 4 | GOLD TRIP (FR) | H | 6 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 4 | 57.5kg | |||
| 5 | DUAIS | M | 5 | Edward Cummings | 5 | 55.5kg | |||
| 6 | MONTEFILIA | M | 5 | David Payne | 6 | 55.5kg | |||
| 7 | HOO YA MAL (GB) | H | 4 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 7 | 53.5kg | |||
| 8 | KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE) | G | 8 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 8 | 55.5kg | |||
| 9 | LOFT (GER) | G | 5 | Marcel Weiss | 9 | 55.5kg | |||
| 10 | WITHOUT A FIGHT (IRE) | G | 6 | Simon & Ed Crisford | 10 | 55.5kg | |||
| 11 | CAMORRA (IRE) | G | 6 | Ben & JD Hayes | 11 | 55kg | |||
| 12 | ALEGRON | G | 4 | James Cummings | 12 | 53kg | |||
| 13 | STOCKMAN (NZ) | G | 6 | Joseph Pride | 13 | 54kg | |||
| 14 | YOUNG WERTHER (NZ) | G | 5 | Danny O’Brien | 14 | 54kg | |||
| 15 | LE DON DE VIE (GB) | G | 7 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 15 | 53.5kg | |||
| 16 | SHERAZ (FR) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | 16 | 53.5kg | |||
| 17 | PERSAN | G | 6 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 17 | 53.5kg | |||
| 18 | GREAT HOUSE (IRE) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | 18 | 53kg | |||
| 19 | GRAND PROMENADE (GB) | G | 7 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 19 | 53kg | |||
| 20 | TRALEE ROSE (NZ) | M | 6 | Symon Wilde | 20 | 51.5kg | |||
| 21 | DAQIANSWEET JUNIOR (NZ) | G | 5 | Phillip Stokes | 21 | 53kg | |||
| 22 | NERVE NOT VERVE (NZ) | M | 7 | Michael Moroney | 22 | 51kg | |||
| 23 | ARAPAHO (FR) | G | 6 | Bjorn Baker | 23 | 52.5kg | |||
| 24 | CRYSTAL PEGASUS (GB) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | 24 | 52kg | |||
| 25 | MIDNIGHT BLUE | G | 6 | Danny O’Brien | 25 | 52kg | |||
| 26 | SMOKIN’ ROMANS (NZ) | G | 6 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 26 | 51.5kg | 1.5kg | ||
| 27 | DURSTON (GB) | G | 7 | Chris Waller | 27 | 51.5kg | 1.5kg | ||
| 28 | REALM OF FLOWERS | M | 6 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 28 | 50kg | |||
| 29 | EMISSARY (GB) | G | 6 | Michael Moroney | 29 | 51kg | |||
| 30 | RODRIGO DIAZ (GB) | G | 6 | David Simcock | 30 | 50.5kg | |||
| 31 | INTERPRETATION (IRE) | H | 5 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 31 | 50kg | |||
| 32 | THE AMAZONIAN | M | 4 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 32 | 50kg | |||
| 33 | REGAL LION (NZ) | G | 4 | Annabel Neasham | 33 | 50kg | |||
| 34 | WYCLIF (GB) | G | 6 | Danny O’Brien | 34 | 50kg | |||
| 35 | MAKRAM (IRE) | G | 6 | Ben & JD Hayes | 35 | 50kg | |||
| 36 | KING OF THE CASTLE (IRE) | G | 5 | Robert Hickmott | 36 | 50kg | |||
| 37 | LUNCIES (GB) | G | 6 | Kris Lees | 37 | 50kg | |||
| 38 | NUMERIAN (IRE) | G | 7 | Annabel Neasham | 38 | 55.5kg | |||
| 39 | INSPIRATIONAL GIRL (NZ) | M | 7 | Danny O’Brien | 39 | 53kg | |||
| 40 | VOW AND DECLARE | G | 7 | Danny O’Brien | 40 | 54kg | |||
| 41 | SERPENTINE (IRE) | G | 6 | Robert Hickmott | 41 | 53.5kg | |||
| 42 | CHAPADA | G | 7 | Michael Moroney | 42 | 52.5kg | |||
| 43 | SAN HUBERTO (IRE) | H | 7 | Matt Cumani | 43 | 51.5kg | |||
| 44 | ATTORNEY (FR) | G | 8 | Matthew Smith | 44= | 50kg | |||
| 45 | HARMYSIAN (GB) | G | 6 | Clayton Douglas | 44= | 50kg | |||
| 46 | HIGH EMOCEAN (NZ) | M | 6 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 44= | 50kg | |||
| 47 | SCHABAU (GER) | G | 8 | Robert Hickmott | 44= | 50kg | |||
| 48 | TEAM CAPTAIN (IRE) | G | 7 | Matt Cumani | 44= | 50kg |