The weights for the 2024 Caulfield Cup have been released, setting the stage for an exciting contest.
Reigning champion Without A Fight will carry the top weight of 58.5kg, while current Caulfield Cup favourite Warmonger is assigned 53.5kg.
Second favourite Fawkner Park will carry 55kg. Among other notable entries, Chris Waller’s mare Via Sistina is set at 56kg, and Poptronic from the Waterhouse and Bott stable will carry 54kg.
Ceolwulf, a horse generating interest, is assigned 52kg, slightly lighter than the 2019 Melbourne Cup winner Vow and Declare at 53kg. Esti Feny, trained by Matthew Smith, will race at the lightweight of 50kg.
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Exempt as at 17 September: 2 | ||
1 | FAWKNER PARK (IRE) 6G (Neasham,Archibald) | 55kg |
1 | ESTI FENY (HUN) 10G (Matthew Smith) | 50kg |
Passed first elimination clause as at 17 September: 62 | ||
3 | WITHOUT A FIGHT (IRE) 8G (A & S Freedman) | 58.5kg |
4 | VIA SISTINA (IRE) 7M (Chris Waller) | 56kg |
5 | POPTRONIC (GB) 6M (Waterhouse,Bott) | 54kg |
6 | PLACE DU CARROUSEL(IRE) 6M (A&S Freedman) | 54kg |
7 | WARMONGER (NZ) 4G (Price & Kent (Jnr)) | 53.5kg |
8 | KALAPOUR (IRE) 8G (Kris Lees) | 55kg |
9 | BUCKAROO (GB) 6G (Chris Waller) | 54.5kg |
10 | BOIS D’ARGENT (GB) 8G (Neasham,Archibald) | 54.5kg |
11 | WARP SPEED (JPN) 6H (Noboru Takagi) | 54.5kg |
12 | CIRCLE OF FIRE (GB) 5H (Ciaron Maher) | 54.5kg |
13 | HUETOR (FR) 8G (Peter Snowden) | 54kg |
14 | ZARDOZI 4M (James Cummings) | 51kg |
15 | CEOLWULF (NZ) 4G (Joseph Pride) | 52kg |
16 | KOVALICA (NZ) 5G (Chris Waller) | 53.5kg |
17 | COCO SUN 4M ( Tony & Calvin McEvoy) | 50.5kg |
18 | VOW AND DECLARE 9G (Danny O’Brien) | 53kg |
19 | MILITARY MISSION (IRE) 7G (Waterhouse,Bott) | 53kg |
20 | NEW ENDEAVOUR (IRE) 5G (Waterhouse,Bott) | 53kg |
21 | ELIYASS (FR) 6G (Waterhouse,Bott) | 53kg |
22 | QUE TEMPESTA (IRE) 6G ( Ben, Will & JD Hayes) | 53kg |
23 | ADELAIDE RIVER (IRE) 5H (Kris Lees) | 53kg |
24 | YOUNG WERTHER (NZ) 7G (Danny O’Brien) | 52.5kg |
25 | JUST FINE (IRE) 7G (Waterhouse,Bott) | 52.5kg |
26 | SERPENTINE (IRE) 8G (Waterhouse,Bott) | 52kg |
27 | CLEVELAND (IRE) 7H (Kris Lees) | 52kg |
28 | ALEGRON 6G (Bjorn Baker) | 52kg |
29 | ATHABASCAN(FR) 6G (J O’Shea & T Charlton) | 52kg |
30 | UNCLE BRYN (GB) 7G(Busuttin & Young) | 52kg |
31 | DUKE DE SESSA (IRE) 6G (Ciaron Maher) | 52kg |
32 | MOLLY BLOOM (NZ) 4M (Chris Waller) | 50kg |
33 | DENY KNOWLEDGE (IRE) 7M (A & S Freedman) | 50.5kg |
34 | KNIGHT’S CHOICE 5G (Symons & Laxon) | 51.5kg |
35 | RELENTLESS VOYAGER (GB) 5G (Andrew Balding) | 51.5kg |
36 | BANKERS CHOICE (NZ)7G (Moroney,Thompson) | 51.5kg |
37 | POST IMPRESSIONIST (IRE) 6G (A&S Freedman) | 51.5kg |
38 | MURAMASA 5G (Busuttin & Young) | 51kg |
39 | POINT KING (IRE) 6G (A & S Freedman) | 50.5kg |
40 | VALIANT KING (GB) 5G (Chris Waller) | 50.5kg |
41 | THE MAP 6M (Clarken & MacGillivray) | 50kg |
42 | IMMEDIACY (NZ) 4G (Busuttin & Young) | 50kg |
43 | SAYEDATY SADATY (IRE) 4H (Ciaron Maher) | 50kg |
44 | AIR ASSAULT 4G (Andrew Gluyas) | 50kg |
45 | TANNHAUSER 4G (Chris Waller) | 50kg |
46 | EL SOLEADO 5G (Robbie Laing) | 50kg |
47 | SCARLET OAK 4M (Chris Waller) | 50kg |
48 | ROYAL SUPREMACY (IRE) 4H (Ciaron Maher) | 50kg |
49 | BIRDMAN (IRE) 4G (Chris Waller) | 50kg |
50 | GEAR UP (IRE) 7G (Neasham, Archibald) | 50kg |
51 | FANCY MAN (IRE) 7G (Neasham, Archibald) | 50kg |
52 | MARE OF MT BULLER 4M (Chris Waller) | 50kg |
53 | MOSTLY CLOUDY(IRE) 6G (Busuttin & Young) | 50kg |
54 | INTERPRETATION (IRE) 7G (Ciaron Maher) | 50kg |
55 | POSITIVITY (NZ) 4M (Andrew Forsman) | 50kg |
56 | SEA WHAT I SEE (IRE) 5M (Danny O’Brien) | 50kg |
57 | FIRESTORM (NZ) 4M (Chris Waller) | 50kg |
58 | TRUST IN YOU (NZ) 6G (Wallace & Cooksley) | 50kg |
59 | MANZOICE 5G (Chris Waller) | 50kg |
59 | TOURISTIC (GB) 6G (Peter Snowden) | 50kg |
61 | BERKSHIRE BREEZE (IRE) 6G (Ciaron Maher) | 50kg |
62 | BRAYDEN STAR (GB) 6G(Busuttin & Young) | 50kg |
63 | OKITA SOUSHI (IRE) 7H (Ciaron Maher) | 50kg |
64 | MISSION OF LOVE 5M (Symons & Laxon) | 50kg |
Not Passed first elimination clause as at 17 September: 22 | ||
65 | SHARP ‘N’ SMART (NZ) 5G ( G & D Rogerson) | 53.5kg |
65 | ROYAL PATRONAGE (FR) 6H (Waterhouse,Bott) | 53.5kg |
67 | PENNYWEKA (NZ) 5M (Ciaron Maher) | 51.5kg |
68 | CHANGINGOFTHEGUARD (IRE) 6G (Kris Lees) | 52kg |
68 | FRANCESCO GUARDI (IRE) 7G (Chris Waller) | 52kg |
68 | LAND LEGEND (FR) 5G (Chris Waller) | 52kg |
68 | LE DON DE VIE (GB) 9G (Ciaron Maher) | 52kg |
72 | ARDAKAN (GB) 6G (Ciaron Maher) | 51.5kg |
72 | EL BODEGON (IRE) 6G (Chris Waller) | 51.5kg |
72 | EMISSARY (GB) 8G ( Moroney & Thompson) | 51.5kg |
72 | SMOKIN’ ROMANS (NZ) 8G (Ciaron Maher) | 51.5kg |
76 | STAR OF INDIA (IRE) 6G (Neasham,Archibald) | 50.5kg |
77 | ALDER (IRE) 5G(Busuttin & Young) | 50kg |
77 | BEAR ON THE LOOSE (IRE) 5G (Waterhouse,Bott) | 50kg |
77 | DILLIAN (IRE) 6G (Ciaron Maher) | 50kg |
77 | ETNA ROSSO (IRE) 5G (Chris Waller) | 50kg |
77 | HAARACAINE (IRE) 5H (Nick Ryan) | 50kg |
77 | ONESMOOTHOPERATOR(USA)7G (Brian Ellison) | 50kg |
77 | SAINT GEORGE (GB) 5H (Ciaron Maher) | 50kg |
77 | SHAIYHAR (IRE) 6G(Busuttin & Young) | 50kg |
77 | SUIZURO 5G(Busuttin & Young) | 50kg |
77 | UNUSUAL LEGACY (NZ) 5G (Chris Waller) | 50kg |
TOTAL: 86 |