Star New Zealand stayer The Chosen One (NZ) (Savabeel) has snuck into this year’s Caulfield Cup after Gr.3 Coongy Cup (2000m) winner Nonconformist (Rebel Raider) was not nominated for the race.
Balancing on the knife’s edge after it was confirmed Avilius (Pivotal) was likely to head to the Cup, The Chosen One would have been first emergency had either Django Freeman (Campanologist) or Al Galayel (Zoffany) won Wednesday’s Group Three.
The connections of Raheen House (Sea The Stars), San Huberto (Speightstown), Oceanex (NZ) (Ocean Park) and Ashrun (Authorized) will all be hoping for a bit of luck to get into the field or may need to look at other spring options like the Moonee Valley Cup or the Geelong Cup for their next run.
Caulfield Cup final field
1. Verry Elleegant (55kg) – Mark Zahra
2. Aktau (51kg) – Daniel Moor
3. Chapada (50.5kg) – Jye McNeil
4. Anthony Van Dyck (58.5kg) – Hugh Bowman
5. Vow And Declare (57kg) – Damien Oliver
6. Avilius (57kg) – John Allen
7. Mirage Dancer (55kg) – Craig Newitt
8. Mustajeer (55kg) – Billy Egan
9. Buckhurst (55kg) – Ben Melham
10. Warning (53kg) – Luke Currie
11. Prince Of Arran (54.5kg) – Jamie Kah
12. Finche (54.5kg) – Damian Lane
13. Dashing Willoughby (54.5kg) – Michael Walker
14. Dalasan (52.5kg) – William Pike
15. Toffee Tongue (51kg) – Michael Dee
16. Master Of Wine (53.5kg) – Craig Williams
17. True Self (52.5kg) – Declan Bates
18. The Chosen One (53.5kg) – Daniel Stackhouse
19e. Raheen House (53.5kg)
20e. San Huberto (53.5kg) – Fred Kersley
21e. Oceanex (51.5kg) – Zac Spain
22e. Le Don De Vie (52.5kg)
