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Weld enters five for Cup

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.

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 Tooheys New sponsored event.

The two-mile contest is staged at Flemington racecourse on November 4th.