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New Zealand trainer Jeff Lynds says Booming has improved for the Moonee Valley Cup which will bring him on again for the next month's Melbourne Cup.

Leading Sydney trainer Gai Waterhouse is back for a tilt at back-to-back victories in Saturday's $2.5 million Caulfield Cup, but doesn't rate Tullamore in the same league as reigning hero Descarado.

Lion Tamer has been set on a path to join illustrious company if he wins Saturday's Caulfield Stakes and goes on to take out the $3 million Cox Plate.

The Verminator has been penalised two kilograms in both the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups for his win in Saturday's Group One Metropolitan at Randwick.

Michael Rodd's hopes of riding December Draw in the Caulfield Cup have received a boost with the gelding penalised two kilograms for winning the Naturalism Stakes.

Anthony Freedman has called on jockey Lisa Cropp to cajole the best out of Caulfield and Melbourne Cup hope Above Average in the Naturalism Stakes at Caulfield.

New Zealand stayer Lion Tamer will have his spring campaign diverted to include the W S Cox Plate if he can figure in Saturday's Underwood Stakes at Caulfield.

Racing Victoria is pleased with the response from international trainers with 25 northern hemisphere horses nominated for the Melbourne Cup including defending champion Americain.

Veteran Master O'Reilly, who was retired after running in his fourth successive Melbourne Cup last spring, is set to make a comeback in Saturday's Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington.