The nominations for the 2019 Group 1 $5.15m Stella Artois Caulfield Cup (2400m) at Caulfield on October 19 have been boosted with a host of international stayers included among the entries.
Australian Oaks winner, Verry Elleegant, is among the nominations for the 2019 Caulfield Cup at Caulfield. Photo by Steve Hart.
Twenty-five international trained stayers including recent Royal Ascot winners Dashing Willoughby and South Pacific and Geoffrey Freer Stakes winner Technician are among the 143 nominations for the Caulfield Cup.
“It’s terrific to see a group of horses that are specifically targeting the Caulfield Cup including emerging Japanese star Mer De Glace and Queensland Oaks winner Winning Ways who will both prove very competitive in the race,” Racing Victoria’s (RV) Executive General Manager – Racing, Greg Carpenter said.
Champion Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien is giving himself a great chance to win his first Caulfield Cup after entering ten horses while Sydney’s leading trained Chris Waller has nineteen stayers among the Caulfield Cup nominations.
2019 Sydney Cup winner Shraaoh and 2019 Australian Oaks winner Verry Elleegant head up Waller’s impressive list of entries that also includes highly rated Kings Will Dream and his other Oaks winners Youngstar (2018 Queensland Oaks) and Unforgotten (2018 Australian Oaks).
The Lindsay Park Team of David and Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig also have double figure nominations with a mixture of imports among their twelve entries that includes dual Australian Cup winner Harlem.
Godolphin’s multiple Group 1 winners Avilius and Hartnel are prominent among trained James Cummings six Caulfield Cup nominations.
Trainer Ciaron Maher won the Caulfield Cup in 2016 with Jameka and now with new training partner David Eustace have six entries with Humidor, Kenedna, Bondeiger, Dal Harraild, Southern France and Wall Of Fire.
Nominations for the 2019 Caulfield Cup (2400m)
| # | Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20x4614x9x | ALFARRIS (FR) | G | 6 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig |
| 2 | 461214253x | ALIFEROUS | M | 4 | Kris Lees |
| 3 | 834x68x90x | AMBITIOUS (JPN) | H | 8 | Anthony Freedman |
| 4 | 11x351424x | ANGEL OF HEAVEN | M | 4 | Kris Lees |
| 5 | x11x16511x | ANGEL OF TRUTH | G | 4 | Gwenda Markwell |
| 6 | 153145×143 | ATTENTION RUN (GER) | M | 5 | Kris Lees |
| 7 | 40x11511x4 | AVILIUS (GB) | G | 6 | James Cummings |
| 8 | 322x1x2x3x | BARSANTI (IRE) | G | 8 | Roger Varian |
| 9 | 1x41x3324x | BEAU BALMAIN (GER) | H | 5 | Jim Conlan |
| 10 | 13211x5Nx7 | BEST OF DAYS (GB) | G | 6 | James Cummings |
| 11 | 622008326x | BIG DUKE (IRE) | G | 8 | Kris Lees |
| 12 | 1x8341469x | BONDEIGER | H | 8 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
| 13 | 22x87400x0 | BRIMHAM ROCKS (GB) | G | 6 | Chris Waller |
| 14 | – | CALIBURN (IRE) | H | 5 | Jamie Richards |
| 15 | 2x3x14093x | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE (IRE) | H | 4 | Aidan O’Brien |
| 16 | x925245x5x | CAPTAIN COOK (GB) | G | 7 | Chris Waller |
| 17 | x5147225x5 | CARIF | H | 4 | Peter & Paul Snowden |
| 18 | 24411x041x | CARZOFF (FR) | G | 7 | Chris Waller |
| 19 | 121x128x5 | CASCADIAN (GB) | G | 5 | James Cummings |
| 20 | 34449x16x4 | CON TE PARTIRO (USA) | M | 6 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
| 21 | 63318919x | CROWN PROSECUTOR | H | 4 | Stephen Marsh |
| 22 | 210×8131 | DABIYR (IRE) | G | 5 | Chris Waller |
| 23 | 0x2468223x | DAL HARRAILD (GB) | G | 7 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
| 24 | 12x3123x | DIVANATION | M | 5 | Tony McEvoy |
| 25 | 112x122x | DJANGO FREEMAN (GER) | H | 4 | Robert Hickmott |
| 26 | x217549x8x | DOUGLAS MACARTHUR (IRE) | G | 6 | Liam Howley |
| 27 | 5x53314x0x | DURETTO (GB) | G | 8 | Matt Cumani |
| 28 | – | EMINENCE (IRE) | H | 4 | Aidan O’Brien |
| 29 | 3111890x8x | ETYMOLOGY | G | 7 | James Cummings |
| 30 | x86x2x0x69 | EXEMPLAR (IRE) | G | 6 | Liam Howley |
| 31 | 110x51437x | FAIRLIGHT (IRE) | G | 5 | Kris Lees |
| 32 | 1x60110x6x | FIFTY STARS (IRE) | H | 5 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig |
| 33 | x655x1x34x | FINCHE (GB) | G | 6 | Chris Waller |
| 34 | 4840x5516x | GALLIC CHIEFTAIN (FR) | H | 7 | Archie Alexander |
| 35 | 8888123x1x | GIRL TUESDAY | M | 5 | Chris Waller |
| 36 | 1102113x5x | GLORY DAYS (NZ) | M | 7 | Bill Thurlow |
| 37 | 440x13370x | GOATHLAND (IRE) | G | 8 | Kim Waugh |
| 38 | 546884x12x | GOLD MOUNT (GB) | G | 7 | Ian Williams |
| 39 | 07x815117x | GRAND BOUQUET (NZ) | M | 4 | Kris Lees |
| 40 | 4201x6112x | GREY LION (IRE) | G | 8 | Matthew Smith |
| 41 | 218825616x | GUNDOWN | G | 5 | Michael Moroney |
| 42 | x8112x513x | HAKY (IRE) | G | 6 | John Hammond |
| 43 | 113x12619x | HANG MAN (IRE) | G | 6 | Michael Moroney |
| 44 | 79x818328x | HARIPOUR (IRE) | G | 6 | Chris Waller |
| 45 | 69x4719x0x | HARLEM (GB) | G | 8 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig |
| 46 | 0x53233x3x | HARTNELL (GB) | G | 9 | James Cummings |
| 47 | 16184x | HEART OF GRACE (JPN) | M | 5 | Frank Pangallo |
| 48 | 3x16x2172x | HOMESMAN (USA) | G | 6 | Liam Howley |
| 49 | 84x817333x | HUMIDOR (NZ) | G | 7 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
| 50 | 235x55121x | ILWENDO (GER) | H | 6 | Matthew Smith |
| 51 | 247402255x | IN A TWINKLING | G | 4 | Jamie Richards |
| 52 | 025064xN8x | INVICTUS PRINCE (GB) | G | 7 | Matthew Smith |
| 53 | 4x2521311x | JINDA (NZ) | M | 5 | Pat & Chris Hyland |
| 54 | 712x232x4x | JOHANNES VERMEER (IRE) | H | 7 | Liam Howley |
| 55 | x931911x7x | KENEDNA | M | 6 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
| 56 | 57×4981331 | KENTUCKY BREEZE | G | 5 | Levi Kavanagh |
| 57 | 12x141x3x | KING OF LEOGRANCE (FR) | G | 5 | Liam Howley |
| 58 | 1x43236Px5 | KINGS WILL DREAM (IRE) | G | 6 | Chris Waller |
| 59 | x13451623x | LADY CUVEE (NZ) | M | 4 | Chris Waller |
| 60 | 11027x | LADY YOUNG | M | 4 | Tony McEvoy |
| 61 | 3237x4121x | LOOKS LIKE ELVIS | G | 5 | Bryan Dais |
| 62 | 70x364408x | LORD FANDANGO (GER) | G | 7 | Archie Alexander |
| 63 | x2x532202x | MAGIC WAND (IRE) | M | 5 | Aidan O’Brien |
| 64 | 35x812511x | MANTASTIC (IRE) | G | 6 | Chris Waller |
| 65 | 6x192x322x | MASTER OF WINE (GER) | G | 5 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes |
| 66 | 32x6900x6x | MATERIAL MAN | G | 8 | Pat Carey |
| 67 | 430x02062x | MAURUS (GB) | G | 9 | John Thompson |
| 68 | 2561x0517x | MAWAANY MACHINE (IRE) | G | 7 | Chris Waller |
| 69 | 354551x02x | MEINER FANRONG (JPN) | H | 5 | Takahisa Tezuka |
| 70 | x211x11x1x | MER DE GLACE (JPN) | H | 5 | Hisashi Shimizu |
| 71 | 12x0x1322x | MIRAGE DANCER (GB) | H | 6 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young |
| 72 | 417x28718x | MOHAWK (IRE) | H | 4 | Aidan O’Brien |
| 73 | 1x1x3x1x1x | MORANDO (FR) | G | 7 | Andrew Balding |
| 74 | 6212x | MOUNT EVEREST (IRE) | H | 4 | Aidan O’Brien |
| 75 | 0x5110x78x | MOUNTAIN HUNTER (USA) | G | 6 | Saeed Bin Suroor |
| 76 | 1x2x04105x | MR MARATHON MAN (GB) | G | 6 | Michael Moroney |
| 77 | 11x112131x | MR QUICKIE | G | 4 | Phillip Stokes |
| 78 | 4341x9x00x | MUNTAHAA (IRE) | G | 7 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig |
| 79 | 44x1x72351 | MUSTAJEER (GB) | G | 7 | Kris Lees |
| 80 | 2112x30x8x | NEUFBOSC (FR) | G | 5 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig |
| 81 | 160x34000x | NIGHT’S WATCH (NZ) | G | 6 | Chris Waller |
| 82 | 3x | NORWAY (IRE) | H | 4 | Aidan O’Brien |
| 83 | 321119×3 | OCEANEX (NZ) | M | 4 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) |
| 84 | 4130x08x7x | OOHOOD | M | 4 | Tony McEvoy |
| 85 | 464×351211 | OUR CANDIDATE (IRE) | H | 5 | Kris Lees |
| 86 | 4x013x121x | OUR CENTURY (IRE) | G | 9 | Kim Waugh |
| 87 | 10328x277x | OUR VENICE BEACH (IRE) | H | 6 | Liam Howley |
| 88 | 1x46797x9x | PATRICK ERIN (NZ) | G | 8 | Chris Waller |
| 89 | 10x664015x | PIVOINE (IRE) | G | 6 | Andrew Balding |
| 90 | 12x332x70x | POUNAMU | G | 8 | Michael Kent |
| 91 | 3138x49x58 | PRINCE OF ARRAN (GB) | G | 7 | Charlie Fellowes |
| 92 | 425x14941x | QAFILA | M | 4 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig |
| 93 | x54x44x239 | RAHEEN HOUSE (IRE) | G | 6 | William Haggas |
| 94 | 61x6x237x4 | RAYMOND TUSK (IRE) | H | 5 | Richard Hannon |
| 95 | 153x16639x | RE EDIT | M | 4 | Chris Waller |
| 96 | 0300x1170x | RED CARDINAL (IRE) | G | 8 | Kris Lees |
| 97 | 2x3x3222x2 | RED GALILEO (GB) | G | 9 | Saeed Bin Suroor |
| 98 | 2500×15610 | RED VERDON (USA) | H | 7 | Ed Dunlop |
| 99 | 192251557x | ROSTROPOVICH (IRE) | G | 5 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig |
| 100 | 51241915×1 | SAMADOUBT | G | 6 | Bjorn Baker |
| 101 | 1953x4554x | SAUNTER BOY (FR) | G | 7 | Kris Lees |
| 102 | 211x23727x | SCARLET DREAM | M | 4 | Mark Newnham |
| 103 | 9711575x8x | SELF SENSE | G | 9 | David Brideoake |
| 104 | 2x1x92321x | SHRAAOH (IRE) | G | 7 | Chris Waller |
| 105 | 5x42170x4x | SIKANDARABAD (IRE) | G | 7 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig |
| 106 | x444740x7x | SIR CHARLES ROAD | G | 6 | Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott |
| 107 | x310x3321x | SIXTIES GROOVE (IRE) | G | 7 | Kris Lees |
| 108 | 1292450x1x | SO SI BON | G | 6 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig |
| 109 | 32x00x048x | SOUND (GER) | H | 7 | Michael Moroney |
| 110 | – | SOUTH PACIFIC (GB) | H | 4 | Aidan O’Brien |
| 111 | 12x3x3x41x | SOUTHERN FRANCE (IRE) | H | 5 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
| 112 | 122x11111x | STEEL PRINCE (IRE) | G | 6 | Anthony Freedman |
| 113 | 3219155x9x | STEPS (IRE) | G | 6 | Liam Howley |
| 114 | – | STIVERS (ARG) | H | 6 | Dermot K Weld |
| 115 | x80x56252x | SULLY (NZ) | G | 5 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young |
| 116 | 38414x0x3x | SUPER TITUS (GB) | G | 6 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig |
| 117 | x112x216x2 | SUPERNOVA (GB) | H | 5 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes |
| 118 | 11514132x | SURPRISE BABY (NZ) | G | 5 | Paul Preusker |
| 119 | 508x80x10x | SUZUKA DEVIOUS (JPN) | H | 9 | Mitsuru Hashida |
| 120 | 143013215x | SWEET THOMAS (GER) | G | 8 | Matthew Smith |
| 121 | 05520x552x | SYLPHEED | M | 6 | Matt Cumani |
| 122 | 1x211x | TARWIN | G | 4 | Michael Kent |
| 123 | 11x94x | TAVISTOCK DANCER (NZ) | G | 4 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) |
| 124 | – | TECHNICIAN (IRE) | H | 4 | Martyn Meade |
| 125 | x22470141x | THE CHOSEN ONE (NZ) | H | 4 | Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman |
| 126 | 453531320x | TOP OF THE RANGE (NZ) | G | 6 | Michael Moroney |
| 127 | 16x5233x9x | TRAP FOR FOOLS | G | 6 | Jarrod McLean |
| 128 | 2x1x | TRUE SELF (IRE) | M | 7 | William Mullins |
| 129 | 38x53403x6 | UNFORGOTTEN | M | 5 | Chris Waller |
| 130 | 14x772231x | VALAC (IRE) | G | 8 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig |
| 131 | 5x50500x80 | VENTURA STORM (IRE) | G | 7 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig |
| 132 | 431x52390x | VERNANME (NZ) | H | 4 | Stephen Marsh |
| 133 | 157x2111x9 | VERRY ELLEEGANT (NZ) | M | 4 | Chris Waller |
| 134 | 3x0x6000x6 | VOLKSTOK’N’BARRELL (NZ) | G | 8 | Danny O’Brien |
| 135 | 211x36621x | VOW AND DECLARE | G | 4 | Danny O’Brien |
| 136 | x220x0404x | WALL OF FIRE (IRE) | G | 7 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
| 137 | 13x | WESTERN AUSTRALIA (IRE) | H | 4 | Aidan O’Brien |
| 138 | 1x6611181x | WINNING WAYS | M | 4 | Garry Newham |
| 139 | 11x211x1x | WOLFE (JPN) | G | 5 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
| 140 | x33x2x6x6x | WREN’S DAY (USA) | H | 6 | James Cummings |
| 141 | 3276x059x8 | YOUNGSTAR | M | 5 | Chris Waller |
| 142 | 436013x10x | YUCATAN (IRE) | H | 6 | Liam Howley |
| 143 | 2221x00x7x | YULONG PRINCE (SAF) | H | 5 | Chris Waller |
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