First declarations for the 2010 Caulfield Cup closed at midday yesterday and left 109 runners still in contention of winning the prestigious 2010 Caulfield Cup prize.
Legendary trainer Bart Cummings has an impressive list of 11 horses still in the running for the 2010 Caulfield Cup prize.
The 2010 Caulfield Cup will light up Melbourne’s Caulfield Racecourse on October 16, featuring 18 of the strongest stayers in the country.
The first declarations resulted in 126 of the original 2010 Caulfield Cup nominations not being declared, and so the competition rises as the countdown continues.
Legendary trainer Bart Cummings has an impressive list of 11 horses still in the running for the 2010 Caulfield Cup prize, headlined by the in-form mare Dariana.
As was expected, the champion-producing Godolphin stable has made no declarations for the 2010 Caulfield Cup, and will instead focus its runners on the 2010 Melbourne Cup.
Moudre is the current favourite for many horseracing fans and enthusiasts, and the Blevic gelding has been declared by trainer Ciaron Maher for the 2010 Caulfield Cup prize.
The 2010 Caulfield Cup second declarations will close on September 21, and so the competition will certainly step up a level.
Other feature races which closed their first declarations yesterday were the 2010 Caulfield Guineas, the 2010 Thousand Guineas, the 2010 Cox Plate and of course the feature 2010 Melbourne Cup.
Below we have listed the 2010 Caulfield Cup first declarations, so take a look and see if you can pick out this year’s winner among the 109 remaining in contention.
2010 Caulfield Cup First Declarations
| No | Horse | Trainer | Handicapper Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABOVE AVERAGE (IRE) | Lee Freedman | 100 |
| 2 | ALANDI (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | 118 |
| 3 | ALCOPOP | Jake Stephens | 5.5 |
| 4 | AMERICAIN (USA) | Alain de Royer Dupre | 5 |
| 5 | ANUDJAWUN (NZ) | Shaun Dwyer | 68 |
| 6 | APPREHEND | Tony Vasil | 96 |
| 7 | AVIENUS | Mark Webb | 93 |
| 8 | BASALTICO (IRE) | Bill & Symon Wilde | 96 |
| 9 | BECQU ADOREE (FR) | Luca Cumani | 9 |
| 10 | BERLIOZ (NZ) | David Hayes | 93 |
| 11 | BILLSON | Robert Hickmott | 68 |
| 12 | BLACK MAMBA (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse | 5.5 |
| 13 | BRIGHTNIGHT (NZ) | Bart Cummings | 68 |
| 14 | BRILLIANT LIGHT | Kerry Parker | 8 |
| 15 | BUCCELLATI (GB) | Tony Noonan | 109 |
| 16 | C’EST LA GUERRE (NZ) | Robert Hickmott | 108 |
| 17 | CATS FUN | Jarrod McLean | 93 |
| 18 | CHARTREUX | David Hayes | 95 |
| 19 | COUNT DEWIN | Mathew Cooper | 76 |
| 20 | COUNT ENCOSTA | John P Thompson | 8.5 |
| 21 | DARIANA | Bart Cummings | 106 |
| 22 | DESCARADO (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse | 5 |
| 23 | DOCTOR FREMANTLE (GB) | Lee Freedman | 108 |
| 24 | DRUNKEN SAILOR (IRE) | Luca Cumani | 6 |
| 25 | EMBLEM OF LIBERTY (SAF) | Darren Weir | 95 |
| 26 | EMPIRES CHOICE (NZ) | Bart Cummings | 103 |
| 27 | EXCEPTIONALLY (NZ) | Terry & Karina O’Sullivan | 82 |
| 28 | EXTRA ZERO | David Hayes | 100 |
| 29 | FAINT PERFUME | Bart Cummings | 108 |
| 30 | FAIRFIELD FLAME (GER) | Michael Moroney | 75 |
| 31 | FANJURA (IRE) | Lee Freedman | 101 |
| 32 | GALLANT LADY | Lee Freedman | 72 |
| 33 | GHOSTMILK (IRE) | Peter G Moody | 100 |
| 34 | GINGA DUDE (NZ) | Graeme Boyd | 8 |
| 35 | GORKY PARK (NZ) | David Hayes | 101 |
| 36 | HARRIS TWEED (NZ) | Murray & Bjorn Baker | 107 |
| 37 | HASTEIN (NZ) | Mark Kavanagh | 76 |
| 38 | HERCULIAN PRINCE (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse | 7.5 |
| 39 | HISSING SID | Bill & Symon Wilde | 104 |
| 40 | HOME ON A WING | Anthony Cummings | 9 |
| 41 | IMPOSING (GB) | Robert Hickmott | 82 |
| 42 | JESSICABEEL (NZ) | John O’Shea | 5 |
| 43 | JOE BLOW | Bart Cummings | 9 |
| 44 | KEEP THE PEACE (NZ) | Shaune Ritchie | 6.5 |
| 45 | LANDLOCKED (NZ) | Anthony Cummings | 9 |
| 46 | LANDLORD | Bart Cummings | 9 |
| 47 | LARGO LAD | David Hayes | 106 |
| 48 | LARISTAN (FR) | David Hayes | 8.5 |
| 49 | LINTON | Robert Hickmott | 99 |
| 50 | LORDS RANSOM | Bill & Symon Wilde | 105 |
| 51 | MALUCKYDAY (NZ) | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 9 |
| 52 | MANIGHAR (FR) | Luca Cumani | 5 |
| 53 | MARTIAL LAW (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | 80 |
| 54 | MASTER O’REILLY (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | 108 |
| 55 | METAL BENDER (NZ) | Chris Waller | 3 |
| 56 | MILES ABOVE | Denis Daffy | 89 |
| 57 | MISS KEEPSAKE (NZ) | Andrew Scott | 6.5 |
| 58 | MOATIZE | Bart Cummings | 105 |
| 59 | MONACO CONSUL (NZ) | Michael Moroney | 108 |
| 60 | MONTJEU MADAME (NZ) | Darryl Dodson | 89 |
| 61 | MOUDRE | Ciaron Maher | 100 |
| 62 | MOURAYAN (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | 107 |
| 63 | MR CHARLIE (NZ) | Peter G Moody | 93 |
| 64 | MR MEDICI (IRE) | Peter Ho | 4 |
| 65 | MUIR (GB) | Robert Hickmott | 82 |
| 66 | MY BENTLEY (NZ) | Michael Kent | 82 |
| 67 | NEWPORT | Paul Perry | 7.5 |
| 68 | NO JURISDICTION | Danny O’Brien | 91 |
| 69 | NOTHIN’ LEICA CAT (NZ) | Anthony Cummings | 9 |
| 70 | OLYMPIC WIN (NZ) | John Sadler | 82 |
| 71 | ONCE WERE WILD | Gai Waterhouse | 4.5 |
| 72 | PERSIAN STAR | Robert Smerdon | 101 |
| 73 | PRECEDENCE (NZ) | Bart Cummings | 101 |
| 74 | RAFFAELLO | Jim Marconi | 104 |
| 75 | REBEL RAIDER | Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas | 112 |
| 76 | RED RULER (NZ) | John Sargent | 107 |
| 77 | RIGHT FONG | David Balfour | 9 |
| 78 | ROWLAND | Robbie Laing | 78 |
| 79 | RUN FOR NAARA | John P Thompson | 8 |
| 80 | RUNDLE | Robert Hickmott | 78 |
| 81 | SAINT ENCOSTA | John P Thompson | 9 |
| 82 | SAINTHOOD | Rick Worthington | 9 |
| 83 | SALINAS | Peter G Moody | 82 |
| 84 | SCOUTING WIDE (NZ) | Tim Martin | 9 |
| 85 | SEA GALLEON | Colin & Cindy Alderson | 70 |
| 86 | SHERPA TENZING (NZ) | Jim Conlan | 9 |
| 87 | SHOCKING | Mark Kavanagh | 117 |
| 88 | SHOOT OUT | John Wallace | 115 |
| 89 | SMALL MINDS | John P Thompson | 94 |
| 90 | SNOW ALERT | Chris Waller | 9 |
| 91 | SO YOU THINK (NZ) | Bart Cummings | 118 |
| 92 | SPEED GIFTED (GB) | Lee Freedman | 107 |
| 93 | STANSTILL (IRE) | Allan Swinbank | 9 |
| 94 | STAR RIPPER | Bart Cummings | 9 |
| 95 | STERLING PRINCE (NZ) | Wayne Hillis | 102 |
| 96 | STORMHILL | Clinton McDonald | 99 |
| 97 | TOKAI TRICK (JPN) | Kenji Nonaka | 4.5 |
| 98 | TOKEN OF HONOUR | David Hayes | 75 |
| 99 | TRIPLE HONOUR (NZ) | Chris Waller | 5 |
| 100 | TRIUMPHANT CHOICE | Peter G Moody | 72 |
| 101 | TRUSTING | John P Thompson | 6.5 |
| 102 | VALDEMORO | Tony Vasil | 96 |
| 103 | VIGOR (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | 111 |
| 104 | WELL ROUNDED | Lee Freedman | 66 |
| 105 | WOW (NZ) | David Hayes | 62 |
| 106 | ZABDUED (NZ) | Bart Cummings | 9 |
| 107 | ZABRASIVE (NZ) | John O’Shea | 107 |
| 108 | ZANTELAGH | Mark Kavanagh | 71 |
| 109 | ZAVITE (NZ) | Anthony Cummings | 110 |
