Finally, for today: the first Order of Entry for the Melbourne Cup has been released. Subsequent lists will come out each Monday. Last year you'd find them on this page: https://www.racingvictoria.com.au/t...ture-conditions, but it might be a matter of just keeping an eye on Racing Victoria's twitter: https://twitter.com/racinginsider

Order of Entry: https://cdn.racing.com/-/media/rv/2...ry-september-12

Of the horses I posted on Tuesday that were weighted less than their official handicap indicated they should be:

Horse	Order	Advantage
MIRAGE DANCER (GB)	9	0.5kg
MASTER OF REALITY (IRE)	11	2kg
CONSTANTINOPLE (IRE)	12	1kg
IL PARADISO (USA)	13	3.5kg
MUSTAJEER (GB)	16	0.5kg
ISPOLINI (GB)	20	1kg
HUNTING HORN (IRE)	22	1kg
DASHING WILLOUGHBY (GB)	24	3kg
TECHNICIAN (IRE)	26	1kg
RED VERDON (USA)	33	0.5kg
RAYMOND TUSK (IRE)	34	1kg
GOLD MOUNT (GB)	35	0.5kg
DESERT SKYLINE (IRE)	50	1kg
RAHEEN HOUSE (IRE)	55	1kg
RED GALILEO (GB)	56	2.5kg
HAKY (IRE)	71	0.5kg
BARSANTI (IRE)	72	0.5kg
NORWAY (IRE)	74	0.5kg
BIN BATTUTA (GB)	85	0.5kg
WESTERN AUSTRALIA (IRE)	89	0.5kg
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE (IRE)	YTPFBC	3.5kg
MOUNT EVEREST (IRE)	YTPFBC	3.5kg
BUCKHURST (IRE)	YTPFBC	3kg
SOUTH PACIFIC (GB)	YTPFBC	3kg
HUMIDOR (NZ)	YTPFBC	0.5kg
MOUNTAIN HUNTER (USA)	YTPFBC	0.5kg
POUNAMU	YTPFBC	0.5kg
RED CARDINAL (IRE)	YTPFBC	0.5kg

YTPFBC = yet to pass first ballot clause


So Il Paradiso and Dashing Willoughby look to have conditions that are pretty favourable if they were to come.

Nakeeta at #48 last year looks to have been the lowest in the initial Order of Entry to get into the race without subsequently picking up a penalty or winning a ballot exemption. Avilius (Bart Cummings winner), Yucatan (+2.5kg Herbert Power), Runaway (+1.5kg Geelong Cup), and Prince of Arran (Lexus Stakes winner) were all initially lower but won their way into the final field.