2019 Melbourne Cup Nominations Published

The 2019 Melbourne Cup nominations have been finalised with the Late Entry deadline having passed at midday today (5/9/2019). Still to come is the publishing of weights to be carried by prospective runners. This is said to be completed by 10th September at the latest.

Here at Lew Dub’s Personal Best we have taken a fancy to two of the long shots who will likely have to race again in order to gain entry into the Final 24 Acceptors. Those horses are Raymond Tusk ($26 Sportsbet) and Barsanti ($81 Sportsbet) who finished 4th and 5th respectively in the recent Ebor Handicap at York. Below is a link to the race highlighting their runs.

The 2019 Melbourne Cup nominated horses most likely to figure at the top of the Order of Entry include Cross Counter, Steel Prince, Youngstar, Aliferous, Mr Quickie, Vow And Declare, Sixties Groove, Grey Lion, Big Duke, Lys Gracieux, Marmelo

Also important to remember are the races which grant automatic qualification for the Melbourne Cup to their winners. Those races are: The Andrew Ramsden (won by Steel Prince in May), The Bart Cummings (5th October, Flemington 2500m), The Caulfield Cup (19th October, Caulfield 2400m), The Cox Plate (26th October, Moonee Valley, 2040m) and The Hotham Handicap aka Lexus Stakes (2nd November, Flemington, 2500m).

 1 ALFARRIS (FR) G6David & B Hayes & T Dabernig

2 ALIFEROUS M4Kris Lees

3 AMBITIOUS (JPN) H8Anthony Freedman

4 ANGEL OF HEAVEN M4Kris Lees

5 ANGEL OF TRUTH G4Gwenda Markwell

6 ATTENTION RUN (GER) M5Kris Lees

7 AVILIUS (GB) G6James Cummings

8 AZURO (FR) G6Ciaron Maher & David Eustace

9 BARSANTI (IRE) G8Roger Varian

10 BASS (JPN) G6Liam Howley

11 BEAU BALMAIN (GER) H5Jim Conlan

12 BIG DUKE (IRE) G8Kris Lees

13 BIN BATTUTA (GB) G6Saeed Bin Suroor

14 BIZZWINKLE (NZ) G6Patrick Payne

15 BLUE BREEZE (NZ) G6Allan Morley

16 BONDEIGER H8Ciaron Maher & David Eustace

17 BRIMHAM ROCKS (GB) G6Chris Waller

18 BUCKHURST (IRE) H4Joseph O’Brien

19 CALIBURN (IRE) H5Jamie Richards

20 CAPE OF GOOD HOPE (IRE) H4Aidan O’Brien

21 CARIF H4Peter & Paul Snowden

22 CASCADIAN (GB) G5James Cummings

23 CONSTANTINOPLE (IRE) H4Aidan O’Brien

24 CROSS COUNTER (GB) G5Charlie Appleby

25 CROWN PROSECUTOR H4Stephen Marsh

26 DABIYR (IRE) G5Chris Waller

27 DAL HARRAILD (GB) G7Ciaron Maher & David Eustace

28 DASHING WILLOUGHBY (GB) H4Andrew Balding

29 DESERT SKYLINE (IRE) G6David Elsworth

30 DIVANATION M5Tony McEvoy

31 DJANGO FREEMAN (GER) H4Robert Hickmott

32 DOUGLAS MACARTHUR (IRE) G6Liam Howley

33 DOWNDRAFT (IRE) H5Joseph O’Brien

34 DURETTO (GB) G8Matt Cumani

35 ECHO LAD G3Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott

36 EMINENCE (IRE) H4Aidan O’Brien

37 ENTENTE C3Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott

38 ETYMOLOGY G7James Cummings

39 EXEMPLAR (IRE) G6Liam Howley

40 FAIRLIGHT (IRE) G5Kris Lees

41 FINCHE (GB) G6Chris Waller

42 GALLIC CHIEFTAIN (FR) H7Archie Alexander

43 GIRL TUESDAY M5Chris Waller

44 GLORY DAYS (NZ) M7Bill Thurlow

45 GOLD MOUNT (GB) G7Ian Williams

46 GREY LION (IRE) G8Matthew Smith

47 GUNDOWN G5Michael Moroney

48 HAKY (IRE) G6John Hammond

49 HANG MAN (IRE) G6Michael Moroney

50 HARIPOUR (IRE) G6Chris Waller

51 HARRISON (GB) G7Liam Howley

52 HEART OF GRACE (JPN) M5Frank Pangallo

53 HOMESMAN (USA) G6Liam Howley

54 HUMIDOR (NZ) G7Ciaron Maher & David Eustace

55 HUNTING HORN (IRE) H5Aidan O’Brien

56 HUSH WRITER (JPN) G5Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott

57 IL PARADISO (USA) H4Aidan O’Brien

58 ILWENDO (GER) H6Matthew Smith

59 IN A TWINKLING G4Jamie Richards

60 ISPOLINI (GB) G5Charlie Appleby

61 JOHANNES VERMEER (IRE) H7Liam Howley

62 JUST THINKIN’ G3Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott

63 KENEDNA M6Ciaron Maher & David Eustace

64 KEW GARDENS (IRE) H5Aidan O’Brien

65 KING OF LEOGRANCE (FR) G5Liam Howley

66 KINGS WILL DREAM (IRE) G6Chris Waller

67 LADY YOUNG M4Tony McEvoy

68 LATROBE (IRE) H5Joseph O’Brien

69 LOOKS LIKE ELVIS G5Bryan Dais

70 LORD FANDANGO (GER) G7Archie Alexander

71 LYS GRACIEUX (JPN) M6Yoshito Yahagi

72 MAGIC WAND (IRE) M5Aidan O’Brien

73 MARMELO (GB) H7Hughie Morrison

74 MASTER OF REALITY (IRE) H5Joseph O’Brien

75 MASTER OF WINE (GER) G5Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes

76 MEINER WUNSCH (JPN) H6Takahiro Mizuno

77 MER DE GLACE (JPN) H5Hisashi Shimizu

78 MIDTERM (GB) G7Michael & Luke Cerchi

79 MIRAGE DANCER (GB) H6Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young

80 MORANDO (FR) G7Andrew Balding

81 MOSH MUSIC M5Archie Alexander

82 MOUNT EVEREST (IRE) H4Aidan O’Brien

83 MOUNTAIN HUNTER (USA) G6Saeed Bin Suroor

84 MR QUICKIE G4Phillip Stokes

85 MUNTAHAA (IRE) G7David & B Hayes & T Dabernig

86 MUSTAJEER (GB) G7Kris Lees

87 NELSON (IRE) G5Liam Howley

88 NEUFBOSC (FR) G5David & B Hayes & T Dabernig

89 NIGHT’S WATCH (NZ) G6Chris Waller

90 NORWAY (IRE) H4Aidan O’Brien

91 ONCE WERE LOST (IRE) G4Lindsey Smith

92 OUR CANDIDATE (IRE) H5Kris Lees

93 OUR CENTURY (IRE) G9Kim Waugh

94 OUR VENICE BEACH (IRE) H6Liam Howley

95 PATRICK ERIN (NZ) G8Chris Waller

96 POUNAMU G8Michael Kent

97 PRINCE OF ARRAN (GB) G7Charlie Fellowes

98 QAFILA M4David & B Hayes & T Dabernig

99 RAHEEN HOUSE (IRE) G6William Haggas

100 RAYMOND TUSK (IRE) H5Richard Hannon

101 RE EDIT M4Chris Waller

102 RED CARDINAL (IRE) G8Kris Lees

103 RED GALILEO (GB) G9Saeed Bin Suroor

104 RED VERDON (USA) H7Ed Dunlop

105 ROSTROPOVICH (IRE) G5David & B Hayes & T Dabernig

106 RULE THE WORLD G3Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott

107 RUNAWAY R5Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott

108 SAUNTER BOY (FR) G7Kris Lees

109 SCARLET DREAM M4Mark Newnham

110 SELF SENSE G9David Brideoake

111 SHRAAOH (IRE) G7Chris Waller

112 SIKANDARABAD (IRE) G7David & B Hayes & T Dabernig

113 SIR CHARLES ROAD G6Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott

114 SIXTIES GROOVE (IRE) G7Kris Lees

115 SOUND (GER) H7Michael Moroney

116 SOUTH PACIFIC (GB) H4Aidan O’Brien

117 SOUTHERN FRANCE (IRE) H5Ciaron Maher & David Eustace

118 SPANISH POINT (GB) G5Liam Howley

119 STEEL PRINCE (IRE) G6Anthony Freedman

120 STELLAR IMPACT (JPN) M5Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott

121 STEPS (IRE) G6Liam Howley

122 STIVERS (ARG) H6Dermot K Weld

123 SULLY (NZ) G5Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young

124 SUPER TITUS (GB) G6David & B Hayes & T Dabernig

125 SUPERNOVA (GB) H5Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes

126 SURPRISE BABY (NZ) G5Paul Preusker

127 SWEET THOMAS (GER) G8Matthew Smith

128 TARWIN G4Michael Kent

129 TAVISTOCK DANCER (NZ) G4Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)

130 TECHNICIAN (IRE) H4Martyn Meade

131 THE CHOSEN ONE (NZ) H4Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman

132 THE GOOD FIGHT (NZ) G5Shaune Ritchie

133 TOP OF THE RANGE (NZ) G6Michael Moroney

134 TORCEDOR (IRE) G8Andreas Wohler

135 TRANSACT G4Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott

136 TRAP FOR FOOLS G6Jarrod McLean

137 TRUE SELF (IRE) M7William Mullins

138 TWILIGHT PAYMENT (IRE) H7Joseph O’Brien

139 US ARMY RANGER (IRE) G7Liam Howley

140 VALAC (IRE) G8David & B Hayes & T Dabernig

141 VERNANME (NZ) H4Stephen Marsh

142 VERRY ELLEEGANT (NZ) M4Chris Waller

143 VOW AND DECLARE G4Danny O’Brien

144 WALL OF FIRE (IRE) G7Ciaron Maher & David Eustace

145 WESTERN AUSTRALIA (IRE) H4Aidan O’Brien

146 WOLFE (JPN) G5Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott

147 WREN’S DAY (USA) H6James Cummings

148 YOGI (NZ) G7Ciaron Maher & David Eustace

149 YOUNGSTAR M5Chris Waller

150 YUCATAN (IRE) H6Liam Howley

151 YULONG PRINCE (SAF) H5Chris Waller

152 ZACADA (NZ) G7Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman