Three Chris Waller-trained runners have copped penalties for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups following impressive wins on Saturday.
He’s Your Man and Junoob took out the Epsom and Metropolitan at Randwick while Who Shot Thebarman won the Grp 3 Bart Cummings at Flemington. He’s Your Man and Junoob got 1.5kg penalties in the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups and Who Shot Thebarman was handed the same penalty for the Caulfield Cup although his Melbourne Cup handicap only increased by 0.5kg.
Junoob’s penalty has taken his weight to 53.5kg and 55.5kg in the Caulfield and Melbourne Cup while He’s Your Man’s handicap is now 52.5kg in the Caulfield Cup and 54.5kg in the Melbourne Cup.
The penalty took Who Shot Thebarman’s Caulfield Cup to 53kg; his Melbourne Cup handicap has risen to 55kg.
The Caulfield Cup weights are expected to rise 2kg to ensure the topweight, probably Admire Rakti, carries the required 58kg on Saturday week.
Racing Victoria will release revised Caulfield and Melbourne Cup orders of entry on Tuesday following the completion of third acceptance for the Caulfield Cup and first acceptances for the Melbourne Cup.