The 2023 Caulfield Cup will attract nominations from all over the world, many of whom will seek to go on to race in the Melbourne Cup. The weights for the Caulfield Cup are determined by past performances with better performing horses carrying a higher weight.
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2023 Caulfield Cup Weights
Updated (19/9/2023)
| Exempt as at 19 September : 1 | ||
| 1 | RIGHT YOU ARE 7G ( Maher & Eustace) | 53.0 |
| Passed first elimination clause as at 19 September : 69 | ||
| 2 | GOLD TRIP (FR) 7H ( Maher & Eustace) | 58.5 |
| 3 | MONTEFILIA 6M (Chris Waller) | 54.5 |
| 4 | EL BODEGON (IRE) 5G (Chris Waller) | 55.5 |
| 5 | MO’UNGA (NZ) 6H (Annabel Neasham) | 55.5 |
| 6 | WITHOUT A FIGHT (IRE) 7G (A & S Freedman) | 55.5 |
| 7 | DUAIS 6M (Edward Cummings) | 54.0 |
| 8 | SPANISH MISSION (USA) 8H (Moody & Coleman) | 55.5 |
| 9 | SHARP ‘N’ SMART (NZ) 4G (G & D Rogerson) | 53.5 |
| 10 | KOVALICA (NZ) 4G (Chris Waller) | 53.5 |
| 11 | BREAKUP (JPN) 6H (Tatsuya Yoshioka) | 55.0 |
| 12 | LINDERMANN 4H (Chris Waller) | 53.0 |
| 13 | MAJOR BEEL (NZ) 4G ( Waterhouse & Bott) | 53.0 |
| 14 | MANZOICE 4H (Chris Waller) | 53.0 |
| 15 | KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE) 9G ( Waterhouse & Bott) | 54.0 |
| 16 | SMOKIN’ ROMANS (NZ) 7G ( Maher & Eustace) | 54.0 |
| 17 | FRANCESCO GUARDI (IRE) 6G (Chris Waller) | 54.0 |
| 18 | WEST WIND BLOWS (IRE) 5G (Simon & Ed Crisford) | 54.0 |
| 19 | POUNDING 5G ( Moody & Coleman) | 53.5 |
| 20 | NONCONFORMIST 7G (Grahame Begg) | 53.5 |
| 21 | HINGED 5M (Chris Waller) | 52.0 |
| 22 | SOULCOMBE (GB) 5G (Chris Waller) | 53.5 |
| 23 | HOPE IN YOUR HEART 5M (Kerry Parker) | 52.0 |
| 24 | DUKE DE SESSA (IRE) 5H ( Maher & Eustace) | 53.0 |
| 25 | LUNAR FLARE 8M (Grahame Begg) | 51.5 |
| 26 | HOO YA MAL (GB) 5G ( Waterhouse & Bott) | 53.0 |
| 27 | HEZASHOCKA (NZ) 6G ( Price & Kent (Jnr)) | 52.5 |
| 28 | ATTRITION 4H (Mitchell Freedman) | 51.0 |
| 29 | VIRTUOUS CIRCLE (NZ) 4H (Liam Howley) | 51.0 |
| 30 | ZEYREK (FR) 7G (M, W & J Hawkes) | 52.5 |
| 31 | FAME 4G ( Moody & Coleman) | 51.0 |
| 32 | NAVAJO PEAK 5G (David Payne) | 52.0 |
| 33 | EMISSARY (GB) 7G (Michael Moroney) | 52.0 |
| 34 | GOLDMAN (NZ) 5G ( Waterhouse & Bott) | 52.0 |
| 35 | PROTAGONIST (FR) 7G (Kris Lees) | 52.0 |
| 36 | BANK MAUR 4H (Richard Laming) | 50.0 |
| 37 | BERKELEY SQUARE 4G (Dan O’Sullivan) | 50.0 |
| 38 | AFFAIRE A SUIVRE (NZ) 4M (Maher & Eustace) | 50.0 |
| 39 | VALIANT KING (GB) 4H (Joseph O’Brien) | 50.0 |
| 40 | OKITA SOUSHI (IRE) 6H (Joseph O’Brien) | 51.5 |
| 41 | DIAMIL (IRE) 6G (John O’Shea) | 51.5 |
| 42 | HIGH EMOCEAN (NZ) 7M (Maher & Eustace) | 50.0 |
| 43 | KING FRANKEL (IRE) 6G (Annabel Neasham) | 51.0 |
| 44 | BUSTER BASH 6G (David Harrison) | 51.0 |
| 45 | SERPENTINE (IRE) 7G ( Waterhouse & Bott) | 51.0 |
| 46 | UNCLE BRYN (GB) 6G ( Busuttin & Young) | 51.0 |
| 47 | FIREBURN 4M (Gary Portelli) | 50.0 |
| 48 | BENAUD 5G (John O’Shea) | 51.0 |
| 49 | SUIZURO 4G ( Busuttin & Young) | 50.0 |
| 50 | ABERFELDIE BOY 4G ( Griffiths & de Kock) | 50.0 |
| 51 | SPIRIT RIDGE (GB) 9G (Annabel Neasham) | 50.5 |
| 52 | BOIS D’ARGENT (GB) 7G (Annabel Neasham) | 50.5 |
| 53 | HOSIER (IRE) 7G (Mark Minervini) | 50.5 |
| 54 | FULL OF SINCERITY (NZ) 4G (Andrew Forsman) | 50.0 |
| 55 | REO 4M (Richard Laming) | 50.0 |
| 56 | SHE’S FIT 4M (Daniel Morton) | 50.0 |
| 57 | SIR LUCAN (IRE) 6G (Waterhouse & Bott) | 50.0 |
| 58 | QUEEN AIR 4M (Lindsey Smith) | 50.0 |
| 59 | GREENLAND (IRE) 4H (Aidan O’Brien) | 50.0 |
| 60 | KALAPOUR (IRE) 7G (Kris Lees) | 50.0 |
| 61 | MILFORD (NZ) 6G (Michael Moroney) | 50.0 |
| 62 | FOUJITA SAN 4G (M, W & J Hawkes) | 50.0 |
| 63 | FANCY MAN (IRE) 6G (Annabel Neasham) | 50.0 |
| 64 | GEAR UP (IRE) 6H (Annabel Neasham) | 50.0 |
| 65 | MOYA LASS 4M (Julius Sandhu) | 50.0 |
| 66 | ATHABASCAN (FR) 5G (John O’Shea) | 50.0 |
| 67 | TIMOUR (FR) 6G (Chris Waller) | 50.0 |
| 68 | MAKRAM (IRE) 7G ( Ben, Will & JD Hayes) | 50.0 |
| 69 | BEAR STORY (IRE) 6G (Clinton McDonald) | 50.0 |
| 70 | INTERPRETATION (IRE) 6G ( Maher & Eustace) | 50.0 |
| Not Passed first elimination clause as at 19 September : 33 | ||
| 71 | ALENQEUR (FR) (Michael Moroney) | 56.5 |
| 72 | MAGICAL LAGOON (IRE) 5M (Chris Waller) | 51.0 |
| 72 | REGAL POWER 8G (John Leek (Jnr)) | 52.5 |
| 74 | FLOATING ARTIST (GB) 8G (Maher & Eustace) | 52.0 |
| 75 | DAQIANSWEET JUNIOR (NZ) 6G (Phillip Stokes) | 51.5 |
| 75 | SHERAZ (FR) 7G (Chris Waller) | 51.5 |
| 75 | EL PATRONESS 5M (Danny O’Brien) | 50.0 |
| 78 | ALASKAN GOD 5G (Daniel Morton) | 50.0 |
| 78 | BARBIE’S FOX 7M ( Ben, Will & JD Hayes) | 50.0 |
| 78 | BORN A KING (GB) 7G (Chris Waller) | 50.0 |
| 78 | BRAYDEN STAR (GB) 5H ( Busuttin & Young) | 50.0 |
| 78 | CARINI (FR) 5G (Danny O’Brien) | 50.0 |
| 78 | CONVENER (FR) 5H ( Maher & Eustace) | 50.0 |
| 78 | DIVUS ROMULUS (IRE) 4G (Nick Ryan) | 50.0 |
| 78 | FIRST IMMORTAL 4G ( Mark & Levi Kavanagh) | 50.0 |
| 78 | FORGOT YOU (NZ) 5H ( Busuttin & Young) | 50.0 |
| 78 | GARACHICO (GB) 5G ( Leon & Troy Corstens) | 50.0 |
| 78 | GEORGIE GET MAD (GB) 5G (Denis Pagan) | 50.0 |
| 78 | GREGOLIMO (FR) 6G (Michael Moroney) | 50.0 |
| 78 | HAARACAINE (IRE) 4H (Nick Ryan) | 50.0 |
| 78 | LIONEL (GB) 5G ( Maher & Eustace) | 50.0 |
| 78 | MOUNT POPA (IRE) 9G ( Team Hawkes) | 50.0 |
| 78 | MR WATERVILLE (IRE) 5G (Chris Waller) | 50.0 |
| 78 | POINT NEPEAN (IRE) 6H ( Ben, Will & JD Hayes) | 50.0 |
| 78 | POLITICAL DEBATE 4H (Chris Waller) | 50.0 |
| 78 | SHAIYHAR (IRE) 5G ( Busuttin & Young) | 50.0 |
| 78 | SIBAAQ (GB) 6G (Annabel Neasham) | 50.0 |
| 78 | THE SUMMIT (FR) 7G ( Ben, Will & JD Hayes) | 50.0 |
| 78 | UNITED NATIONS (IRE) 5H ( Maher & Eustace) | 50.0 |
| 78 | VARDANI (FR) 7G (Archie Alexander) | 50.0 |
| 78 | VERONA (NZ) 5M ( Maher & Eustace) | 50.0 |
| 78 | WIN O’CLOCK (GB) 7G (Matthew Williams) | 50.0 |
| 78 | WINEGLASS BAY (IRE) 5G (Chris Waller) | 50.0 |
| TOTAL: 103 | ||
Changes to Caulfield Cup handicapping
In 2017 Racing Victoria announced a change in policy around the re-handicapping of the Caulfield Cup winner in the Melbourne Cup.
The Racing Victoria handicapping panel announced that the winner of the Caulfield Cup will not be re-handicapped in the Melbourne Cup if they have already been allocated 56kg or more.
Furthermore, should the winner of the Caulfield Cup be weighted at less than 56kg in the Melbourne Cup, the quantum of any penalty issued will not take the weight of the horse higher than 56kg on the first Tuesday in November.
Facts about Caulfield Cup Weights
Metric weights were introduced in 1972 and since then only 6 horses have carried 56.5kg to victory.
