Third declarations were due yesterday and 20 more horses are out of the running:

AKTAU (GB)

ANGEL OF TRUTH

BARADE (FR)

BEAUDEN (NZ)

BUCKHURST (IRE)

COLETTE

DASHING WILLOUGHBY (GB)

HUNGRY HEART

IRISH FLAME (NZ)

KILLOURNEY (IRE)

KING'S CHARISMA (IRE)

LONG ARM (IRE)

LUNCIES (GB)

MOUNT POPA (IRE)

NEVER LISTEN

SHE'S IDEEL

SOUND (GER)

SOUS LES NUAGES (IRE)

SPIRIT RIDGE (GB)

SWEET THOMAS (GER)

Here is the current Order of Entry: https://www.racingvictoria.com.au/t...3570b7e5bb.ashx

Knights Order is on the bubble in 24th, though has less than $3k of eligibly prizemoney from King of Leogrance. None of the candidates who are yet to pass the first ballot clause can jump ahead (unless they win more than $380k and: in the case of Amade he gets a 0.5kg penalty; or, in the case of Defibrillate, a 1.0kg penalty). Everyone else must be hoping for either massive dropouts or ballot exemption. A 2.5kg-3kg penalty would seem quite unlikely...



Here are today's Cup nominees racing:

Wednesday 13, October 2021
CONSTANTINOPLE (IRE)	YTPFBC	$41	Caulfield - Race 2 - 2:00PM Neds Coongy Cup (2000 METRES)
DUAIS	14	$7.50
FLOATING ARTIST (GB)	YTPFBC	$1.70
SHERWOOD FOREST	38	$126
KING'S CHARISMA (IRE)	YTPFBC	$10	Caulfield - Race 3 - 2:35PM Nick Johnstone Real Estate Handicap (2000 METRES)
MANKAYAN (IRE)	YTPFBC	$4.50
TOKEN SPIRIT	YTPFBC	$20
EMISSARY (GB)	YTPFBC	$8.50	Caulfield - Race 4 - 3:10PM BECK Probuild Handicap (2400 METRES)
PESTO (GB)	YTPFBC	$14