Pre-post favourite Hartnell has been allocated the 58kg top weight for the Caulfield Cup 2017, handicaps for it and the Melbourne Cup both announced by Racing Victoria today.
Hartnell is the 2017 Caulfield Cup top-weight as a multiple Group 1 winning seven-year-old. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.
It has been a decade since weights for both the famous Spring Cup features were released on the same day and, in another big announcement, chief handicapper Greg Carpenter also confirmed no penalty for the Caulfield Cup winner should they already be allocated 56kg or more in the original 2017 Melbourne Cup weights.
“On the basis of the research we’ve done as a handicapping panel over the past 40-year period, it seems obvious it is very difficult to win a Caulfield Cup and then 17 days run in a Melbourne Cup with more than 56kg,” Carpenter said.
“So, for this year, should the winner of the Caulfield Cup already have 56kg or more in the Melbourne Cup, the Racing Victoria handicapping panel won’t be issuing a penalty.
“Secondly if the winner of the Caulfield Cup has less than 56kg, the quantum of that penalty won’t take the winner beyond 56kg.”
Run on October 21, this year’s Group 1 $3 million BMW Caulfield Cup (2400m) drew 142 nominations, and of those the Godolphin-raced, James Cummings-trained Hartnell is allocated the most kilos.
The seven-year-old leads pre-field Caulfield Cup betting at Ladbrokes.com.au paying $6.50 to continue the nice recent record of that age group in the mile and a half feature.
If successful, the gelding would join Dunaden (2012) and Admire Rakti (2014) as seven-year-old Caulfield Cup winners who both also carted 58kg to victory.
Hartnell resumed racing with a Group 2 P.B. Lawrence Stakes (1400m) win at Caulfield and races again this weekend at Flemington in the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m).
He is a proven spring performer boasting a Cox Plate second and Melbourne Cup third from 2016, but is yet to line-up in a Caulfield Cup field.
The only other current single-figure fancy in all-in Caulfield Cup odds online is the Kiwi mare Bonneval ($8) who won the NZ Oaks – ATC Oaks double last season.
Co-trained by Murray Baker who won the Caulfield Cup two years back with Mongolian Khan, the daughter of Makfi kicked off her four-year-old season last Saturday with success in the Group 2 Dato’ Tan Chin Nam Stakes (1600m).
Bonneval is allocated just 52.5kg in the Caulfield Cup weights, the same kilos then four-year-old mare Jameka carried to victory over the boys last spring.
Baker also has another livewire Caulfield Cup hope in ATC Derby winner Jon Snow ($17), the four-year-old entire allocated 54.5kg.
After Hartnell the other highest weighted Caulfield Cup nominees are the reigning Melbourne Cup winner Almandin (56.5kg), and the Darren Weir-trained duo of Japanese expat Admire Deus (56kg) and Australian Guineas winner Humidor (56kg).
Of the 22 international Caulfield Cup nominees there are three heaviest weighted on 55kg: Roger Varian-trained Hardwicke Stakes runner-up Barsanti, last start Prix Kergorlay winner over 2000m Marmelo and Prize Money prepared by Saeed Bin Suroor for Godolphin.
Check out the full Caulfield Cup 2017 weights below before heading to Ladbrokes.com.au for updated odds on the spring showdown.
2017 Caulfield Cup Weights
Caulfield Racecourse – 21/10/2017
| # | Form (Last 10) | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | Hcp. Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23x2822x1x | HARTNELL (GB) | G | 7 | James Cummings | 1 | 58kg | 1 |
| 2 | 1x665111x2 | ALMANDIN (GER) | G | 8 | Robert Hickmott | 2 | 56.5kg | 2.5 |
| 3 | 39x260x34x | ADMIRE DEUS (JPN) | H | 7 | Darren Weir | 3 | 56kg | 3 |
| 4 | 9x42212x68 | HUMIDOR (NZ) | G | 5 | Darren Weir | 4 | 56kg | 3 |
| 5 | x181x37x01 | GAILO CHOP (FR) | G | 7 | Darren Weir | 5 | 55.5kg | 3.5 |
| 6 | x12x3361x8 | SENSE OF OCCASION | G | 7 | Kris Lees | 6 | 55.5kg | 3.5 |
| 7 | 13212x322x | BARSANTI (IRE) | G | 6 | Roger Varian | 7 | 55kg | 4 |
| 8 | 1x4011115x | GINGERNUTS (NZ) | G | 4 | Stephen Autridge & Jamie Richards | 8 | 55kg | 2.5 |
| 9 | 1232x1521x | MARMELO (GB) | H | 5 | Hughie Morrison | 9 | 55kg | 4 |
| 10 | x2114x9066 | PRIZE MONEY (GB) | G | 5 | Saeed Bin Suroor | 10 | 55kg | 4 |
| 11 | 61x00x518x | TAVAGO (NZ) | G | 5 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 11 | 55kg | 4 |
| 12 | 1x3x45712x | JOHANNES VERMEER (IRE) | H | 5 | Aidan O’Brien | 12 | 54.5kg | 4.5 |
| 13 | 93337311×6 | JON SNOW (NZ) | H | 4 | Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman | 13 | 54.5kg | 3 |
| 14 | x11x330x9x | BONDI BEACH (IRE) | G | 6 | Robert Hickmott | 14 | 54kg | 5 |
| 15 | 0x46x11x8x | FRANCIS OF ASSISI (IRE) | G | 8 | Charlie Appleby | 15 | 54kg | 5 |
| 16 | 10x8747x46 | HE’S OUR ROKKII (NZ) | G | 5 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | 16 | 54kg | 5 |
| 17 | 21x2x30x91 | MAX DYNAMITE (FR) | G | 8 | William Mullins | 17 | 54kg | 5 |
| 18 | 114407x5x8 | SIR ISAAC NEWTON (GB) | G | 6 | Robert Hickmott | 18 | 54kg | 5 |
| 19 | 21130x22x3 | ST MICHEL (GB) | H | 5 | Sir Mark Prescott | 19 | 54kg | 5 |
| 20 | 1211x12x9L | STAR EXHIBIT | G | 6 | Darren Weir | 20 | 54kg | 5 |
| 21 | 3x37710x24 | TALLY | G | 5 | James Cummings | 21 | 54kg | 5 |
| 22 | 601121x5x7 | VENTURA STORM (IRE) | H | 5 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | 22 | 54kg | 5 |
| 23 | 10×8142444 | WICKLOW BRAVE (GB) | G | 9 | William Mullins | 23 | 54kg | 5 |
| 24 | 1121113×55 | BIG DUKE (IRE) | G | 6 | Darren Weir | 24 | 53.5kg | 5.5 |
| 25 | 3131x616x6 | DAL HARRAILD (GB) | G | 5 | William Haggas | 25 | 53.5kg | 5.5 |
| 26 | 33x5126x6x | INFERENCE | H | 4 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 26 | 53.5kg | 4 |
| 27 | x34353251x | RUDY | G | 7 | Helen Page | 27 | 53.5kg | 5.5 |
| 28 | 46557x135x | STEEL OF MADRID (IRE) | H | 5 | Tony McEvoy | 28 | 53.5kg | 5.5 |
| 29 | 428×320386 | US ARMY RANGER (IRE) | H | 5 | Aidan O’Brien | 29 | 53.5kg | 5.5 |
| 30 | 5x0x010x55 | ARTICUS (FR) | G | 6 | Darren Weir | 30 | 53kg | 6 |
| 31 | x9210x71x0 | ASSIGN (IRE) | G | 7 | Robert Hickmott | 31 | 53kg | 6 |
| 32 | 21x37301x3 | CHOCANTE (NZ) | G | 5 | Stephen Marsh | 32 | 53kg | 6 |
| 33 | 9x031x270x | GALLANTE (IRE) | G | 7 | Robert Hickmott | 33 | 53kg | 6 |
| 34 | x80x621x02 | GUARDINI (FR) | H | 7 | Darren Weir | 34 | 53kg | 6 |
| 35 | 1642x6574x | RED VERDON (USA) | H | 5 | Ed Dunlop | 35 | 53kg | 6 |
| 36 | 70312612×0 | SINGLE GAZE | M | 5 | Nick Olive | 36 | 53kg | 4.5 |
| 37 | 480x35011x | SOUND PROPOSITION (NZ) | G | 6 | Kris Lees | 37 | 53kg | 6 |
| 38 | 1x212411x1 | STAMPEDE | H | 5 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 38 | 53kg | 6 |
| 39 | 11×333233 | TRAVELLING MAN (GB) | G | 5 | Freddy Head | 39 | 53kg | 6 |
| 40 | 11x6248x2x | WALL OF FIRE (IRE) | H | 5 | Hugo Palmer | 40 | 53kg | 6 |
| 41 | 12x1240x54 | ANTONIO GIUSEPPE (NZ) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 41 | 52.5kg | 6.5 |
| 42 | 45x12x323x | APILOBAR (FR) | H | 5 | Markus & Stephanie Nigge | 42 | 52.5kg | 6.5 |
| 43 | x5P31111x1 | BONNEVAL (NZ) | M | 4 | Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman | 43 | 52.5kg | 3.5 |
| 44 | 670x6713x7 | HARDHAM | H | 4 | David Brideoake | 44 | 52.5kg | 5 |
| 45 | 4282x060x0 | SEABURGE | H | 4 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | 45 | 52.5kg | 5 |
| 46 | 1516510×39 | BOOM TIME | H | 6 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | 46 | 52kg | 7 |
| 47 | 0x0D71x000 | AMRALAH (IRE) | H | 8 | Robert Hickmott | 47= | 52kg | 7 |
| 48 | 210x14012x | REKINDLING (GB) | H | 4 | Joseph O’Brien | 47= | 52kg | 4 |
| 49 | 90x73553x7 | SOFIA ROSA (NZ) | M | 5 | Stephen Marsh | 49 | 52kg | 5.5 |
| 50 | x9P01712x7 | THOMAS HOBSON (GB) | G | 8 | William Mullins | 50 | 52kg | 7 |
| 51 | 5x5174126x | VOLATILE MIX (NZ) | H | 4 | Darren Weir | 51 | 52kg | 5.5 |
| 52 | 21x6D130x9 | YANKEE ROSE | M | 4 | David Vandyke | 52 | 52kg | 4 |
| 53 | 11x8400x72 | ABBEY MARIE | M | 5 | Michael Kent | 53 | 51.5kg | 6 |
| 54 | 7x39x12x1x | ALOFT (IRE) | G | 6 | Robert Hickmott | 54 | 51.5kg | 7.5 |
| 55 | 771135104x | ANNUS MIRABILIS (IRE) | G | 7 | Stuart Webb | 55 | 51.5kg | 7.5 |
| 56 | 0x4231245x | CHANCE TO DANCE (IRE) | G | 8 | Stephen Autridge & Jamie Richards | 56 | 51.5kg | 7.5 |
| 57 | 31x11111x2 | EGG TART | M | 4 | Chris Waller | 57 | 51.5kg | 4.5 |
| 58 | 1670x910x5 | HEAVENS ABOVE | M | 6 | Tim Martin | 58 | 51.5kg | 6 |
| 59 | 16151021×7 | LIZZIE L’AMOUR (NZ) | M | 5 | Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman | 59 | 51.5kg | 6 |
| 60 | 1x6321220x | SAVILE ROW (NZ) | H | 4 | Michael Moroney | 60 | 51.5kg | 6 |
| 61 | 23x6905x22 | TOM MELBOURNE (IRE) | G | 7 | Chris Waller | 61 | 51.5kg | 7.5 |
| 62 | 11x4214x83 | AMELIE’S STAR | M | 6 | Darren Weir | 62 | 51kg | 6.5 |
| 63 | 2384x386x5 | HARLEM (GB) | H | 6 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | 63 | 51kg | 8 |
| 64 | x027530x00 | LASQUETI SPIRIT | M | 4 | Lee Curtis | 64 | 51kg | 5 |
| 65 | 9028x337x7 | MAURUS (GB) | G | 7 | John P Thompson | 65 | 51kg | 8 |
| 66 | 123116×243 | NATURAL SCENERY (GB) | M | 5 | Saeed Bin Suroor | 66 | 51kg | 6.5 |
| 67 | 186×315111 | PACODALI (IRE) | G | 5 | Darren Weir | 67 | 51kg | 8 |
| 68 | 331x073x00 | BERISHA | G | 6 | Robert Smerdon | 68 | 50.5kg | 8.5 |
| 69 | x228x8x017 | DEE I CEE (NZ) | G | 6 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 69 | 50.5kg | 8.5 |
| 70 | x533x0x038 | FOUNDATION (IRE) | G | 5 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | 70 | 50.5kg | 8.5 |
| 71 | 624x42x32x | KIDMENEVER (IRE) | H | 5 | Charlie Appleby | 71 | 50.5kg | 8.5 |
| 72 | 35x2111x08 | MONTOYA’S SECRET | M | 4 | Leon & Troy Corstens | 72 | 50.5kg | 5.5 |
| 73 | 79x97860x0 | PENTATHLON (NZ) | G | 6 | John Wheeler | 73 | 50.5kg | 8.5 |
| 74 | 35x137x822 | RED GALILEO (GB) | G | 7 | Saeed Bin Suroor | 74 | 50.5kg | 8.5 |
| 75 | 48442×3151 | RIVEN LIGHT (IRE) | G | 6 | William Mullins | 75 | 50.5kg | 8.5 |
| 76 | x1412x3x50 | SARRASIN (GB) | H | 6 | Chris Waller | 76 | 50.5kg | 8.5 |
| 77 | 31214×4233 | ADMIRAL JELLO | G | 5 | Kris Lees | 77 | 50kg | 9 |
| 78 | 2634×54114 | ALWARD (IRE) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 78 | 50kg | 9 |
| 79 | 172233183x | ANA ROYALE | M | 4 | Stuart Webb | 79 | 50kg | 7.5 |
| 80 | 1x354965x4 | ANAHEIM | H | 4 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 80 | 50kg | 9 |
| 81 | 0x5008641x | AUVRAY (FR) | G | 7 | Richard Freedman | 81 | 50kg | 9 |
| 82 | 31x65123x8 | BROADSIDE (NZ) | G | 6 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 82 | 50kg | 9 |
| 83 | 22122612×5 | CHARLES ROAD | G | 4 | Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott | 83 | 50kg | 9 |
| 84 | 2×89141355 | CHARLEVOIX | G | 5 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | 84 | 50kg | 9 |
| 85 | 122×232521 | CISMONTANE (NZ) | G | 5 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 85 | 50kg | 9 |
| 86 | 21x5338x1x | COMIN’ THROUGH | H | 4 | Chris Waller | 86 | 50kg | 7.5 |
| 87 | 65225223×5 | COOL CHAP | G | 5 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | 87 | 50kg | 9 |
| 88 | x1x1x21x32 | CROCODILE ROCK (IRE) | G | 6 | Robert Hickmott | 88 | 50kg | 9 |
| 89 | 5111619×2 | DAWN WALL | M | 4 | Chris Waller | 89 | 50kg | 8.5 |
| 90 | x8583x0800 | DON DOREMO (NZ) | G | 7 | Robbie Laing | 90 | 50kg | 9 |
| 91 | 9065227×37 | ETYMOLOGY | G | 5 | James Cummings | 91 | 50kg | 9 |
| 92 | 100×402611 | EUREKA STREET | G | 4 | Robert Smerdon | 92 | 50kg | 9 |
| 93 | 31x12435x | FALCON WINGS (GB) | H | 4 | Nicolas Clement | 93 | 50kg | 8 |
| 94 | 0184260×50 | FANATIC (NZ) | M | 5 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | 94 | 50kg | 9 |
| 95 | 14112132×7 | FIRENZE | M | 6 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 95 | 50kg | 9 |
| 96 | x830x33x24 | FOUNDRY (IRE) | G | 8 | Robert Hickmott | 96 | 50kg | 9 |
| 97 | 4121x3811x | GALLIC CHIEFTAIN (FR) | H | 5 | Darren Weir | 97 | 50kg | 9 |
| 98 | 214×8 | GAUGUIN (NZ) | G | 4 | John Sargent | 98 | 50kg | 9 |
| 99 | 820x076x07 | GREY LION (IRE) | H | 6 | Matt Cumani | 99 | 50kg | 9 |
| 100 | 00x4131x59 | HANS HOLBEIN (GB) | G | 6 | Robert Hickmott | 100 | 50kg | 9 |
| 101 | 2x34340x46 | HARLOW GOLD (NZ) | M | 4 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | 101 | 50kg | 8.5 |
| 102 | 136x621x32 | IMPOSING LASS (NZ) | M | 5 | Bjorn Baker | 102 | 50kg | 9 |
| 103 | x9x1735111 | KELLSTORM (IRE) | H | 5 | Darren Weir | 103 | 50kg | 9 |
| 104 | x1164x362x | KILIMANJARO (IRE) | G | 6 | Robert Hickmott | 104 | 50kg | 9 |
| 105 | 62x10x3x82 | KILMACURRAGH (NZ) | G | 5 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 105 | 50kg | 9 |
| 106 | 841x122x25 | LIFE LESS ORDINARY (IRE) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | 106 | 50kg | 9 |
| 107 | 1228x4x90x | LIZARD ISLAND | G | 5 | Pat Hyland | 107 | 50kg | 9 |
| 108 | 21155x515x | LORD FANDANGO (GER) | H | 5 | Archie Alexander | 108 | 50kg | 9 |
| 109 | 79520449×0 | LORD VAN PERCY (GB) | G | 8 | Darren Weir | 109 | 50kg | 9 |
| 110 | 1213×00943 | LORESHO (FR) | H | 7 | Darren Weir | 110 | 50kg | 9 |
| 111 | 000x0x770x | MAGICOOL | G | 6 | Tony Romeo | 111 | 50kg | 9 |
| 112 | 4x3131456x | MASK OF TIME (IRE) | H | 4 | Ciaron Maher | 112 | 50kg | 9 |
| 113 | 44x306321x | MASTER ZEPHYR (GB) | G | 6 | Darren Weir | 113 | 50kg | 9 |
| 114 | 097x33103x | MISS CAVATICA | M | 4 | Jackie Beriman | 114 | 50kg | 9 |
| 115 | 8x1130109x | MONGOLIAN WOLF | G | 4 | Darren Weir | 115 | 50kg | 9 |
| 116 | Px21221x42 | MORE TO GAIN | G | 5 | Amanda Turner & Mauro Poletti | 116 | 50kg | 9 |
| 117 | 631x | NETTOYER | M | 4 | Wendy Roche | 117 | 50kg | 9 |
| 118 | 1483×116 | NIGHT’S WATCH (NZ) | G | 4 | Darren Weir | 118 | 50kg | 9 |
| 119 | 24x431431x | ONCIDIUM RULER | G | 6 | Michael Kent | 119 | 50kg | 9 |
| 120 | 2x513x412x | OUR CENTURY (IRE) | G | 7 | Robert Hickmott | 120 | 50kg | 9 |
| 121 | x931422x6x | PERFECT RHYME | M | 4 | Ron Leemon | 121 | 50kg | 8.5 |
| 122 | 4x4x8038x9 | PRINCE CHERI (FR) | H | 9 | David Vandyke | 122 | 50kg | 9 |
| 123 | 14x4197x88 | RAW IMPULSE (GB) | H | 6 | Darren Weir | 123 | 50kg | 9 |
| 124 | 11x1380x00 | RISQUE (NZ) | M | 5 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | 124 | 50kg | 9 |
| 125 | 6748x111x7 | ROMAN SON | G | 4 | Anthony & Edward Cummings | 125 | 50kg | 9 |
| 126 | 41231x2x21 | SAMOVARE | M | 4 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | 126 | 50kg | 9 |
| 127 | 0x12121123 | SAYED (USA) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 127 | 50kg | 9 |
| 128 | x166214x27 | SECOND BULLET | G | 7 | Danny O’Brien | 128 | 50kg | 9 |
| 129 | 353324658x | SHALMANESER | G | 7 | Richard Litt | 129 | 50kg | 9 |
| 130 | x227x090x5 | SINGING (FR) | H | 8 | Kris Lees | 130 | 50kg | 9 |
| 131 | 12x41x750x | SIXTIES GROOVE (IRE) | G | 5 | Andreas Wohler | 131 | 50kg | 9 |
| 132 | 44x4030x22 | SO SI BON | H | 4 | Robbie Laing | 132 | 50kg | 8 |
| 133 | 532×21122 | SPANISH REEF | M | 4 | Ken Keys | 133 | 50kg | 9 |
| 134 | 7405142142 | SUPER HAZE (IRE) | G | 6 | Tony McEvoy | 134 | 50kg | 9 |
| 135 | 8×3114 | TAIKOMOCHI | G | 4 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 135 | 50kg | 9 |
| 136 | 31221×90 | TIAMO GRACE | M | 4 | Darren Weir | 136 | 50kg | 8.5 |
| 137 | 522x0121x6 | TIME TO TEST | G | 7 | Tony McEvoy | 137 | 50kg | 9 |
| 138 | 5241x32x11 | UP ’N’ ROLLING (NZ) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 138 | 50kg | 9 |
| 139 | 2482x542x9 | VENGEUR MASQUE (IRE) | G | 6 | Michael Moroney | 139 | 50kg | 9 |
| 140 | 64462434×4 | VIOLATE | H | 4 | Brent Stanley | 140 | 50kg | 9 |
| 141 | 1513059x | WHEAL LEISURE | M | 4 | Archie Alexander | 141 | 50kg | 9 |
| 142 | 168x21131x | YOGI (NZ) | G | 5 | Darren Weir | 142 | 50kg | 9 |
