Attending to the Melbourne Cup doesn’t simply contain protecting the 1000’s of kilometres in monitor gallops and racing that Cups king Bart Cummings, who gained 12, declared was essential to victory.
The sector is about at 24, with no emergencies, which stays an ongoing concern which has reared its head once more this 12 months with two horses – Lunar Flare and Level Nepean – scratched after the barrier draw, so solely 22 will run.
However to get in to the sphere for the race that stops a nation entails long-range planning, nominations mid-year to place horses on the “Order of Entry”, which slowly will get whittled down because the contenders rise above the pretenders.
Nominations closed in August, and there have been 186 potential runners, a quantity which turned 96 when first declarations have been declared.
The pure attrition charge, with accidents to some, and type losses to others, diminished the contenders to simply 34 when fourth declarations closed on October 24, then the ultimate area and barrier draw confirmed the horses who would vie for the Cup was accomplished final Saturday.
Those that have made the ultimate area have managed to satisfy sure standards, be it successful computerized {qualifications} races, each in Australia and abroad.
Emissary certified by successful the Geelong Cup, which has produced winners too together with Media Puzzle.
Coming coming within the prime three of a race over 2300m is one other standards, which favorite Deaville Legend met by taking out the Nice Voltigeur Stakes, over 2,385m in York, England.
The 5 computerized qualifiers are:
The Bart Cummings, Flemington, 2,500m
The Andrew Ramsden Stakes, Flemington, 2,800m
Archer Stakes, Flemington, 2,500m
Cox Plate, Moonee Valley, 2040m
Caulfield Cup, Caulfield, 2400m
However you don’t should win to get in with different key standards to get in to the race, that are utilized by the Victoria Race Membership officers who then figuring out the ultimate area.
They embrace:
Coming sixth, seventh or eighth within the Caulfield Cup;
Coming second or third within the Cox Plate;
Successful the Turnbull Stakes;
Coming second or third within the Melbourne Cup
Successful the Caulfield Cup two years again.
This 12 months, the ultimate horse to earn a qualification into the sphere was Serpentine, whose second place within the Archer Stakes allowed him to cross the “poll clause” by putting in a Group Two over 2,500m, as a result of the winner of that race had not been nominated.
HOW EACH RUNNER GOT TO THE MELBOURNE CUP
1 GOLD TRIP (FR) 57.5kg – 2nd G1 Caulfield Cup, 2400m. Newest eighth G1 Cox Plate (WFA), 2,040m, Moonee Valley
2 DUAIS 55.5kg – Gained G1 Tancred Stakes, 2,400m (WFA) Newcastle. Newest eighth G1 Caulfield Cup, 2400m, Caulfield
3 KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE) 55.5kg – Gained G1 Sydney Cup, 3200m Randwick 2022. Newest third G1 Caulfield Cup, 2400m, Caulfield
4 MONTEFILIA 55.5kg Gained G1 The Metropolitan, 2,400m, Randwick (2021) Newest 4th, G1 Caulfield Cup, 2400m, Caulfield
5 NUMERIAN (IRE) 55.5kg fifth G1 Caulfield Cup 2400m, Caulfield
6 WITHOUT A FIGHT (IRE) 55.5kg Gained G3 Silver Cup, 2787m, York, England. Newest 2nd, Listed Race, 2414m, Newmarket, England
7 CAMORRA (IRE) 55kg Gained G2 Curragh Cup, 2800m The Curragh, Eire
8 DEAUVILLE LEGEND (IRE) 55kg Gained Nice Voltigeur Stakes, 2,385m, York, England
9 STOCKMAN (NZ) 54kg 2nd G1 Tancred Stakes, 2400m, Newcastle (WFA)
10 VOW AND DECLARE 54kg sixth G1 Caulfield Cup 2400m Caulfield
11 YOUNG WERTHER (NZ) 54kg 2nd G1 ATC Derby 2400m Randwick (2021). Newest tenth G1 Cox Plate (WFA), 2,040m Moonee Valley
12 HOO YA MAL (GB) 53.5kg 2nd G1 Epsom Derby 2400m Epsom, England Newest eighth G1 English St Leger, Doncaster, England
13 SERPENTINE (IRE) 53.5kg 2nd G3 Archer Stakes 2500m, Flemington
14 DAQIANSWEET JUNIOR (NZ) 53kg third G1 Sydney Cup 3200m Randwick Newest 2nd St Leger, Randwick, 2600m
15 GRAND PROMENADE (GB) 53kg Gained G3 Bart Cummings, 2500m, Flemington 2021 Newest 4th G2 Moonee Valley Cup, 2500m, Moonee Valley
16 ARAPAHO (FR) 52.5kg Gained Listed Race Grafton Cup 2350m Grafton 2022 Newest 2nd St Leger, 2600m, Randwick
17 EMISSARY (GB) 51.5kg Gained G3 Geelong Cup 2400m, Geelong
18 LUNAR FLARE – SCRATCHED
19 SMOKIN‘ ROMANS (NZ) 51.5kg Gained Listed Race Pakenham Cup, 2500m, Pakenham 2021. Newest seventh G1 Caulfield Cup, 2400m, Caulfield
20 TRALEE ROSE (NZ) 51.5kg Gained G3 Geelong Cup, 2400, Geelong 2021. Newest thirteenth G1 Caulfield Cup, 2400m, Caulfield
21 POINT NEPEAN (IRE) SCRATCHED
22 HIGH EMOCEAN 50kg Newest Gained G3 Bendigo Cup, 2400m, Bendigo
23 INTERPRETATION (IRE) 50kg Gained Listed Race Vinnie Roe Stakes 2800m Eire 2021 Newest sixth G3 Geelong Cup, 2400m, Geelong
24 REALM OF FLOWERS 50kg Gained Andrew Ramsden Stakes 2800m Flemington 2021 Newest third G1 Metropolitan Handicap, 2400m, Randwick
