The Cups...85 horses are left in the Melbourne Cup after second declarations on Tuesday. It's the same number as at the same stage last year. Seven overseas horses remain. They are the Dermot Weld-trained Profound Beauty, Luca Cumani's pair Basaltico and Cima De Triomphe, the Godolphin stable's duo Crime Scene and Kirklees, the Herman Brown-prepared Mourilyan and Munsef, trained by Ian Williams. Crime Scene, Kirklees and Cima De Triomphe were the only overseas horses still in the Caulfield Cup a

The Cups...85 horses are left in the Melbourne Cup after second declarations on Tuesday. It's the same number as at the same stage last year. Seven overseas horses remain. They are the Dermot Weld-trained Profound Beauty, Luca Cumani's pair Basaltico and Cima De Triomphe, the Godolphin stable's duo Crime Scene and Kirklees, the Herman Brown-prepared Mourilyan and Munsef, trained by Ian Williams. Crime Scene, Kirklees and Cima De Triomphe were the only overseas horses still in the Caulfield Cup after Tuesday's third declarations. There are 44 entries remaining in the Caulfield Cup.

Latest betting on the Melbourne Cup, after 2nd Decs, is:

Efficient 6.50
Speed Gifted 7.50
Viewed 11.00
C'est La Guerre 13.00
Profound Beauty (IRE) 15.00
Master O'Reilly 17.00
Vigor 17.00
Cima De Triomphe (GB) 21.00
Daffodil (NZ) 21.00
Ista Kareem 26.00
Mourilyan (GB) 26.00
Precedence 26.00
Roman Emperor 26.00
Shocking 26.00
Capecover (NZ) 34.00
Changingoftheguard (IRE) 34.00
Kirklees (UAE) 34.00
Light Vision 34.00

CAULFIELD CUP BETTING

Speed Gifted 5.00
Predatory Pricer 7.00
Vigor 8.00
Cima De Triomphe (GB) 11.00
Kirklees (UAE) 13.00
Maldivian 13.00
Daffodil (NZ) 15.00
Red Ruler (NZ) 15.00
Master O'Reilly 17.00
Shocking 17.00
Light Vision 21.00
Viewed 21.00

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