Goldophin's Australian head trainer John O'Shea has nominated light-raced Terai for the listed event.

The Cup has attracted 35 nominations.

O'Shea is among a contingent of Australia's leading trainers with entries in the last major feature event of the Victorian Spring Carnival.

Hometown mentor Darren Weir, Chris Waller, Peter Moody, David Hayes and Tom Dabernig, Gai Waterhouse, Robert Smerdon, Tony McEvoy, Mick Price and Robert Hickmott all have nominations.

Waterhouse is attempting to secure back-to-back Ballarat Cups after The Offer saluted last year.

Weights will be declared on Tuesday, with fields released on Wednesday.

CUP NOMINATIONS

At First Sight (trained by Darren Weir)

Bring Bank (Mark Ashby)

Cadel Triomphe (Colin Little)

Cadillac Mountain (Peter Moody)

Count Of Limonade (Mick Price)

Electric Fusion (Robert Smerdon)

Epingle (Mick Kent)

Escado (Matt Laurie)

Fat Al (Peter Moody)

Great Lane (Symon Wilde)

Happy As Hell (Terry and Karina O'Sullivan)

Hurdy Gurdy Man (Darren Weir)

Hvasstan (Peter Gelagotis)

In Masquerade (Peter Moody)

Massiyn (Robert Hickmott)

Masters Degree (Steven Lake)

Mobaco (Darren Weir)

Motivado (David Hayes-Tom Dabernig)

Mujadale (Paul Jones)

Phantom Brew (Colin Little)

Pheidon (Gai Waterhouse)

Rialya (Matt Laurie)

Scratchy Bottom (Mick Kent)

Shenzhou Steeds (Mitch Freedman)

Spinderbella (Robert Smerdon)

St Issey (Pay Hyland)

Sysmo (Tony McEvoy)

Tanby (Mick Cerchi)

Tango's Daughter (Mick Price)

Terai (John O'Shea)

The Inventor (Bevan Laming)

Tuscan Fire (Dan O'Sullivan)

Vilanova (Chris Waller)

Waltzing To Win (David Huxtable)

You Think So (Mick Kent)