Trainer Grahame Begg has been denied a start in a feature Cup race for a second time with Nonconformist being scratched from the Caulfield Cup.
Nonconformist presented with lameness in his right-hind leg on Thursday and was re-inspected by Racing Victoria vets on Friday before being withdrawn 2.53pm on veterinary grounds.
The scratching of Nonconformist paves the way for solitary emergency United Nations to gain a start in Saturday's Group 1 Handicap over 2400m.
Last year Begg was forced to withdraw Lunar Flare from the Melbourne Cup after the mare was deemed lame in a pre-race Racing Victoria veterinary examination.
Fellow Caulfield Cup contender Without A Fight, who was also under a lameness cloud following his inspection on Thursday, was given the all-clear to start following a second check on Friday.
International runners Breakup, West Wind Blows, Okita Soushi and Valiant King were all given the all-clear to run earlier on Friday.
| FP | Silk | Horse, Age & Sex Sire & Dam |
Jockey Trainer |
SP
WT |
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| 1st |
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2. WITHOUT A FIGHT (IRE) 6yo G TEOFILO (IRE) - KHOR SHEED (GB) |
MARK ZAHRA A & S FREEDMAN |
$8.5
55.5kg |
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| Sheikh Mohammed Obaid al Maktoum | |||||||||||
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| 2nd |
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6. WEST WIND BLOWS (IRE) 4yo G TEOFILO (IRE) - WEST WIND (GB) |
JAMIE SPENCER SIMON & ED CRISFORD |
$5.5
54kg |
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| Abdulla Al Mansoori | |||||||||||
| 3rd |
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1. GOLD TRIP (FR) 6yo H OUTSTRIP (GB) - SARVANA (FR) |
BEN MELHAM CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE |
$6.5
58.5kg |
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| Australian Bloodstock, J Woodbridge, Whitegate Pastoral, Roth Brogan Syndicate, Gold Trip, Surf Coast Racing, S Pellegrino, B Taylor, M Belford, J Garvey, N Greenhalgh, Mrs M Greenhalgh, C Madden, Mystery Downs, C Cook, B Nally, Werrett Bloodstock, L Caminiti & J Simmons | |||||||||||
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| 4th |
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16. BOIS D'ARGENT (GB) 6yo G TORONADO (IRE) - MADONNA LILY (IRE) |
WINONA COSTIN ANNABEL NEASHAM |
$101
50.5kg |
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| 5th |
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11. RIGHT YOU ARE (AUS) 7yo G SO YOU THINK (NZ) - LEICA DING (AUS) |
MICHAEL DEE CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE |
$41
53kg |
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| 6th |
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18. VALIANT KING (GB) 3yo C ROARING LION (USA) - ASSEMBLY (USA) |
JAMIE KAH JOSEPH O'BRIEN |
$10
50kg |
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| 7th |
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8. SOULCOMBE (GB) 4yo G FRANKEL (GB) - RIBBONS (GB) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS CHRIS WALLER |
$8
53.5kg |
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| 8th |
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3. BREAKUP (JPN) 5yo H NOVELLIST (IRE) - LITTLE JUN (JPN) |
DAMIAN LANE TATSUYA YOSHIOKA |
$10
55kg |
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| 9th |
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9. DUKE DE SESSA (IRE) 4yo H LOPE DE VEGA (IRE) - DARK CRUSADER (IRE) |
JOHN ALLEN CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE |
$41
53kg |
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| 10th |
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19. UNITED NATIONS (IRE) 4yo H GALILEO (IRE) - CHRISTMAS KID (USA) |
MS CARLEEN HEFEL CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE |
$91
50kg |
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| 11th |
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10. HOO YA MAL (GB) 4yo G TERRITORIES (IRE) - SENSATIONALLY (GB) |
TIM CLARK G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT |
$10
53kg |
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| 12th |
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14. OKITA SOUSHI (IRE) 5yo H GALILEO (IRE) - AMICUS (AUS) |
KERRIN MCEVOY JOSEPH O'BRIEN |
$26
51.5kg |
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| 13th |
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4. MONTEFILIA (AUS) 6yo M KERMADEC (NZ) - BANA WU (GB) |
BLAKE SHINN CHRIS WALLER |
$11
54.5kg |
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| 14th |
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17. SPIRIT RIDGE (GB) 8yo G NATHANIEL (IRE) - TATES CREEK (USA) |
DEAN YENDALL ANNABEL NEASHAM |
$21
50.5kg |
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| 15th |
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15. FAME (AUS) 4yo G MANHATTAN RAIN (AUS) - SPIRIT BIRD (NZ) |
CRAIG NEWITT PETER G MOODY & KATHERINE COLEMAN |
$201
51kg |
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| 16th |
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13. GOLDMAN (NZ) 5yo G VERDI (NZ) - GOLDSMITH (NZ) |
LINDA MEECH G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT |
$81
52kg |
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| 17th |
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5. FRANCESCO GUARDI (IRE) 5yo G FRANKEL (GB) - TROPHEE (FR) |
JAMES MCDONALD CHRIS WALLER |
$26
54kg |
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| 18th |
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12. EMISSARY (GB) 6yo G KINGMAN (GB) - SOVIET MOON (IRE) |
JYE MCNEIL MICHAEL MORONEY |
$101
52kg |
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