Sir Delius has been allotted top weight of 59kg in the Caulfield Cup and Half Yours the same weight in the Melbourne Cup, while ballot-exempt Defiantly tops the provisional order of entry for the Flemington feature.
Local hero Half Yours is set to start favourite for Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup after drawing barrier eight.
Melbourne Cup and Cox Plate markets have been upended after independent CT scans ruled leading chance Sir Delius out of both spring features.
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