Nominations have closed for the Pryde's EasiFeed Victoria Cup, with 27 horses in the running for a start in the Grand Circuit classic.
HRV's racing team has begun the field selection process and will finalise it following final acceptances at 2pm on Monday.
The 12-horse (plus one emergency) Victoria Cup field will be released later that day before the barrier draw is conducted live on Sky Racing on Tuesday morning.
The $300,000 feature - won last year by Rock N Roll Doo - will be run over the 2240m trip at Melton on October 14.
NOMINATIONS
ABOUTTIME - J R (Jason) Grimson
ACT NOW - E J (Emma) Stewart
AMORE VITA NZ - E J (Emma) Stewart
BETTER ECLIPSE - J A (Jess) Tubbs
BETTOR BE THE BOMB - S L (Sonya) Smith
BEYOND DELIGHT - E J (Emma) Stewart
BUBBA SCRUB NZ - J R (Jason) Grimson
BULLETPROOF BOY - S L (Scott) Ewen
CAPTAIN RAVISHING - A (Ahmed) Taiba
CATCH A WAVE - A P (Andy) Gath
ENCIPHER - E J (Emma) Stewart
HI MANAMEISJEFF NZ - J R (Jason) Grimson
HONOLUA BAY - E J (Emma) Stewart
HOT AND TREACHEROUS NZ - M J (Jack) Butler
LEAP TO FAME - G W (Grant) Dixon
LOYALIST NZ - J (Joe) Conolly
MACH DAN - E J (Emma) Stewart
MAX DELIGHT - D (David) Aiken
NERANO NZ - J R (Jason) Grimson
OUTLAW MAN NZ - A P (Andy) Gath
ROCK N ROLL DOO NZ - M I (Michael) Stanley
SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS NZ - B J (Belinda) McCarthy
TAIPO NZ - B M (Brad) Hewitt
TANGO TARA NZ - A P (Andy) Gath
TIMS A TROOPER - G W (Grant) Dixon
TREACHERY - E J (Emma) Stewart
YAMBUKIAN - A P (Andy) Gath