Melbourne Cup smokey emerges in huge upset

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Emissary has rocketed into contention for Australia's favourite contention - the clip honoured Melbourne Cup - aft winning an important lead-up race.

The Michael Moroney gelding romped location astatine $17 to triumph the Geelong Cup connected Wednesday, swamping contention favourite Surefire to salute by a length.

Moroney trained Brew to Melbourne Cup triumph successful 2000.

The Geelong Cup is not an authoritative ballot-exemption qualifier (explained below) for the Melbourne Cup, but it is utilized arsenic an important signifier usher 2 weeks retired from the contention that stops the nation.

Handicappers volition delegate a value punishment to Emissary for winning the Geelong Cup, which volition propulsion the equine up the bid of introduction for the Melbourne Cup and into the apical 24, which decides the last field. Emissary was 30th successful the bid of introduction earlier the Geelong Cup jumped.

Meanwhile apical Sydney trainer Chris Waller - who won past year's Cup with Verry Elleegant - has announced Damien Oliver volition thrust Durston successful the diagnostic contention astatine Flemington connected November 1.

Durston changeable to the apical of the bid of introduction by winning the Caulfield Cup, which is 1 of 5 ballot-exemption races.

HOW IS THE MELBOURNE CUP FIELD DECIDED?

Connections indispensable nominate their equine for the Melbourne Cup, which - for this year's contention - could person been lodged immoderate clip earlier August 2, erstwhile they were closed.

This twelvemonth a full of 186 horses were nominated for the 2022 Cup.

As soon arsenic that database is completed, the handicappers volition measure and delegate each nominee a weight, based connected their handicap standing and past performances astatine the time.

They volition gully up an "order of entry" which ranks each equine from archetypal to past based connected however apt they are to marque the last field. Generally the horses astatine the apical of the database volition beryllium assigned the heaviest weights.

From the clip it is created, the bid of introduction volition past alteration erstwhile connections retreat their equine from contention, oregon erstwhile a nominated equine moves up the database based connected value penalties oregon show successful exemption events (explained below).

When the Melbourne Cup obstruction gully happens astatine astir 5.30pm connected the Saturday earlier the race, the apical 24 ranked horses connected the bid of introduction volition signifier the Cup field, and each volition beryllium assigned a barrier.

See the afloat up-to-date 2022 bid of introduction below.

WHAT ARE BALLOT EXEMPTION RACES?

The Melbourne Cup has 5 ballot-exemption races, which means the victor of each of those races tin gain an automatic spot successful the Cup, if connections take to judge it.

The 5 exemption races are; The Andrew Ramsden Stakes (May 14, won by Point Nepean), The Bart Cummings (October 1, won by Lunar Flare), Caulfield Cup (October 15, won by Durston), Cox Plate (October 22), and Lexus Stakes, formerly known arsenic The Hotham (October 29).

Verry Elleegant storms to Melbourne Cup victory

Durston, Lunar Flare, and Point Nepean person each risen to the apical of the Melbourne Cup bid of introduction pursuing their wins.

The Geelong Cup is not an exemption contention for the Melbourne Cup, but the victor of that tin beryllium assigned a value punishment that does propulsion it up the bid of entry. The 2022 Geelong Cup was won by Emissary, which was ranked 30th successful the bid of introduction anterior to Wednesday.

The 2010 and 2011 Melbourne Cup winners some came from winning the Geelong Cup.

2022 MELBOURNE CUP ORDER OF ENTRY

(Correct arsenic of 4pm Wednesday, October 19)

1 DURSTON (GB) (gelding, 7yo, Chris Waller, 53.5kg + 3.5kg penalty)

2 LUNAR FLARE (mare, 7yo, Grahame Begg, 51.5kg + 0.5kg penalty)

3 POINT NEPEAN (IRE) (horse, 5yo, Robert Hickmott, 51kg)

4 DEAUVILLE LEGEND (IRE) (gelding, 4yo, James Ferguson, 55kg)

5 GOLD TRIP (FRA) (horse, 6yo, Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, 57.5kg)

6 DUAIS (mare, 5yo, Edward Cummings, 55.5kg)

7 MONTEFILIA (mare, 5yo, David Payne, 55.5kg)

8 HOO YA MAL (GB) (horse, 4yo, Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, 53.5kg)

9 KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE) (gelding, 8yo, Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, 55.5kg)

10 LOFT (GER) (gelding, 5yo, Marcel Weiss, 55.5kg)

11 WITHOUT A FIGHT (IRE) (gelding, 6yo, Simon and Ed Crisford, 55.5kg)

12 NUMERIAN (IRE) (gelding, 7yo, Annabel Neasham, 55.5kg)

13 CAMORRA (IRE) (gelding, 6yo, Ben and JD Hayes, 55kg)

14 ALEGRON (gelding, 4yo, James Cummings, 53kg)

15 STOCKMAN (NZ) (gelding, 6yo, Joseph Pride, 54kg)

16 YOUNG WERTHER (NZ) (gelding, 5yo, Danny O'Brien, 54kg)

17 VOW AND DECLARE (gelding, 7yo, Danny O'Brien, 54kg)

18 LE DON DE VIE (GB) (gelding, 7yo, Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, 53.5kg)

19 PERSAN (gelding, 6yo, Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, 53.5kg)

20 GREAT HOUSE (IRE) (gelding, 6yo, Chris Waller, 53kg)

21 GRAND PROMENADE (GB) (gelding, 7yo, Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, 53kg)

22 TRALEE ROSE (NZ) (mare, 6yo, Symon Wilde, 51.5kg)

23 DAQIANSWEET JUNIOR (NZ) (gelding, 5yo, Phillip Stokes, 53kg)

24 NERVE NOT VERVE (NZ) (mare, 7yo, Michael Moroney, 51kg)

25 ARAPAHO (FRA) (gelding, 6yo, Bjorn Baker, 52.5kg)

26 CRYSTAL PEGASUS (GB) (gelding, 6yo, Chris Waller, 52kg)

27 MIDNIGHT BLUE (gelding, 6yo, Danny O'Brien, 52kg)

28 SMOKIN' ROMANS (NZ) (gelding, 6yo, Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, 51.5kg + 1.5kg penalty)

29 REALM OF FLOWERS (mare, 6yo, Anthony and Sam Freedman, 50kg)

30 EMISSARY (GB) (gelding, 6yo, Michael Moroney, 51kg)

31 RODRIGO DIAZ (GB) (gelding, 6yo, David Simcock, 50.5kg)

32 INTERPRETATION (IRE) (horse, 5yo, Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, 50kg)

33 THE AMAZONIAN (mare, 4yo, Mick Price and Michael Kent, 50kg)

34 REGAL LION (NZ) (gelding, 4yo, Annabel Neasham, 50kg)

35 WYCLIF (GB) (gelding, 6yo, Danny O'Brien, 50kg)

36 MAKRAM (IRE) (gelding, 6yo, Ben and JD Hayes, 50kg)

37 KING OF THE CASTLE (IRE) (gelding, 5yo, Robert Hickmott, 50kg)

38 LUNCIES (GB) (gelding, 6yo, Kris Lees, 50kg)

39 INSPIRATIONAL GIRL (NZ) (mare, 7yo, Danny O'Brien, 53kg)

40 SERPENTINE (IRE) (gelding, 6yo, Robert Hickmott, 53.5kg)

41 CHAPADA (gelding, 7yo, Michael Moroney, 52.5kg)

42 SAN HUBERTO (IRE) (horse, 7yo, Matt Cumani, 51.5kg)

43 ATTORNEY (FRA) (gelding, 8yo, Matthew Smith, 50kg)

44 HARMYSIAN (GB) (gelding, 6yo, Clayton Douglas, 50kg)

45 HIGH EMOCEAN (NZ) (mare, 6yo, Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, 50kg)

46 SCHABAU (GER) (gelding, 8yo, Robert Hickmott, 50kg)

47 TEAM CAPTAIN (IRE) (gelding, 7yo, Matt Cumani, 50kg)

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