The Roar
The Roar

Racing
Advertisement

2014 Melbourne Cup: The Offer withdrawn by Gai Waterhouse
The Roar
28th October, 2014
3
Join the conversation
Advertisement
Write for The Roar

Anyone can contribute to The Roar and have their work featured alongside some of Australia’s most prominent sports journalists.

Randwick racing. (AAP Image/Quentin Jones)
The Roar
28th October, 2014
3

Gai Waterhouse has withdrawn The Offer from the 2014 Melbourne Cup. The one-time favourite was her only horse on the 40-strong list of second acceptances.

This leaves Waterhouse without a runner in her defence of the Cup, after Fiorente claimed a maiden Melbourne Cup crown in 2013 for the Sydney trainer.

Latest 2014 Melbourne Cup nominations, field and breaking news here

A poor run in the 2014 Caulfield Cup has prompted Waterhouse to pull the pin, despite the one-time favourite being as short as $6 to win the race after winning the Sydney Cup in the autumn.

Back in September, Racing Victoria’s chief handicapper Greg Carpenter warned The Offer’s initial short price could have been a false dawn.

His form in the Sydney Autumn Carnival was questioned due to a potential lack of quality of competition.

“You could either say he was super dominant or you could say he was beating fairly ordinary horses by big margins on wet tracks,” Carpenter said.

“Gai won it last year with Fiorente and I guess there’s that sense that maybe now she’s done it once she can do it again.

Advertisement

“But Fiorente seen as a horse of enormous ability in Europe, whereas The Offer didn’t quite have the same credentials.”

Without the first lady of Australian racing, there’ll certainly be less colour at the 2014 Melbourne Cup.

The removal of The Offer opens the way for Unchain My Heart, moving up the order to 24th. Trainer David Hayes is unsure if he’ll run before the Cup, saying “I’ll run if we can get a start without running in the Lexus.”

Unchain My Heart could be bumped out of contention should a horse not above it in the order of entry win the Mackinnon or Lexus Stakes.

Geelong Cup winner Caravan Rolls On is one of these horses – lining up in Saturday’s Lexus on Derby Day in an attempt to win his way into the Melbourne Cup.

The other contenders that need a win include Araldo, Amralah, Big Memory, La Amistad, Let’s Make Adeal, Like A Carousel, Lord Van Percy, Marksmanship, Mr O’Ceirin, Shoreman, Signoff, Thunderbird One, and Wish Come True.

Updated list of acceptances for the 2014 Melbourne Cup:

Advertisement
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
3
Join the conversation

Have you ever tried your skills in a Racing daily fantasy competition?  Put your best picks to the test for one day and see if you can scoop the pot with Draftstars.  Looking for great odds on racing and sport?  PlayUp is your best bet.  Chances are you’re about to lose.  Set a deposit limit.

Related Posts

close