ORDER OF ENTRY 2023 LEXUS MELBOURNE CUP (Group 1) 3200m Handicap to be run Tuesday, 7 November, 2023 Elimination order as at 1 November (3rd Acceptances) NOTE: The conditions of the 2023 Lexus Melbourne Cup provide for the VRC Board, at its discretion, to eliminate a horse(s) from the final field of 24 in certain circumstances. The conditions DO NOT provide for the promotion of a horse(s) into the field. If such discretionary elimination does occur, replacement of such horse(s) will be according to the normal balloting order with the next horse(s) in the order of entry making its way into the final field of 24. In this regard horses outside the top 24 will not be promoted over other horses. Benchmark Weights (kg) 3YO 50.0 3YO min 49.0 4YO 58.0 4YO+ min 50.0 5YO+ 59.5 Fillies & Mares allowed 1.5kg Northern Hemi. Bred 4YOs allowed 1.5kg HORSE AGE/ SEX ALOTTED WEIGHT BM $ SINCE 1/02/2022 Exempt 2023 Lexus Melbourne Cup as at 30 October: 3 1 WITHOUT A FIGHT (IRE) (Anthony & Sam Freedman) 7G 56.5 (inc. 1.0kg pen) -3.0 EXEMPT 1 ABSURDE (FR) (Willie Mullins) 6G 53.0 -6.5 EXEMPT 1 FUTURE HISTORY (GB) (Ciaron Maher & David Eustace) 6G 50.0 -9.5 EXEMPT Passed 2023 Lexus Melbourne Cup first ballot clause as at 30 October: 28 4 GOLD TRIP (FR) (Ciaron Maher & David Eustace) 7H 58.5 -1.0 $6,230,325 5 ALENQUER (FR) (Michael Moroney) 6G 56.5 -3.0 $369,558 6 BREAKUP (JPN) (Tatsuya Yoshioka) 6H 55.0 -4.5 $1,380,013 7 VAUBAN (FR) (Willie Mullins) 6G 55.0 -4.5 $46,304 8 SOULCOMBE (GB) (Chris Waller) 5G 53.5 -6.0 $472,825 9 VOW AND DECLARE (Danny O’Brien) 8G 53.0 -6.5 $834,540 10 RIGHT YOU ARE (Ciaron Maher & David Eustace) 7G 53.0 -6.5 $330,750 11 MAGICAL LAGOON (IRE) (Chris Waller) 5M 51.0 -7.0 $684,884 12 VIRTUOUS CIRCLE (NZ) (Liam Howley) 4H 51.0 -7.0 $380,000 13 LASTOTCHKA (FR) (Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr) 5M 51.0 -7.0 $234,694 14 CLEVELAND (IRE) (Kris Lees) 6H 52.0 (inc. 0.5 pen) -7.5 $509,442 15 SHERAZ (FR) (Chris Waller) 7G 51.5 -8.0 $380,000 16 DAQIANSWEET JUNIOR (NZ) (Phillip Stokes) 6G 51.5 -8.0 $366,000 17 VALIANT KING (GB) (Joseph O’Brien) 4H 50.0 -8.0 $134,911 18 ASHRUN (FR) (Ciaron Maher & David Eustace) 8G 51.5 -8.0 $90,000 19 OKITA SOUSHI (IRE) (Joseph O’Brien) 6H 51.5 -8.0 $8,633 20 MILITARY MISSION (IRE) (Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott) 6G 51.0 (inc. 0.5 pen) -8.5 $569,690 21 SERPENTINE (IRE) (Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott) 7G 51.0 -8.5 $136,000 22 MORE FELONS (IRE) (Chris Waller) 5G 50.5 -9.0 $32,408 23 TRUE MARVEL (FR) (Matthew Smith) 8G 50.0 -9.5 $418,000 24 INTERPRETATION (IRE) (Ciaron Maher & David Eustace) 6G 50.0 -9.5 $367,500 25 LADIES MAN (NZ) (Allan Sharrock) 6G 50.0 -9.5 $282,795 26 ATHABASCAN (FR) (John O’Shea) 5G 50.0 -9.5 $251,000 27 UNITED NATIONS (Ciaron Maher & David Eustace) 5G 50.0 -9.5 $126,278 28 KALAPOUR (IRE) (Kris Lees) 7G 50.0 -9.5 $89,500 Not Passed 2023 Lexus Melbourne Cup first ballot clause as at 30 October: 1 29 MOSTLY CLOUDY (IRE) (Busuttin & Young) 5G 50.0 -9.5 Total: 29 (FANCY MAN, HASTA LA WAR & KING FRANKEL withdrawn)
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