This year’s Melbourne Cup picture has become clearer, after third acceptances for the race were announced on Monday.

Among those no longer in contention are Adelaide River, Cleveland, Deakin, Revelare, Sharp ‘N’ Smart, Point King and Zardozi.

Caulfield Cup winner Half Yours, Moonee Valley Gold Cup victor Onesmoothoperator, Belmont Cup winner Parchment Party, Geelong Cup hero Torranzino and The Bart Cummings scorer Valiant King are all exempt and therefor guaranteed a start in the two-mile handicap, to be run at Flemington on November 4.

Wednesday’s Bendigo Cup could impact the Melbourne Cup field, with Arapaho, Don Diego De Vega, Interpretation, Mark Twain, Quietness and Sayedaty Sadaty all listed to contest the 24—metre Group 3 race.

 

1. Half Yours (Tony & Calvin McEvoy) Jamie Melham 53kg ($6)

2. Onesmoothoperator (Brian Ellison) Harry Coffey 53kg ($15)

3. Parchment Party (William Mott) John Velazquez 52kg ($51)

4. Torranzino (Paul Preusker) Celine Gaudray 51kg ($34)

5. Valiant King (Chris Waller) Jye McNeil 51kg ($7)

6. Al Riffa (Joesph O’Brien) Mark Zahra 59kg ($6)

7. Buckaroo (Chris Waller) Craig Williams 57kg ($8)

8. Arapaho (Bjorn Baker) Rachel King 56.5kg ($51)

9. Vauban (Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott) Blake Shinn 56.5kg ($34)

10. Chevalier Rose (Hisashi Shimizu) Damian Lane 55.5kg ($34)

11. Presage Nocturne (Alessandro Botti) Stephane Pasquier 55.5kg ($9)

12. Furthur (Andrew Balding) Michael Dee 52kg ($21)

13. Middle Earth (Ciaron Maher) Ethan Brown 54.5kg ($34)

14. Meydaan (Simon & Ed Crisford) James McDonald 54kg ($13)

15. Land Legend (Chris Waller) TBC 53.5kg ($101)

16. Smokin’ Romans (Ciaron Maher) Ben Melham 53.5kg ($101)

17. Absurde (Willie Mullins) Kerrin McEvoy 53.5kg ($18)

18. Flatten The Curve (Henk Grewe) Thore-Hammer Hansen 53.kg ($51)

19. River Of Stars (Chris Waller) Beau Mertens 51.5kg ($15)

20. More Felons (Chris Waller) Tommy Berry 53kg ($51)

21. Goodie Two Shoes (Joseph O’Brien) Wayne Lordan 51.5kg ($51)

22. Changingoftheguard (Kris Lees) Tim Clark 53kg ($101)

23. Athabascan (John O’Shea & Tom Charlton) Declan Bates 51.5kg ($81)

24. Royal Supremacy (Ciaron Maher) Robbie Dolan 51kg ($26)

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25. Mark Twain (Rogert James & Robert Wellwood) TBC 51kg ($101)

26. Birdman (Chris Waller) TBC 51kg ($34)

27. Post Impressionist (Anthony & Sam Freedman) TBC 51kg ($201)

28. Scary (Emma-Lee & David Browne) TBC 51kg ($101)

29. Trav (Raymond Connors) TBC  51kg ($201)

30. Etna Rosso (Chris Waller) TBC 51kg ($301)