Late scratching rocks Melbourne Cup

The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained stayer Delphi has been cleared to tally successful the Melbourne Cup but Matt Cumani's Future Score has been scratched pursuing tests this morning.

Heavily backed Delphi and agelong changeable Future Score needed to walk vet examinations earlier the last scratching clip of 7.30am AEDT this morning.

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Delphi was cleared to contention and volition instrumentality his spot successful the contention but Racing Victoria confirmed that Future Score did not walk the test.

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Delphi has been a large mover successful the betting markets, jumping from $34 to $17 aft the obstruction gully earlier quality of his race-day check-up broke.

Champion jockey Damien Oliver is booked to thrust Delphi.

Delphi, the Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained stayer, has been a large mover successful the betting markets (Getty)

According to Racing Victoria, Delphi presented signs of lameness successful his near foreleg, portion the Matt Cumani trained Future Score, had signs of lameness successful his close foreleg.

The different 22 horses were each passed acceptable to contention successful the Cup.

Delphi hasn't raced since the Caulfield Cup connected October 16 aft finishing 13th contempt going into the contention arsenic a heavy backed 2nd favourite.

TAB reports that Delphi is 1 of the champion backed runners successful the past 24 hours.

Future Score was agelong likelihood paying $126 aft his past mediocre commencement astatine the Moonee Valley Gold Cup connected October 23.

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