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Melbourne Cup 2014: Second acceptances announced, Silent Achiever omitted

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27th October, 2014
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New Zealand mare Silent Achiever and German import Le Roi are the two big omissions from the list after second acceptances for the 2014 Melbourne Cup were announced today.

40 horses remain in the frame to run the world’s richest race on turf, with the $6.2 million in prizemoney an attraction to trainers, increasingly becoming tempting to overseas trained and bred runners.

UPDATE: Gai Waterhouse runner The Offer has been withdrawn from the 2014 Melbourne Cup

12 of this year’s second acceptances are international horses. In 2013 there were 47 second acceptances, with 11 internationals in the mix.

The four-year-old mare Silent Achieve was said to be targeting the Cox Plate in 2014, potentially moving over to longer runs in 2015. Trainer Roger James confirmed as much to Fairfax.

The German Le Roi, whose withdrawal was not entirely unexpected, has run three times this spring. The last gallop was at Mooney Valley on the weekend, where it ran second to Prince Of Penzance, currently sitting at 30th on the list of nominations below. Trainer Tony McEvoy said it was always behind the eight-ball this year, and with no victories to his name so far this spring, he decided against keeping him in the frame for the Cup.

“I’ve always been just that little bit behind with him, sort of just one run behind so I thought I won’t ask too much of him but I’m very hopeful he’ll make an outstanding stayer next year,” McEvoy said.

Prince Of Penzance has also copped a 2kg penalty for the Melbourne Cup, taking the five-year-old gelding to 52.5kg for the race.

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The full second acceptances list is here:

Name (country) Weight Rating Last Run
1 Admire Rakti (JPN) – T.UMEDA 58.5 114 18 Oct, CAUL, 2400m – 1st
2 Green Moon (IRE) – R.HICKMOTT 57 116 18 Oct, CAUL, 2400m – 9th
3 Fawkner – R.HICKMOTT 57 112 25 Oct, M V, 2040m – 2nd
4 Red Cadeaux (GB) – E.DUNLOP 57 N/A 6 Sep, K PK, 2400m – 7th
5 Cavalryman (GB) – S.B.SUROOR 57 107 22 Aug, YOR., 3300m – 4th
6 The Offer (IRE) – G.M.WATERHOUSE 56.5 109 18 Oct, CAUL, 2400m – 11th
7 Protectionist (GER) – A.WOHLER 56.5 110 11 Oct, CAUL, 2400m – 4th
8 Sea Moon (GB) – R.HICKMOTT 56.5 105 18 Oct, CAUL, 2400m – 18th
9 My Ambivalent (IRE) – R.VARIAN 54.5 N/A 29 Jun, CURR, 2000m – 4th
10 Lucia Valentina (NZ) – K.A.LEES 53 108 18 Oct, CAUL, 2400m – 3rd
11 Seismos (IRE) – M.BOTTI 56 109 18 Oct, CAUL, 2400m – 15th
12 Royal Diamond (IRE) – J.MURTAGH 55.5 N/A 14 Sep, CURR, 2800m – 6th
13 Junoob (GB) – C.J.WALLER 55.5 108 18 Oct, CAUL, 2400m – 7th
14 Who Shot Thebarman (NZ) – C.J.WALLER 55 107 18 Oct, CAUL, 2400m – 13th
15 Mutual Regard (IRE) – J.MURTAGH 55 N/A 23 Aug, YOR., 2800m – 1st
16 Gatewood (GB) – J.GOSDEN 55 101 31 Aug, DVLE, 2500m – 2nd
17 Willing Foe (USA) – S.B.SUROOR 55 N/A 14 Sep, CURR, 2800m – 4th
18 Precedence (NZ) – J.B.CUMMINGS 54.5 106 25 Oct, M V, 2500m – 5th
19 Brambles (NZ) – P.G.MOODY 54 105 18 Oct, CAUL, 2400m – 4th
20 Mr O’ceirin (NZ) – C.MAHER 54 105 12 Oct, CRAN, 2025m – 7th
21 Opinion (IRE) – C.J.WALLER 53.5 104 25 Oct, M V, 2500m – 6th
22 Au Revoir (IRE) – A.FABRE 53.5 103 25 Oct, M V, 2500m – 3rd
23 Lidari (FR) – P.G.MOODY 53.5 105 18 Oct, CAUL, 2400m – 6th
24 Araldo (GB) – M.D.MORONEY 53 100 18 Oct, CAUL, 2400m – 5th
25 Unchain My Heart – D.A.HAYES 51.5 99 18 Oct, CAUL, 2400m – 17th
26 Shoreham – S.HASAN 53 100 22 Oct, GEEL, 2400m – 6th
27 La Amistad – J.R.HAWKES 51.5 98 18 Oct, RAND, 2406m – 2nd
28 Caravan Rolls On (GB) – D.T.O’BRIEN 52.5 95 22 Oct, GEEL, 2400m – 1st
29 Big Memory (FR) – A.J.MCEVOY 52.5 100 18 Oct, CAUL, 2400m – 10th
30 Prince of Penzance (NZ) – D.K.WEIR 52.5 94 25 Oct, M V, 2500m – 1st
31 Lord van Percy (GB) – A.BALDING 52.5 100 11 Oct, CAUL, 2400m – 5th
32 Noble Protector (GB) – R.SMERDON 51 95 18 Oct, CAUL, 2000m – 2nd
33 Let’s Make Adeal – N.A.BLACKISTON 50.5 99 11 Oct, CAUL, 2400m – 3rd
34 Marksmanship (IRE) – C.MAHER 50.5 96 22 Oct, GEEL, 2400m – 2nd
35 Wish Come True (IRE) – P.G.MOODY 50.5 97 22 Oct, GEEL, 2400m – 5th
36 Like a Carousel – K.M.KEYS 50 96 22 Oct, GEEL, 2400m – 3rd
37 Signoff (IRE) – D.K.WEIR 50 66 18 Oct, CAUL, 2000m – 3rd
38 Amralah (IRE) – R.HICKMOTT 54.5 N/A 9 Aug, HAYD, 2100m – 1st
39 Gris Caro (GB) – J.A.STEPHENS 52 97 4 Oct, FLEM, 2000m – 12th
40 Thunderbird One (NZ) – F.FINNEGAN 50 91 16 Oct, MOE, 2050m – 8th
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