San Huberto is a major absentee for Ballarat stables from Melbourne and Caulfield Cups first acceptances released on Tuesday.
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TRhe Matt Cumani-trained import is out of the spring with injury.
The six-year-old had two starts in the spring for Cumani, finishing third in the Sandown Cup.
He then ran second in the Victoria Cup at Caulfield in February before finishing midfield in the group 1 Australian Cup.
Cumani still has two entries for the Melbourne Cup in import Sous Le Nuages, which is yet to race in Australia, and Future Score, which is also Cumani's only remaining Caulfield Cup candidate.
Future Score has not raced since last spring, when he won the Cranbourne Cup and was third in the Sandown Classic and Hotham Handicap.
Archie Alexander begins the spring campaign of Melbourne Cup nomination Tigre Royale at Sandown Hillside on Wednesday.
He steps out over 1800m in his first start since August, when he ended a campaign which saw him win four races on end.
Ballarat stable first acceptors:
MELBOURNE CUP
Ciaron Maher-David Eustace: Ciaron Maher-David Eustace: Bartholemeu Dias, Explosive Jack, Floating Artist, Gold Trip, Grand Promenade, Heart Of Puissance, High Emocean, King's Charisma, Mankayan, Mayfair Spirit, Persan, Sir Dragonet, Tooradin
Matt Cumani: Future Score, Sous Le Nuages
Dan O'Sullivan: Horse For Higher
Archie Alexander: Barade, Mosh Music, Tigre Royale
Tony and Calvin McEvoy: Coolth, Secret Blaze
*Robert Hickmott: Buckhurst, Cormorant, Dawn Patrol Degraves, King Of Legrance, Pondus
CAULFIELD CUP
Ciaron Maher-David Eustace: Al Galayel, Bartholoemeu Dias, Dr Drill, Explosive Jack, Floating Artist, Grand Promenade, Heart Of Puissance, High Emocean, King's Charisma, Mankayan, Mayfair Spirit, Persan, Sir Dragonet, Tooradin
Dan O'Sullivan: Horse For Higher
Matt Cumani: Future Score
Archie Alexander: Barade
COX PLATE
Ciaron Maher-David Eustace: Explosive Jack, Gold Trip, Sir Dragonet,
Tony and Calvin McEvoy: Mac N Cheese
*Robert Hickmott: Buckhurst, Cormorant, Dawn Patrol, Degraves, King Of Legrance, Pondus
*Robert Hickmott: Buckhurst, Cormorant, Dawn Patrol, Degraves, King Of Leogrance, Pondus
* Hickmott is relocating his stable from Caulfield to Ballarat this spring.
