Humidor allocated top weight for 2018 Melbourne Cup

The Darren Weir trained Humidor has been allocated the top weight for 2018 Group 1 $7.3m Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on November 6.

Weir won the 2015 Melbourne Cup with $101 outsider Prince Of Penzance and has nominated twenty-seven horses for the this year’s Race That Stop A Nation with Humidor heading the weights with 58kg.

Other notable horses from the Weir stable in the Melbourne Cup nominations are Japanese import Tosen Basil who has been given 55.5kg, Big Duke, 54kg, Red Cardinal, 54kg and Kings Will Dream with 53kg.

The Saeed Bin Suroor trained, Godolphin owned English stayer Best Solution and the Aidan O’Brien trained Irish stayer Lancaster Bomber both have been allocated 57.5kg, the Andreas Wohler trained Irish stayer Torcedor is next in the eights with 57kg while last year’s Victoria Derby winner Ace High has been asked to carry 55kg.

Racing Victoria’s (RV) Executive General Manager – Racing & Participant Wellbeing, Greg Carpenter, said that with a strong representation from the internationals again, it will be hard for a locally trained stayer to win the 2018 Melbourne Cup.

“At this point, it looks as though we can expect a record number of international runners across the Spring Racing Carnival, so locally-trained horses could face a tough task in ensuring the cups remain here in Australia. That said, with horses like Kings Will Dream, Unforgotten and Ace High prominent in the early betting markets, I’m sure the overseas raiders won’t have it all their own way,” Carpenter said.

“With the high-class European pair Stradivarius and Vazirabad opting against travelling to Australia and no previous Melbourne Cup winners amongst the entries, all horses nominated for the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup have been asked to carry more weight than they otherwise would have done.”

“With the conditions stating that each race has a minimum topweight of 58kg at the release of the handicaps, it is three-time Group 1 winner and Cox Plate runner-up Humidor that has been allotted the topweight in both races.

“Despite the absence of what I would call a natural topweight in both races, there is tremendous depth and quality among the entries and I suspect that the challenge to gain a start in both cups will be the toughest in recent years.

“With incredibly talented horses like Best Solution and Torcedor coming from Europe, the return of Japanese contenders led by Chestnut Coat, proven Australasian Group 1 performers like Humidor and an outstanding crop of four-year-olds, we will crown a worthy champion in the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups.”

The 2018 Melbourne Cup first acceptances are due on Tuesday, October 9, with the final field to be released on Saturday, November 3.

2018 Melbourne Cup (3200m) weights

#	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	Hcp Rating
1	0x4184x81x	HUMIDOR (NZ)	G	6	Darren Weir	1	58kg	1.5
2	x3195x111x	BEST SOLUTION (IRE)	H	5	Saeed Bin Suroor	2	57.5kg	2
3	62025x031x	LANCASTER BOMBER (USA)	H	5	Aidan O’Brien	3	57.5kg	2
4	5x22x0132x	TORCEDOR (IRE)	G	7	Andreas Wohler	4	57kg	2.5
5	78x512433x	CLIFFS OF MOHER (IRE)	H	5	Aidan O’Brien	5	56.5kg	3
6	x312561x1x	COMIN’ THROUGH	G	5	Chris Waller	6	56.5kg	3
7	45x814533x	IDAHO (IRE)	H	6	Aidan O’Brien	7	56kg	3.5
8	57x150x11x	MAGIC CIRCLE (IRE)	G	7	Ian Williams	8	56kg	3.5
9	x0x92834x6	AMBITIOUS (JPN)	H	7	Anthony Freedman	9	55.5kg	4
10	15x211250x	CHESTNUT COAT (JPN)	H	5	Yoshito Yahagi	10	55.5kg	4
11	7x28167x0x	HARLEM (GB)	G	7	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	11	55.5kg	4
12	1x68139x4x	JON SNOW (NZ)	H	5	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	12	55.5kg	4
13	1796x4341x	MUNTAHAA (IRE)	G	6	John Gosden	13	55.5kg	4
14	2144x1132x	SOUND CHECK (GER)	H	6	Michael Moroney	14	55.5kg	4
15	8x72x3x56x	TOSEN BASIL (JPN)	H	7	Darren Weir	15	55.5kg	4
16	4491x6731x	WHO SHOT THEBARMAN (NZ)	G	10	Chris Waller	16	55.5kg	4
17	x55462x02x	ACE HIGH	H	4	David Payne	17	55kg	3
18	7x623x2x1x	EMOTIONLESS (IRE)	G	6	Charlie Appleby	18	55kg	4.5
19	1x69x2112x	MARMELO (GB)	H	6	Hughie Morrison	19	55kg	4.5
20	25041x8x7x	THE TAJ MAHAL (IRE)	H	5	Liam Howley	20	55kg	4.5
21	x22x132x2x	WEEKENDER (GB)	H	5	John Gosden	21	55kg	4.5
22	111x1160x9	BONNEVAL (NZ)	M	5	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	22	54.5kg	3.5
23	3x15x5331x	DURETTO (GB)	G	7	Andrew Balding	23	54.5kg	5
24	45221x111x	MATERIAL MAN	G	7	Justin Warwick	24	54.5kg	5
25	112x332x7x	POUNAMU	G	7	Alan Mathews	25	54.5kg	5
26	7x56164x5x	AUVRAY (FR)	G	8	Richard Freedman	26	54kg	5.5
27	021443x00x	BIG DUKE (IRE)	G	7	Darren Weir	27	54kg	5.5
28	26x1353x2x	COUNT OCTAVE (GB)	H	5	Andrew Balding	28	54kg	5.5
29	1x13714x32	D’ARGENTO	H	4	Chris Waller	29	54kg	4
30	219x32964x	DESERT SKYLINE (IRE)	G	5	David Elsworth	30	54kg	5.5
31	313x655x1x	FINCHE (GB)	H	5	Chris Waller	31	54kg	5.5
32	3x1111x58x	GRUNT (NZ)	H	4	Mick Price	32	54kg	4
33	36x004707x	MAX DYNAMITE (FR)	G	9	William Mullins	33	54kg	5.5
34	3x27314x0x	MR MOONLIGHT MAGIC (GB)	H	6	James Cummings	34	54kg	5.5
35	x11x5x0x08	RED CARDINAL (IRE)	G	7	Darren Weir	35	54kg	5.5
36	1x1422225x	RED VERDON (USA)	H	6	Ed Dunlop	36	54kg	5.5
37	8121x05x4x	VENGEUR MASQUE (IRE)	G	7	Michael Moroney	37	54kg	5.5
38	x437829x7x	VENTURA STORM (IRE)	G	6	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	38	54kg	5.5
39	x0x250272x	DEAUVILLE (IRE)	H	6	Aidan O’Brien	39	53.5kg	6
40	321x1111x	HAMADA (GB)	G	5	Charlie Appleby	40	53.5kg	6
41	741x780x00	MIGHTY BOSS	H	4	Mick Price	41	53.5kg	4.5
42	3361x8899x	SENSE OF OCCASION	G	8	Kris Lees	42	53.5kg	6
43	x70x47x25x	TIBERIAN (FR)	H	7	Alain Couetil	43	53.5kg	6
44	35x463144x	VIN DE DANCE (NZ)	G	4	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	44	53.5kg	4.5
45	1x3326x11x	AVILIUS (GB)	G	5	James Cummings	45	53kg	6.5
46	x400521x5x	EGG TART	M	5	Chris Waller	46	53kg	5
47	12153x16x2	HOMESMAN (USA)	G	5	Liam Howley	47	53kg	6.5
48	41x329113x	KEW GARDENS (IRE)	H	4	Aidan O’Brien	48	53kg	2.5
49	x11111x43x	KINGS WILL DREAM (IRE)	G	5	Darren Weir	49	53kg	6.5
50	28x420x83x	LIBRAN (IRE)	G	8	Chris Waller	50	53kg	6.5
51	x1x5x0057x	NAKEETA (GB)	G	8	Iain Jardine	51	53kg	6.5
52	3110328x2x	OUR VENICE BEACH (IRE)	H	5	Liam Howley	52	53kg	6.5
53	5x2188632x	PRINCE OF ARRAN (GB)	G	6	Charlie Fellowes	53	53kg	6.5
54	0x22525x0x	SINGLE GAZE	M	6	Chris Waller	54	53kg	5
55	314513x01x	SIR CHARLES ROAD	G	5	Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott	55	53kg	6.5
56	732x03705x	SOLE IMPACT (JPN)	H	7	Hirofumi Toda	56	53kg	6.5
57	1116×63211	TRAP FOR FOOLS	G	5	Jarrod McLean	57	53kg	6.5
58	2121x31x1x	WITHHOLD (GB)	G	6	Roger Charlton	58	53kg	6.5
59	5158402x0x	ZACADA (NZ)	G	6	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	59	53kg	6.5
60	x6x10x246x	DAL HARRAILD (GB)	G	6	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	60	52.5kg	7
61	50220x29x6	DOHA DREAM (FR)	H	6	Andre Fabre	61	52.5kg	7
62	61431105×0	GALLIC CHIEFTAIN (FR)	H	6	Darren Weir	62	52.5kg	7
63	948x16313x	MEGABLAST (NZ)	G	7	Darren Weir	63	52.5kg	7
64	4x13x4244x	MUSTAJEER (GB)	G	6	Ger Lyons	64	52.5kg	7
65	x203x60x8x	ONE FOOT IN HEAVEN (IRE)	R	7	Chris Waller	65	52.5kg	7
66	x9066x9x3x	PRIZE MONEY (GB)	G	6	Saeed Bin Suroor	66	52.5kg	7
67	1x0121x61x	UNFORGOTTEN	M	4	Chris Waller	67	52.5kg	4
68	x6248x220x	WALL OF FIRE (IRE)	H	6	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	68	52.5kg	7
69	114x39770x	LORD FANDANGO (GER)	H	6	Archie Alexander	69	52.5kg	7
70	2x111x28	GAME STARTER (IRE)	H	5	Saeed Bin Suroor	70	52kg	7.5
71	2x22117x	LATROBE (IRE)	H	4	Joseph O’Brien	71	52kg	3.5
72	2x726x6x5x	THOMAS HOBSON (GB)	G	9	William Mullins	72	52kg	7.5
73	32x436013x	YUCATAN (IRE)	H	5	Aidan O’Brien	73	52kg	7.5
74	343x312x60	HIYAAM (NZ)	M	4	Mick Price	74	51.5kg	5
75	x3620x402x	INVICTUS PRINCE (GB)	G	6	Matthew Smith	75	51.5kg	8
76	501211x78x	LADIES FIRST (NZ)	M	6	Allan Sharrock	76	51.5kg	6.5
77	0x93116x5x	LIFE LESS ORDINARY (IRE)	G	7	Chris Waller	77	51.5kg	8
78	1182×51346	PACODALI (IRE)	G	6	Darren Weir	78	51.5kg	8
79	x311113x6x	YOUNGSTAR	M	4	Chris Waller	79	51.5kg	5
80	21x21x214x	ADMIRE ROBSON (JPN)	H	5	Darren Weir	80	51kg	8.5
81	361x16246x	CASTERTON (IRE)	H	5	Andre Fabre	81	51kg	8.5
82	11x24112x	CROSS COUNTER (GB)	G	4	Charlie Appleby	82	51kg	4.5
83	14x1331x14	DIVINE UNICORN (GB)	G	5	Matthew Dunn	83	51kg	8.5
84	54x217549x	DOUGLAS MACARTHUR (IRE)	G	5	Liam Howley	84	51kg	8.5
85	151x35011x	FLAG OF HONOUR (IRE)	H	4	Aidan O’Brien	85	51kg	4.5
86	7x81611x6x	HIGHLAD	G	5	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	86	51kg	8.5
87	1x1327287x	MONGOLIANCONQUEROR (NZ)	G	4	Stephen Autridge & Jamie Richards	87	51kg	7
88	412141×213	NIGHT’S WATCH (NZ)	G	5	Darren Weir	88	51kg	8.5
89	8x6427x345	ODEON (NZ)	G	5	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	89	51kg	8.5
90	x049632x0x	PENTATHLON (NZ)	G	7	John Wheeler	90	51kg	8.5
91	3173x5x60x	POETIC DREAM (IRE)	H	5	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	91	51kg	8.5
92	12x04331x2	RISING RED (NZ)	G	5	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	92	51kg	8.5
93	13x419225x	ROSTROPOVICH (IRE)	H	4	Aidan O’Brien	93	51kg	4.5
94	x38x947x0x	SATONO RASEN (JPN)	H	7	Chris Waller	94	51kg	8.5
95	x251711x80	SOPRESSA	M	4	Darren Weir	95	51kg	5.5
96	x11432x80x	SULLY (NZ)	G	4	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	96	51kg	7
97	x3203860x7	US ARMY RANGER (IRE)	G	6	Liam Howley	97	51kg	8.5
98	1131119×45	NORTHWEST PASSAGE	G	5	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	98	50.5kg	9
99	x2x115627x	ORDEROFTHEGARTER (IRE)	H	5	Liam Howley	99	50.5kg	9
100	x051121x3x	OUR ABBADEAN (NZ)	M	6	Stephen Autridge & Jamie Richards	100	50.5kg	7.5
101	842512226x	REZEALIENT	G	4	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	101	50.5kg	7.5
102	x90231130x	RUNAWAY	R	4	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	102	50.5kg	7.5
103	750x55211x	SIXTIES GROOVE (IRE)	G	6	Darren Weir	103	50.5kg	9
104	14x621x33x	WALTON STREET (GB)	G	5	Charlie Appleby	104	50.5kg	9
105	x0022x4x2x	ABDON (GB)	G	6	Chris Waller	105	50kg	9.5
106	843320x68x	AL HARAM (FR)	G	6	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	106	50kg	9.5
107	2131222x4x	ANOTHER DOLLAR (NZ)	M	4	Chris Waller	107	50kg	8
108	4112x0873x	AZURO (FR)	G	5	Darren Weir	108	50kg	9.5
109	x31311440x	BEDFORD (NZ)	G	5	Anthony Freedman	109	50kg	9.5
110	7x314461x4	BELGRAVIA (IRE)	H	5	Liam Howley	110	50kg	9.5
111	x03438x71x	BEST OF DAYS (GB)	H	5	James Cummings	111	50kg	9.5
112	021x22x33x	BRIMHAM ROCKS (GB)	G	5	Chris Waller	112	50kg	9.5
113	222x1x334x	CALIBRATION (IRE)	H	5	Darren Weir	113	50kg	9.5
114	11x631x40x	CHELKAR (FR)	G	6	William Mullins	114	50kg	9.5
115	222x35113x	CHEQUERED FLAG (NZ)	G	7	Darren Weir	115	50kg	9.5
116	651111×090	CORDERO	G	5	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	116	50kg	9.5
117	71x735900x	CULLINGWORTH (IRE)	G	5	Darren Weir	117	50kg	9.5
118	497418×000	DANDY GENT	G	7	Terry & Karina O’Sullivan	118	50kg	9.5
119	1x7x4x46x	DANON ROMAN (JPN)	H	5	Anthony Freedman	119	50kg	9.5
120	332120x96x	DOMED	M	5	John P Thompson	120	50kg	9.5
121	4111251×70	ETAH JAMES (NZ)	M	6	Matt Cumani	121	50kg	9.5
122	213x86x2x	EXEMPLAR (IRE)	H	5	Liam Howley	122	50kg	9.5
123	x33113233x	GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI (IRE)	H	4	Aidan O’Brien	123	50kg	8.5
124	128x11x0x	GOLDEN AUTHORITY (NZ)	G	5	Matt Cumani	124	50kg	9.5
125	21x020030x	GUARDINI (FR)	G	8	Darren Weir	125	50kg	9.5
126	131x590x9x	HANS HOLBEIN (GB)	G	7	Liam Howley	126	50kg	9.5
127	x900x6x60x	HAPPY MOMENT (JPN)	H	9	Anthony Freedman	127	50kg	9.5
128	510x71491x	HARIPOUR (IRE)	H	5	Darren Weir	128	50kg	9.5
129	140x621x45	HARRISON (GB)	G	6	Liam Howley	129	50kg	9.5
130	x114209x7x	HE EKSCELS (NZ)	G	5	Shawn Mathrick	130	50kg	9.5
131	4230x8314x	HERE AND NOW (GB)	G	5	Ralph Beckett	131	50kg	9.5
132	19x31x0x1x	HIGH BRIDGE (GB)	G	8	Chris Waller	132	50kg	9.5
133	2x1336138x	HUNTING HORN (IRE)	H	4	Aidan O’Brien	133	50kg	7
134	213×9	HUSH WRITER (JPN)	H	4	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	134	50kg	9.5
135	331x03x	ILWENDO (GER)	H	5	Matthew Smith	135	50kg	9.5
136	333x1x618x	JAAMEH (IRE)	G	6	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	136	50kg	9.5
137	134x74x97x	JAKE’S HILL (GB)	G	5	Chris Waller	137	50kg	9.5
138	369x00640x	KELLSTORM (IRE)	H	6	Darren Weir	138	50kg	9.5
139	64x362x53x	KILIMANJARO (IRE)	G	7	Liam Howley	139	50kg	9.5
140	2x3503170x	LAGOSTOVEGAS (IRE)	M	7	William Mullins	140	50kg	9.5
141	7x750x008x	LANGLEY (JPN)	H	8	Darren Weir	141	50kg	9.5
142	14x6110x4x	LUVALUVA (NZ)	M	4	John Sargent	142	50kg	8
143	81172x	MASTER OF REALITY (IRE)	H	4	Joseph O’Brien	143	50kg	9.5
144	321x99574x	MASTER ZEPHYR (GB)	G	7	Darren Weir	144	50kg	9.5
145	6164x0x02x	MIDTERM (GB)	G	6	Liam Howley	145	50kg	9.5
146	13323x08x	MILSEAIN (NZ)	M	4	Kris Lees	146	50kg	9.5
147	16116x	MING (IRE)	G	4	Joseph O’Brien	147	50kg	9.5
148	419337x35x	MISS ADMIRATION	M	4	Mick Price	148	50kg	7.5
149	11589x720x	MR CLARIFY (NZ)	G	6	Wayne Walters	149	50kg	9.5
150	x57x15x82x	MR GARCIA (GB)	G	6	Darren Weir	150	50kg	9.5
151	8914228x6x	NAVAL WARFARE (IRE)	G	5	Chris Waller	151	50kg	9.5
152	112x16356x	NELSON (IRE)	H	4	Aidan O’Brien	152	50kg	9
153	7424x02x67	OPPOSITION (GB)	G	6	Chris Waller	153	50kg	9.5
154	572333240x	ORMITO (GER)	G	6	Darren Weir	154	50kg	9.5
155	40x11x	OUR LIBRETTO (NZ)	M	5	Grahame Begg	155	50kg	9.5
156	3114656x6x	PATRICK ERIN (NZ)	G	7	Chris Waller	156	50kg	9.5
157	151330x00x	PERIBSEN (IRE)	H	6	John O’Shea	157	50kg	9.5
158	11x824116x	PIONEERTOWN (IRE)	G	5	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	158	50kg	9.5
159	111x31x31x	PLEIN CIEL (GER)	G	6	Darren Weir	159	50kg	9.5
160	332230×025	ROMANESQUE (IRE)	H	6	Jarrod McLean	160	50kg	9.5
161	611212112x	SELF SENSE	G	8	David Brideoake	161	50kg	9.5
162	0x0x050x0x	SHIMRANO (GER)	G	7	Michael Hickmott	162	50kg	9.5
163	x4300x412x	SHRAAOH (IRE)	G	6	Chris Waller	163	50kg	9.5
164	43462L1x3x	SIN TO WIN (NZ)	G	6	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	164	50kg	9.5
165	804230716x	SIR CHAUVELIN (GB)	G	7	Jim Goldie	165	50kg	9.5
166	31x691420x	SIR JOHN LAVERY (IRE)	H	5	Liam Howley	166	50kg	9.5
167	3219155x9x	STEPS (IRE)	G	5	Liam Howley	167	50kg	9.5
168	2x12x4310x	STRATUM (GB)	G	6	William Mullins	168	50kg	9.5
169	53x112x	SUPERNOVA (GB)	H	4	David Simcock	169	50kg	9.5
170	126x	SURREY	G	6	Graeme Rogerson	170	50kg	9.5
171	000x00763x	TALL SHIP (IRE)	G	8	Darren Weir	171	50kg	9.5
172	20116x00x	TAVISTOCK ABBEY (NZ)	G	4	Anthony Freedman	172	50kg	9.5
173	416400x01x	THE LORD MAYOR (NZ)	G	4	Chris Waller	173	50kg	9.5
174	1x3x33855x	THE PENTAGON (IRE)	H	4	Aidan O’Brien	174	50kg	9.5
175	111x62415x	THE STATESMAN (GB)	G	5	Darren Weir	175	50kg	9.5
176	464521221x	TIFFANY’S LASS	M	5	Danny Laws	176	50kg	9.5
177	74x612825x	TOP OF THE RANGE (NZ)	G	5	Michael Moroney	177	50kg	9.5
178	110x81112x	VALAC (IRE)	G	7	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	178	50kg	9.5
179	53x6830x4x	WHEAL LEISURE	M	5	Archie Alexander	179	50kg	9.5
180	x94273214x	WOLFE TONE (NZ)	H	4	Francis Finnegan	180	50kg	9.5
181	46x4421x22	YOGI (NZ)	G	6	Darren Weir	181	50kg	9.5
182	510	SYDNEY BLUE	C	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	182	49kg	9.5
183	131x	THINKIN’ BIG	C	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	183	49kg	9.5

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