Final field for the Golden Slipper at Rosehill on Saturday1 SEPOY Peter Snowden Kerrin McEvoy 56.52 SMART MISSILE Anthony Cummings Glen Boss 56.53 RUNNING TALL Danny O'Brien Ben Melham 56.54 FOXWEDGE John O'Shea Nash Rawiller 56.55 MASTHEAD Lee Freedman Craig Williams 56.56 SALADE Bart Cummings Luke Nolen 56.57 HOT SNITZEL Gerald Ryan Corey Brown 56.58 SATIN SHOES Clarry Conners Hugh Bowman 54.59 ELITE FALLS John O'Shea Jim Cassidy 54.510 KARUTA QUEEN Neville Layt Tommy Berry 54.511 ALTAR Peter


Final field for the Golden Slipper at Rosehill on Saturday

1 SEPOY Peter Snowden Kerrin McEvoy 56.5
2 SMART MISSILE Anthony Cummings Glen Boss 56.5
3 RUNNING TALL Danny O'Brien Ben Melham 56.5
4 FOXWEDGE John O'Shea Nash Rawiller 56.5
5 MASTHEAD Lee Freedman Craig Williams 56.5
6 SALADE Bart Cummings Luke Nolen 56.5
7 HOT SNITZEL Gerald Ryan Corey Brown 56.5
8 SATIN SHOES Clarry Conners Hugh Bowman 54.5
9 ELITE FALLS John O'Shea Jim Cassidy 54.5
10 KARUTA QUEEN Neville Layt Tommy Berry 54.5
11 ALTAR Peter Snowden Josh Parr 54.5
12 SHARED REFLECTIONS Gai Waterhouse Damien Oliver 54.5
13 SARAMENHA Gerald Ryan Damien Oliver 54.5
14 FAST AND SEXY Chris Waller Glyn Schofield 54.5
15 MOSHEEN Leon Corstens Danny Nikolic 54.5
16 EMPRESS ROCK Bart Cummings Michael Rodd 54.5
17 (Emg) DO YOU THINK Bart Cummings 56.5

FINAL FIELD FOR THE BMW

1 ZAVITE (NZ) Anthony Cummings Glen Boss 59
2 HAWK ISLAND (IRE) Chris Waller Glyn Schofield 59
3 ILLUSTRIOUS BLUE (GB) David Payne Hugh Bowman 59
4 GINGA DUDE (NZ) Graeme Boyd Corey Brown 59
5 MOURAYAN (IRE) Robert Hickmott Michael Rodd 59
6 DESCARADO (NZ) Gai Waterhouse Nash Rawiller 58.5
7 LINTON Robert Hickmott Nick Hall 58.5
8 MALUCKYDAY (NZ) Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Jim Cassidy 58.5
9 CEDARBERG Pat Carey Damien Oliver 58.5
10 EXTRA ZERO David Hayes Brad Rawiller 58.5
11 LARISTAN (FR) David Hayes Craig Williams 58.5

It's getting tougher to get a start in the Melbourne Cup...Changes announced on Monday mean that to pass the first balloting clause a horse must now win a Listed race or be placed in a Group race of 2300m or further, rather than earning $60,000 for being in the first five in an open class flat race. Partially countering that change will be the fact that fourth and fifth placegetters in all Australian Group 1 races over 2300m+ in which horses older than three can run, will now pass the first balloting clause. The only exceptions will be several premier European staying handicaps. Weight penalties also now can only go to winners of Listed or better races over 1600m or further.