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Chief handicapper Greg Carpenter has admitted than the lack of “superstar” horses has meant that he has allotted lower top weights in the Melbourne Cup in the last two years.
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For the second year in a row no Cup entry will race with more than 58kg with Alandi and Efficient, who headed last year's handicaps, again sharing the top honours.
"You have got to realise that minimum weight is now higher but as far as the number of horses in that higher bracket there has been no drop off," Carpenter said.
"If you go back to 1990, 20 years ago, there were only 14 horses weighted 55kg or higher in the Cup while this year there are 19."
"It fluctuates from year to year but horses at the top end of the weights are still being asked to carry, in my opinion, the appropriate weight.
"I think this year there aren't quite the superstars we have seen in the past with that performance profile to get them up to a higher weight.
"It is a world-class Group One handicap now and we know the strength of those (Cup) horses very well."
2010 Melbourne Cup odds
Fixed Odds - Sportsbet.com.au
Dariana 13.00
Shocking 15.00
So You Think 15.00
Jessicabeel 17.00
Sans Frontieres 17.00
Moudre 17.00
Faint Perfume 19.00
Shoot Out 19.00
Rebel Raider 19.00
Linton 21.00
Alandi 21.00
Zabrasive 21.00
Profound Beauty 26.00
2010 Melbourne Cup weights
58kg
Alandi (IRE)
Efficient (NZ)
57.5kg
Cavalryman (GB)
Jaguar Mail (JPN)
Mastery (GB)
57.0kg
Meiner Kitz (JPN)
Rite Of Passage (GB)
Shocking (AUS)
56.0kg
Campanologist (USA)
Metal Bender (NZ)
So You Think (NZ)
55.5kg
Rebel Raider (AUS)
Zipping (AUS)
55.0kg
Illustrious Blue (GB)
Littorio (AUS)
Mr Medici (IRE)
Sans Frontieres (IRE)
Shoot Out (AUS)
Sirmione (AUS)
54.5kg
Tactic (GB)
Tokai Trick (JPN)
54.0kg
Americain (USA)
Buccellati (GB)
C'est La Guerre (NZ)
Doctor Fremantle (GB)
Harris Tweed (NZ)
Manighar (FR)
Master O'Reilly (NZ)
Monaco Consul (NZ)
Profound Beauty (IRE)
Triple Honour (NZ)
Zavite (NZ)
53.5kg
Alcopop (AUS)
Bauer (IRE)
Holberg (UAE)
Meisho Dontaku (JPN)
Mourayan (IRE)
Purple Moon (IRE)
Red Ruler (NZ)
Speed Gifted (GB)
Vigor (NZ)
53.0kg
Drunken Sailor (IRE)
Golden Sword (GB)
No Wine No Song (AUS)
Zabrasive (NZ)
52.5kg
Akmal (GB)
Capecover (NZ)
Claremont (IRE)
Descarado (NZ)
Jessicabeel (NZ)
King Of Wands (GB)
Rainbow Peak (IRE)
52.0kg
Black Mamba (NZ)
Dangerous Midge (USA)
Faint Perfume (AUS)
Hissing Sid (AUS)
Lords Ransom (AUS)
Los Cristianos (FR)
Moatize (AUS)
51.5kg
Above Average (IRE)
Dariana (AUS)
Extra Zero (AUS)
Fanjura (IRE)
Herculian Prince (NZ)
Kibbutz (NZ)
Newport (AUS)
Once More Dubai (USA)
Once Were Wild (AUS)
Raffaello (AUS)
The Fuzz (NZ)
51.0kg
Chartreux (AUS)
Coniston Bluebird (AUS)
Empires Choice (NZ)
Gorky Park (NZ)
Grand Ducal (IRE)
Kutchinsky (AUS)
Largo Lad (AUS)
Linton (AUS)
Moudre (AUS)
Pompeyano (IRE)
Sculptor (NZ)
Shamoline Warrior (AUS)
Sterling Prince (NZ)
Trusting (AUS)
White Pilgrim (JPN)
50.5kg
Darley Sun (IRE)
Eastern Aria (UAE)
Libel Law (GB)
Precedence (NZ)
Shahwardi (FR)
Small Minds (AUS)
50.0kg
Ajhar (USA)
Akzar (IRE)
All Time Champion (AUS)
Ananias (AUS)
Another Legend (AUS)
Anudjawun (NZ)
Apprehend (AUS)
Asso Bello (AUS)
Avienus (AUS)
Ballygoran (NZ)
Baron (AUS)
Basaltico (IRE)
Base (NZ)
Becqu Adoree (FR)
Berlioz (NZ)
Billson (AUS)
Bint Maher (AUS)
Bolton (NZ)
Booming (NZ)
Brightnight (NZ)
By The Way (AUS)
Cats Fun (AUS)
Cedarberg (AUS)
Checkaboard Lounge (NZ)
Cheviot Beach (AUS)
Count Encosta (AUS)
Crocodile Canyon (NZ)
Daad's Overtime (NZ)
Dancing David (IRE)
Double Whisky (NZ)
Doubtful Jack (AUS)
Dual Hemisphere (AUS)
Dundrum (AUS)
Echelon (AUS)
Elaparado (NZ)
Emblem Of Liberty (SAF)
Eraset (AUS)
Exalted Ego (AUS)
Exceptionally (NZ)
Fairfield Flame (GER)
Fairygem (NZ)
Fortuni (IRE)
Frozone (NZ)
Fuji Fame (AUS)
Gallant Lady (AUS)
Get Up Jude (AUS)
Ghostmilk (IRE)
Go With The Flo (NZ)
Golden Charmer (AUS)
Gothic Crown (AUS)
Happy Spirit (SAF)
Hastein (NZ)
Hillstreet (AUS)
Holloway Castle (NZ)
Home On A Wing (AUS)
Hume (NZ)
Imposing (GB)
Indite (NZ)
Interlocking (NZ)
Irel (NZ)
Ishant (AUS)
Jeuneys End (AUS)
Joe Blow (AUS)
Jungle Rocket (NZ)
Just A Blaze (NZ)
Kaleske (AUS)
Keep The Peace (NZ)
King Of Mountains (AUS)
Lady Eclair (IRE)
Landlocked (NZ)
Landlord (AUS)
Laristan (FR)
Legislature (AUS)
Leica Falcon (AUS)
Leica Larrikin (AUS)
Lethal Arrow (AUS)
Livia (AUS)
Look Now (AUS)
Macedonian (NZ)
Maestro Of Murano (AUS)
Majestic Concorde (IRE)
Maluckyday (NZ)
Martial Law (IRE)
Martin Place (AUS)
Martyr (GB)
Mateo (AUS)
Miles Above (AUS)
Miss Alia (NZ)
Miss Darcey (AUS)
My Keepsake (NZ)
Moncalieri (AUS)
Montahlia (NZ)
Montjeu Madame (NZ)
Moshav (NZ)
Mr Charlie (NZ)
Muir (GB)
My Bentley (NZ)
My Central (ITY)
Naadji (NZ)
Natural High (IRE)
Nazabeel (NZ)
Niptious (AUS)
Nitonic (AUS)
Nothin' Leica Cat (NZ)
Oak Heart (AUS)
Ocean Dream (AUS)
Olympic Win (NZ)
Our Aristocrat (GB)
Our Cannavaro (NZ)
Our Destiny (NZ)
Our Kobi Jade (AUS)
Our Rockhampton (IRE)
Pento Diablo (AUS)
Persian Star (AUS)
Phantom Agent (AUS)
Phaze Action (AUS)
Polly's Mark (IRE)
Red Colossus (AUS)
Reigning Rhythm (AUS)
Reprisal (AUS)
Right Fong (AUS)
Rowland (AUS)
Run For Naara (AUS)
Rundle (AUS)
Saint Encosta (AUS)
Sainthood (AUS)
Salinas (AUS)
Scouting Wide (NZ)
Sea Galleon (AUS)
Sherpa Tenzing (NZ)
Smokin' Gun (NZ)
Snake Gully (NZ)
Snow Alert (AUS)
Soaring Dragon (AUS)
Sopranist (GB)
Spacecraft (AUS)
Stanstill (IRE)
Star Ripper (AUS)
Stillman (USA)
Streetfighter (AUS)
Sunday Mist (AUS)
Sunset Cafe (AUS)
Tarawera (AUS)
The Hombre (AUS)
The Miniver Rose (IRE)
Three Orion (JPN)
Tobique (AUS)
Token Of Honour (AUS)
Tora Tora Tora (AUS)
Triumphant Choice (AUS)
Tullamore (NZ)
Two For Tea (NZ)
Valdemoro (AUS)
Vesper (AUS)
Warringah (GB)
Well Rounded (AUS)
Why Wouldya (NZ)
Wow (NZ)
Zabdued (NZ)
Zaman (NZ)
Zampara (AUS)
Zantelagh (AUS)
49.0kg
Dubawi's Daughter (AUS)
Sugar Bush (NZ)
Try Pickle (AUS)