These horses ran in last years cup

Big Orange 5th
800m 1st, 400m 3rd, margin 2.4L
Rider pleaded guilty to a charge of careless riding

Excess Knowledge 7th
800m 2nd, 400m 1st, margin 3.1L
Nil report

Our Ivanhowe 10th
800m 10th, 400m 9th, margin 3.9L
Tightened at the 250m when tightened for room by Big Orange which shifted in away from Excess Knowledge

Who Shot Thebarman 11th
800m 7th, 400m 5th, margin 4L
Checked severely at the 200m when tightened for room between Trip To Paris which shifted in and Criterion which was taken out by Excess Knowledge

Hartnell 15th
800m 22nd, 400m 23rd, margin 5.9L
Inconvenienced rounding the home turn

Bondi Beach 16th
800m 12th, 400m 12th, margin 6.2L
Hampered near the 350m when Sky Hunter shifted out after being inconvenienced. Rider Brett Prebble will be severely reprimanded for using his whip six times forehand prior to the 100m which is two times more than permitted

Almoonqith 18th
800m 21st, 400m 22nd, margin 6.9L
Bounded at the start

Grand Marshal 21st
800m 14th, 400m 15th, margin 14.75L
Checked severely and almost fell near the 350m