Weld enters five horses for Melbourne Cup

Irish trainer Dermot Weld has entered five horses for this year's Melbourne Cup in Australia.

Irish trainer Dermot Weld has entered five horses for this year's Melbourne Cup in Australia.

Weld, who won the race last year with Media Puzzle, has entered In Times Eye, Lowlander, Maharib, Vinnie Roe, as well as the 2002 winner.

Aidan O'Brien has one entry in Black Sam Bellamy.

A total of 281 entries were received for the race.

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Godolphin have a typically strong hand in the race with last year's third Beekeeper one of their major hopes.

Trainer Saeed bin Suroor also has Highdown, Highest, Leadership, Mamool, Millstreet, Pugin and Sights On Gold as possible runners.

Jardines Lookout heads a list of 31 British-trained horses entered for the event. The two-mile contest is staged at Flemington racecourse on November 4th.