Mark Kavanagh's top duo Maldivian and Cats Whisker have suffered leg injuries and have run their last races for the year. The outstanding pair both worked well at Flemington this morning, but on cooling down were found to be suffering injuries. MK says: Maldivian worked well on the grass this morning but on cooling down was found with heat in his near side front tendon...It has been discovered he has a tear of 12.5 per cent and he's out for the spring carnival...Cats Whisker worked very well on the grass this morning, but was lame on cooling down...She was x-rayed and it revealed she had chips in both front fetlocks.'

Speed Gifted OUT of the Caulfield Cup...That's the word from trainer Lee Freedman. He's decided to throw the import into the Cox Plate as a springboard race for the mighty Melbourne Cup. LF apparently is worried that a tough 2400m race will take the edge off Speed Gifted for the Flemington 2-miler. It's bad news, of course, for punters who have thrown massive amounts of money on Speed Gifted for the Caulfield Cup. They've done their money cold...but, hey, that's a risk with long-range betting. Everyone knows the rules.

The Godolphin mob are cranking up the hype machine for Kirklees. The well-credentialled stayer put in a spaqrkling gallop for Kerrin McEvoy on Monday, and the talk has started that Kirklees may prove to be another 'smokey' winner of the Caulfield Cup for Godolphin...just like All The Good was last year. Kirklees is around the 14/1 mark for the CC.

Travelling foreman Tommy Strang says: ''He's the horse this year, he's the No. 1...He's a more proven horse than All The Good, he's a genuine Grp 2 performer in the UK and was a Grp 1 winner as a 2YO...His form is very consistent, he's got loads of speed and that's his forte.' Godolphin reckon that Kirklees is good enough to win both Cups.

Handicapper Greg Carpenter has hit Toorak winner Allez Wonder and Herbert Power Stakes winner Alcopop with penalties for the Melbourne Cup. Alcopop has copped 1.5kgs for his easy win in Saturday's Grp 2 feature at Caulfield while Allez Wonder has gone up a half kilo for her win at Grp I level. Allez Wonder's win guaranteed her a penalty-free Caulfield Cup and she will now carery 50.5kgs in the Melbourne Cup. She has climbed the order of entry from 49th to 17th, guaranteeing her a start in Australia's great race. Alcopop has leapt from 63rd to 26th in the Melbourne Cup order of entry. This means he is virtually guaranteed a start.

Latest spring news: Allez Wonder has firmed from $101 into $12 for the Caulfield Cup, after winning the Toorak Handicap, but was as much as $201 on Thursday, says Matt Jenkins of TAB Sportsbet. He adds: 'Some customers are looking at big collects if the Bart Cummings trained mare can win on Saturday. Five TAB Sportsbet punters have taken Allez Wonder (Toorak) into Allez Wonder (Caulfield Cup).

$5 @ $3,000 to collect $15,000

$15 @ $2,560 to collect $38,400

$20 @ $1,924 to collect $38,480

$20 @ $1,101 to collect $22,020

$50 @ $2,560 to collect $128,000

Starspangledbanner (Caulfield Guineas) into Allez Wonder (Caulfield Cup)

$20 @ $1,515 to collect $30,300

$20 @ $1,515 to collect $30,300

Melbourne Cup

TAB Sportsbet report that Alcopop has firmed from $17 into $7.5 after winning the Herbert Power. During the week the biggest bet was $1,000 at $21. Alcopop was $301 to win the Melbourne Cup in early betting.

Thousand Guineas

Final Field betting opened today with Irish Lights $2.50 favorite. Irish Lights opened $26 and got to as much as $41 to win the Thousand Guineas back in late August. TAB Sportsbet took one bet of $2,000 @ $12 in early September. On Saturday one customer placed $6,000 @ $2.80.

Shadow looms...Caulfield Guineas winner Starspangledbanner is reported to have returned an irregularity in a sample taken in a lead-up race to Saturday's Grp 1 at Caulfield. Stewards are awaiting test results on a second sample.

Full power on...Glen Boss is supremely confident Victorian filly Irish Lights will win Wed's Grp 1 Thousand Guineas at Caulfield. He says: ''Irish Lights has always promised to be something special...At her first start in a race she ran 2nd to Rostova and that filly was flying at the time....'She beat a class filly like Avenue on her merits and beat her easily and the fillies she was against in the Thousand Guineas Prelude are pretty much the same ones she'll be facing on Wednesday.'

Latest betting on the Thousand Guineas has Irish Lights at around $2.50, followed by Sister Madly $9.00, Silent Surround $11.00, Jolie Brise $13.00 and Majestic Music $13.00.

So, David Hayes has sacked Craig Williams...Well, you've got to blame someone.

Latest betting on the Melbourne Cup has Efficient on top from Speed Gifted and then Alcopop and Viewed. The market, from Betstar, on Sunday night:

Efficient 6.00
Speed Gifted 7.00
Alcopop 9.00
Viewed 9.00
C'est La Guerre 13.00
Master O'Reilly 13.00
Vigor 15.00
Cima De Triomphe (GB) 17.00
Allez Wonder 21.00
Daffodil (NZ) 21.00
Ista Kareem 26.00
Mourilyan (GB) 26.00
Roman Emperor 26.00
Shocking 26.00
Whobegotyou 26.00
Kirklees (UAE) 34.00
Vision And Power 34.00
Zipping 34.00

News from Saturday...The 2007 Caulfield Cup winner Master O'Reilly's Yalumba performance pleased trainer Danny O'Brien. He's convinced the Master is on track for his second Caulfield Cup attack next Saturday. Pat Hyland's mare Zarita had the run of the race but was one of the first beaten and she is now unlikely to press on to the Cox Plate and instead be aimed at something weaker.

Bjorn Baker, co-trainer of last year's Caulfield Cup runner-up Nom Du Jeu, was disappointed by the stayer's ordinary run. He over-raced and beat only one home. BB says: 'He didn't really settle and maybe the track might have been a touch firm for him but it wasn't what we wanted to see two weeks out from the Cox Plate...If we can get some rain then that will be on his side.'

Trainer Mark Kavanagh couldn't have been happier with Whobegotyou's powerful Yalumba victory. He says: 'That was good. Damien rode him well and he finished it off just as you would have wanted him to. He's on track.''

Latest Cox Plate betting from Betstar.com.au:

Whobegotyou 2.80
Maldivian 8.00
Predatory Pricer 9.00
Heart Of Dreams 10.00
El Segundo 13.00
Scenic Shot 17.00
Speed Gifted 17.00
Black Piranha 21.00
Efficient 21.00
So You Think 21.00
Manhattan Rain 26.00
Zipping 26.00

The Bart Cummings trained Allez Wonder has firmed from 200/1 last week to 12/1 for the Caulfield Cup following her strong win in the 1600m Toorak Hdcp (Grp 1) at Caulfield. Allez Wonder is now exempt from the Caulfield Cup ballot. She is handicapped on 50kgs. Bart doesn't seem worried about the lift to the 2400m in one week. He says: 'Some of my other horses have done it. She mightn't be as good but she has a big heart.' (In 1981, the Gary Carson trained Silver Bounty ran 2nd in the Toorak and won the Caulfield Cup a week later).

The imported stayer Speed Gifted remains favorite for the Caulfield Cup. Betstar's market on Saturday night had him at 9/2, ahead of Predatory Pricer 11/2, Vigor 7/1 and the UK stayer Cima de Triomphe at 8/1.

Speed Gifted 5.50
Predatory Pricer 6.50
Vigor 8.00
Cima De Triomphe (GB) 9.00
Maldivian 11.00
Master O'Reilly 11.00
Allez Wonder 13.00
Daffodil (NZ) 13.00
Kirklees (UAE) 15.00
Red Ruler (NZ) 15.00
Viewed 17.00
C'est La Guerre 21.00
Shocking 21.00
Vision And Power 21.00
Light Vision 26.00
Roman Emperor 26.00

The final batch of international horses were scheduled to arrive in Melbourne on Sat to join the four already stationed at Sandown. Expected are Mourilyan (Melbourne Cup) and stablemate Bankable (Mackinnon Stakes) along with other Melbourne Cup hopefuls Munsef, Changingoftheguard and Warringah.

Pity Jason Coyle...How will the racing industry judge his treatment by the Nathan Tinkler operation? He says: ''I'm really disappointed in the decision Patinack has made...I received a call on Thursday from (racing manager) Rick Connolly that Nathan and Patinack had decided that the horses would be picked up the next day and that I wouldn't be training for them. It was a total shock.''

But there's good news, too...Jason Coyle is now about to team up with the Iskander Group. Sheriff Iskander, Iskander Group's managing director, said his company is out to support racing identities as they rise to the top of the industry. ''Our companies will provide unique support to mentor and groom Jason Coyle into one of Sydney's most prominent and successful trainers,'' says Iskander, who has formerly supported John O'Shea and Chris Waller.

It's all done with mirrors...Lloyd Williams is producing his annual juggling act just to keep us all in a knot over which horse is going where...He's now saying that his top stayer C'est La Guerre WILL run in the Caulfield Cup and that Efficient is likely to miss the Cox Plate and go straight into the Melbourne Cup. That leaves the #3 member of the team, Zipping, to tackle the Moonee Valley wfa classic. C'est La Guerre was paid-up for Sat's Grp 2 Herbert Power Stakes at Caulfield, but Williams says that's off the agenda. The tycoon owner says: 'The Caulfield Cup fits in well for him...We've paid up for him all along and after I decided against running in the Herbert Power, it was the logical race for him. He'll come out of the Herbert Power. I didn't bank on there being a maximum field of 16 and I didn't fancy running him with 57.5kgs from barrier 16.''

And what about Efficient, current fav for the Melbourne Cup? LW says: ''I think Efficient might go straight into the Melbourne Cup without another run...I don't think he needs another start. We're lucky we can do a lot of off-the-track work with him up at our place at Mt Macedon and the more I look at that race and his performance, the happier I am.''

Kerrin McEvoy is expected to be given confirmation overnight from England that he will ride Kirklees when Godolphin shoots for back-to-back wins in the Caulfield Cup.

Brisbane visitor Paprika continues to attract support for her 1st up run in the Schillaci Stakes on Saturday. The filly, who hasn't started sinceher 2nd to Phelan Ready in the Magic Millions 2YO on Januray 10, tuned up for a return to the track with a barrier trial win at Doomben. Paprika was listed at $8.00 in first markets and was the subject of a wager of $1100 e/w at those odds firming into $7, according to TAB Sportsbet's Glenn Munsie. He says: 'Shortly after another bet of $3000 @ $7 was taken and she is now on the second line of betting at $5 with Lucky Secret behind Apache Cat ($4)...All 3 favourites have had some backing with Apache Cat ($2500 e/w @ $4 and $2000 @ $4) along with Lucky Secret ($1200 e/w @ $5).'

Last start Moonee Valley 2040m winner Alcopop is the early fav at $4.20 (13/4) for Sat's 2400m Herbert Power Stakes at Caulfield. He's being closely pressed by the Mark Kavanagh trained Shocking $4.60. The pair ran 1st and 3rd at the Valley on Sep 25, with Alcopop finishing 2 lens ahead of Shocking, who ran home well. The TAB Sportsbet market:

HERBERT POWER STAKES

ALCOPOP 4.20
SHOCKING 4.60
CAPECOVER 6.00
HISSING SID 6.00
PRECEDENCE 9.00
SAND HAWK 10.00
ZAVITE 18.00
BRITOMART 21.00
YOUNG CENTAUR 21.00
KIBBUTZ 31.00
LADY AVACAN 31.00
DANDAAD 31.00
COURTNEY (2E) 35.00
ARAPAHO MISS 35.00
MR TIPSY 35.00
FIGURE OF SPEECH 41.00
HOORANG 51.00
FORDEE (3E) 81.00
OAK HEART (4E) 81.00
CEST LA GUERRE scr

Apache Cat is favorite for Sat's Schillaci Stakes at Caulfield but price assessors are offering $4.00 (3/1) about the ace sprinter, just a point ahead of Lucky Secret $5.00. The TAB Sportsbet market on Thursday afternoon:

4-02.00 PFD FOOD SERVICES SCHILLACI STAKES 1000 M
Of $200000 and $1000 trophy. 1st $120000 and trophy of $1000, 2nd $36000, 3rd $18000, 4th $9000, 5th $5000, 6th $4000, 7th $4000, 8th $4000.For Three-Years-Old and Upwards. Standard Weight for Age. (GROUP 2).No Allowances for apprentices.

APACHE CAT 4.00
LUCKY SECRET 5.00
WANTED 5.50
PAPRIKA 7.00
WILANDER 7.50
MORGAN DOLLAR 8.50
TURFFONTEIN 12.00
COMMON INTEREST 14.00
BOCUSE 21.00
HAPPY GLEN 35.00
KING HOAKS 41.00
SEEKING ATTENTION 41.00
UNCLE IVAN 41.00

$2500 e/w @ $4 Apache Cat
$1100 e/w @ $8 Paprika (now $7)

Just over a week to go...and Speed Gifted remains the dominant fav for the Grp 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) at Caulfield. Latest betting has the Lee Freedman trained import at $5.00 with Predatory Pricer next best at $7.00. But will Speed Gifted run? There's talk he might instead be switched to the Cox Plate as a springboard to the Melbourne Cup, for which he is currently second fav at $7.00 behind Efficient $6.00. In the Cox Plate, Speed Gifted is a $17.00 chance.

CAULFIELD CUP (Betstar odds)

Speed Gifted 5.00
Predatory Pricer 7.00
Vigor 8.00
Cima De Triomphe (GB) 11.00
Daffodil (NZ) 13.00
Kirklees (UAE) 13.00
Maldivian 13.00
Red Ruler (NZ) 15.00
Shocking 17.00
Baughurst 21.00
Master O'Reilly 21.00
Viewed 21.00
C'est La Guerre 26.00
Light Vision 26.00
Roman Emperor 26.00

Gold Salute is looking good for Sat's Toorak Hdcp at Caulfield. He geared up with a solid trackwork hitout on the Mornington course proper on Tues. Jockey Mark Pegus says: 'He's usually a lazy track worker but he worked over 1000m and did it easily...I'd say he's spot on for Saturday.' Gold Salute is currently $9.00 for the Toorak with IASbet.com and Betstar.com.au.

Latest market on the Toorak:

02. Black Piranha 6.00
08. Raheeb 6.00
13. Raffaello 6.00
05. Rock Kingdom 9.00
06. Gold Salute 9.00
01. Racing To Win 10.00
07. Chasm 15.00
11. Gallica 15.00
03. King Mufhasa 21.00
09. Magical Pearl 21.00
12. Stickpin 26.00
16. All American 26.00
04. Mentality 34.00
10. Pinnacles 41.00
15. Famous Roman 51.00
14. Tears I Cry 67.00
18. Allez Wonder 67.00
17. Pillar Of Hercules 81.00

It's a PR blow...Profound Beauty's absence from this year's Melbourne Cup is a major blow to promotion of the great race. Trainer Dermot Weld is a superstar attraction and so are his horses. It's a bitter blow for Victorian racing administrators. Racing Victoria racing ops manager Leigh Jordon spoke to Weld late on Tuesday night and wasrocked by the news that the Cup's best credentialled overseas contender will not be here. LJ admits: 'It's a blow because she is a very talented mare and Dermot is a great drawcard and he was aiming for a third Cup win...But there are some quality horses already here and due to arrive that I'm sure will be most competitive.''

Throwing money away...Profound Beauty's owners paid $1450 at the second declaration stage for the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday, but less than 24 hours later had decided against a second crack at the race. Even Dermot Weld could not persuade them to change their mind. Dermot was very keen to run PB in the Cup.

Cox Plate fav Whobegotyou is a firm early fav for Sat's Yalumba Stakes at Caulfield. In the market available at IASbet.com, Whobe is quoted at $2.50, just ahead of Heart of Dreams $3.20 with Master O'Reilly and Nomdu Jeu next at $10.00.

Raheeb is fav for the Toorak Hdcp (Grp 1, 1600m) at Caulfield. The Mick Price trained 6YO, a winner over 1400m at Flemington last Saturday, is at $5.50 (9/2). Next in the betting are Raffello and Black Piranha at $6.00, followed by Racing To Win $9.00 and then Gold Salute, Rock kingdom and Chasm, all at $10.00.

Profound Beauty is OUT of the Melbourne Cup. The 5YO mare,5th in the 'race last year, was due to go into quarantine on Thursday but owners Moyglare Stud have elected to stay at home. Mark Weld, son of trainer Dermot, says: Moyglare Stud made the decision not to send Profound Beauty to Melbourne so she'll be staying at home. The plan is to keep her in training next year.'

Latest Melbourne Cup market (Betstar):

Efficient 6.00
Speed Gifted 7.00
Viewed 9.00
C'est La Guerre 13.00
Vigor 15.00
Master O'Reilly 17.00
Cima De Triomphe (GB) 21.00
Daffodil (NZ) 21.00
Alcopop 26.00
Ista Kareem 26.00
Mourilyan (GB) 26.00
Precedence 26.00
Roman Emperor 26.00
Shocking 26.00

Bad news for Craig...Champ jockey Craig Williams' spring carnival is under threat in the wake of the 10 meeting suspension he's copped for careless riding. It means he will miss the top ride on Vigor in the Caulfield Cup....With the suspension commencing at midnight on Saturday and concluding before Geelong Cup day on October 21, CW will miss rides on My Emotion in the 1000 Guineas and Vigor. Will he appeal? He says: 'The Caulfield Cup is one of our holy grail races and I've got a great ride in Vigor so it's something to factor in when discussing the options.''

Bad news for Singapore...Jolie's Shinju's Aussie raid may be over. The Singapore mare returned another abnormal heart beat following her first gallop at Caulfield on Tuesday. Racing Victoria's chief vet Paul O'Callaghan says the heart issue is a serious one in terms of her short-term racing future. It's likely he'll recommend to stewards that she not start this Saturday at Caulfield unless further tests on Thursday are encouraging.

Caulfield Guineas hype is hotting up...Craig Williams is raving about his mount Trusting. He says: 'He was sharp and keen and I couldn't be happier on the way to the Guineas....There's something about him. He's got unusual high gears and while most horses on Saturday have a question mark over them at 1600m you just know he's going to relish it.'' So You Think's rider, Michael Rodd says: 'Denman's been up for a while so you never know if he's starting to come to the end of it but he's clearly the horse to beat.' Paul Snowden reckons Denman's final gallop at Flemington has convinced him he's the horse to beat on Saturday....He says: 'He's fine, he's more settled and happier where he is. He has familiarised himself with the surroundings at Flemington.'

Latest Caulfield Guineas market (Betstar):

01. Denman 2.60
06. Trusting 4.40
02. Manhattan Rain 6.50
07. So You Think 8.50
05. Starspangledbanner 13.00
03. Tickets 17.00
08. Extra Zero 17.00
04. Carrara 21.00
09. Nicastro 34.00
11. Eclair Fastpass 41.00
10. Rivers Lane 61.00

The Cups...85 horses are left in the Melbourne Cup after second declarations on Tuesday. It's the same number as at the same stage last year. Seven overseas horses remain. They are the Dermot Weld-trained Profound Beauty, Luca Cumani's pair Basaltico and Cima De Triomphe, the Godolphin stable's duo Crime Scene and Kirklees, the Herman Brown-prepared Mourilyan and Munsef, trained by Ian Williams. Crime Scene, Kirklees and Cima De Triomphe were the only overseas horses still in the Caulfield Cup after Tuesday's third declarations. There are 44 entries remaining in the Caulfield Cup.

Latest betting on the Melbourne Cup, after 2nd Decs, is:

Efficient 6.50
Speed Gifted 7.50
Viewed 11.00
C'est La Guerre 13.00
Profound Beauty (IRE) 15.00
Master O'Reilly 17.00
Vigor 17.00
Cima De Triomphe (GB) 21.00
Daffodil (NZ) 21.00
Ista Kareem 26.00
Mourilyan (GB) 26.00
Precedence 26.00
Roman Emperor 26.00
Shocking 26.00
Capecover (NZ) 34.00
Changingoftheguard (IRE) 34.00
Kirklees (UAE) 34.00
Light Vision 34.00

CAULFIELD CUP BETTING

Speed Gifted 5.00
Predatory Pricer 7.00
Vigor 8.00
Cima De Triomphe (GB) 11.00
Kirklees (UAE) 13.00
Maldivian 13.00
Daffodil (NZ) 15.00
Red Ruler (NZ) 15.00
Master O'Reilly 17.00
Shocking 17.00
Light Vision 21.00
Viewed 21.00
www.betstar.com.au

1- THE AGE CAULFIELD GUINEAS 1600 M
Of $1000000 and $8000 trophy. 1st $600000 and trophy of $8000, 2nd $180000, 3rd $90000, 4th $45000, 5th $25000, 6th $20000, 7th $20000, 8th $20000.For Three-Years-Old. Set Weights. (GROUP 1).This race carries a SUPER VOBIS Nominators Bonus of $10,000 for qualified horses.No Allowances for apprentices. Field Limit: 16 + 4 EM
No. Horse Trainer Jockey Barr Wgt Pen RTG
1 DENMAN Peter Snowden Kerrin McEvoy 7 55.5
2 MANHATTAN RAIN Gai Waterhouse Blake Shinn 6 55.5
3 TICKETS Peter G Moody Steven Arnold 8 55.5
4 CARRARA Tony Vasil Corey Brown 2 55.5
5 STARSPANGLEDBANNER Leon Corstens Danny Nikolic 1 55.5
6 TRUSTING John P Thompson Craig Williams 10 55.5
7 SO YOU THINK (NZ) Bart Cummings Michael Rodd 11 55.5
8 EXTRA ZERO David Hayes Nash Rawiller 5 55.5
9 NICASTRO Jarrod McLean Dwayne Dunn 9 55.5
10 RIVER'S LANE David Balfour Nicholas Hall 3 55.5
11 ECLAIR FASTPASS Robbie Laing Craig Newitt 4 55.5

Latest betting from Betstar:

01. Denman 2.80
06. Trusting 4.00
02. Manhattan Rain 7.00
07. So You Think 8.00
05. Starspangledbanner 13.00
03. Tickets 17.00
08. Extra Zero 17.00
04. Carrara 21.00
09. Nicastro 34.00
11. Eclair Fastpass 34.00
10. Rivers Lane 51.00

They're on the way...Racing Victoria's general manager of racing ops, Leigh Jordan, says Irish trainer Dermot Weld has already paid the Melbourne Cup third acceptance fee for his mare Profound Beauty. She'll arrive in Melbourne on Saturday along with Mourilyan, Bankable, Warringah, Munsef, and David Hayes' acquisition Changingoftheguard.

That stupid whip crisis just won't go away. No surprise! Latest news is that the regulations are in tatters with Victorian stewards about o dump national penalty guidelines following a strong attack on the new rules by Victorian racing's judiciary. Russell Lewis, chairman of the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board, has branded the Australian Racing Board's recommended penalties, which include suspension for jockeys for over-use of the whip, as 'absurd' and 'manifestly excessive'. The RADB yesterday reduced Craig Williams' four-day suspension for over-use of his whip to a $500 fine and also allowed an appeal on the same charge from apprentice Adam McCabe and varied his four-day ban to a $200 fine. The rulings prompted Victoria's chief steward Terry Bailey to claim that Victoria will no longer be bound by the newest penalty guidelines issued last month by the ARB.

What this means is that we are back to 'debacle' in the whip crisis. How will other States impose penalties? Will NSW jockeys face suspensions while Victorian jockeys do not? From the beginning, the whip issue has been poorly handled, poorly thought out, and now it's hit another hurdle. The introduction of padded whips should have been enough to stifle criticism from extremists but.no, the ARB had to push ahead to try to change Aussie racing...and for what purpose? There is now less trust in the game by punters. Are the horses they bet really going to be given every chance to win? Well done to Russell Lewis for throwing down a challenge to the ARB and its leading figures.

Racing Victoria's chief handicapper Greg Carpenter has penalised Speed Gifted 2kgs for the Caulfield Cup following his powerful victory in the AJC Metrop. The latest market has him the ruling fav at $4.50 (7/2).

SPEED GIFTED 4.50 1.87
PREDATORY PRICER 7.00 2.50
VIGOR 9.00 3.00
DAFFODIL 12.00 3.75
KIRKLEES 12.00 3.75
CIMA DE TRIOMPHE 12.00 3.75
MALDIVIAN 15.00 4.50
SHOCKING 15.00 4.50
RED RULER 17.00 5.00
MASTER OREILLY 17.00 5.00
LIGHT VISION 17.00 5.00
BAUGHURST 17.00 5.00

(TAB Sportsbet prices)

Kerrin McEvoy is on standby for the ride on Godolphin staye Kirklees in the Caulfield Cup. Godolphin's travelling foreman Trevor Strang says McEvoy may replace #1 jockey Frankie Dettori.

She's still blooming...Chris Munce will ride for the first time in Melbourne since his return to riding after being advised from NZ that Kiwi mare Daffodil is still a runner in the $2.5 million Caulfield Cup on Saturday week despite a lacklustre performnance in NZ pon Saturday.

Latest market on the Caulfield Cup (from Betstar):

Speed Gifted 4.80
Predatory Pricer 7.50
Vigor 9.00
Cima De Triomphe (GB) 11.00
Kirklees (UAE) 13.00
Maldivian 13.00
Daffodil (NZ) 15.00
Master O'Reilly 17.00
Red Ruler (NZ) 17.00
Shocking 17.00
Light Vision 21.00
Whobegotyou 21.00