Kayf Tara, Godolphin's dual Gold Cup winner, is 14-1 second favourite with Australian bookmaker Michael Eskander for the Foster's Melbourne Cup on November 7th.

The six-year-old had been due to run in the #800,000 contest at Flemington last year only to be cruelly sidelined through injury.

The Melbourne bookie has the New Zealand-based mare Showella, a dual Group One winner, as his 12-1 market leader.

The Martin Pipe-trained Far Cry, beaten a head by Kayf Tara at Royal Ascot, has been given a 16-1 quote along with Freemason and Timahs.

Mark Johnston's Fruits Of Love is a 20-1 chance together with the Gold Cup winner Enzeli and David Elsworth's 1998 Melbourne Cup third Persian Punch.

The entry deadline of international horses is July 31st.

Foster's Melbourne Cup latest odds:

Michael Eskander: 12-1 Showella, 14-1 Kayf Tara, 16-1 Far Cry, Freemason, Timahs, 20-1 Desert Rain, Enzeli, Fruits Of Love, Kaapstad Way, Now Voyager, Persian Punch, Streak, 25-1 Sky Heights, Tie The Knot, All The Way, Bohemiath, Churlish Charm, Mr Nelson, Mutafaweq, Nedawi, Padlock Charlie, Shogun Lodge, The Hind, Vicious Circle, Zonda.