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Twenty-eight internationals have been nominated for this year's $6.2m Melbourne Cup, 20 years after Vintage Crop became the first overseas raider to contest Australia's richest horse race.

French stayer Dunaden, who won the race in 2011, headlines the overseas contingent which for the first time makes up more than 20 per cent of total nominations.

He's joined in the list by Green Moon as the only two past winners of the race.

Irish master Aidan O'Brien has nominated three gallopers – Ernest Hemingway, Foundry and Leading Light.

Luca Cumani looks set to return with Mount Athos while Dermot Weld, who trained Vintage Crop to an historic race victory in 1993, could be represented by Pale Mimosa and Voleuse De Coeurs.

Prominent Australian owner Lloyd Williams has 12 nominated with prominent duo Sea Moon and Masked Marvel potentially joining Green Moon in the race.

Cup favourite Puissance de Lune is Darren Weir's sole entry in the race.

Sydney trainer Gai Waterhouse has 10 entries headed by last year's runner-up Fiorente, as she looks to win the race for the first time.

Australian Oaks winner Royal Descent is one of eight representing the Chris Waller yard while Cups master Bart Cummings will be solely represented by Precedence.

Weights for the Melbourne Cup will be released on Tuesday, September 17.

1 AGENT BAUER Gwenda Markwell

2 AHZEEMAH (IRE) Saeed Bin Suroor

3 ALIYANA TILDE Kerry Parker

4 ANGOLA Pat Carey

5 ARALDO (GB) Michael Moroney

6 ARIBAA (GB) Mark Kavanagh

7 AWARD SEASON (IRE) Kris Lees

8 BACHELOR ROYAL (NZ) Andrew J Payne

9 BACK IN BLACK (NZ) John Steffert

10 BASS STRAIT (NZ) David Hayes

11 BAYRIR (FR) Chris Waller

12 BEATEN UP (GB) Chris Waller

13 BIOGRAPHER (GB) David Lanigan

14 BIT OF HELL (IRE) Mick Price

15 BONO VOX David Hayes

16 BRIGANTIN (USA) Pat Carey

17 BROWN PANTHER (GB) Tom Dascombe

18 CARAVAN ROLLS ON (GB) Peter Chapple-Hyam

19 CARLTON HOUSE (USA) Gai Waterhouse

20 CASTLZEBERG (NZ) Danny O'Brien

21 CHARLESTON LADY (GB) David Vandyke

22 COLOUR VISION (FR) Saeed Bin Suroor

23 DANAS BEST Gai Waterhouse

24 DANDINO (GB) Marco Botti

25 DEAR DEMI Clarry Conners

26 DESERT JEUNEY Nigel Blackiston

27 DUNADEN (FR) Mikel Delzangles

28 ECUADOR (NZ) Gai Waterhouse

29 ERNEST HEMINGWAY (IRE) Aidan O'Brien

30 ETHIOPIA Pat Carey

31 EXCEPTIONALLY (NZ) Terry & Karina O'Sullivan

32 FAWKNER Robert Hickmott

33 FIORENTE (IRE) Gai Waterhouse

34 FORETELLER (GB) Chris Waller

35 FORGOTTEN VOICE (IRE) Nicky Henderson

36 FOUNDRY (IRE) Aidan O'Brien

37 FRUEHLING (IRE) Anthony Freedman

38 GARUD (IRE) Michael Moroney

39 GERONTIUS David Hayes

40 GHOST PROTOCOL (IRE) Paul Perry

41 GLENCADAM GOLD (IRE) Gai Waterhouse

42 GOLDONI (IRE) David Hayes

43 GREEN MOON (IRE) Robert Hickmott

44 HAMMERFEST (GB) John Hammond

45 HARTANI (IRE) Robert Hickmott

46 HAWKSPUR Chris Waller

47 HIPPOPUS (NZ) Gai Waterhouse

48 IBICENCO (GER) Peter G Moody

49 IRONSTEIN Gerald Ryan

50 IT'S A DUNDEEL (NZ) Murray Baker

51 JET AWAY (GB) David Hayes

52 JOSHUA TREE (IRE) Ed Dunlop

53 JULIENAS (IRE) Gai Waterhouse

54 KEEP COOL (NZ) Danny O'Brien

55 KELINNI (IRE) Chris Waller

56 KESAMPOUR (FR) Peter G Moody

57 KINGDOMS (NZ) John O'Shea

58 LEADING LIGHT (IRE) Aidan O'Brien

59 LESS IS MORE (FR) David Vandyke

60 LET'S MAKE ADEAL Nigel Blackiston

61 LIDARI (FR) Peter G Moody

62 LUCKY ANGEL Tony Vasil

63 LUCKY CHAPPY (IRE) Pat Carey

64 MAIN SEQUENCE (USA) David Lanigan

65 MANIGHAR (FR) Peter G Moody

66 MASKED MARVEL (GB) Robert Hickmott

67 MASSIYN (IRE) Robert Hickmott

68 MELEAGROS (IRE) Michael Moroney

69 MORIARTY (IRE) Chris Waller

70 MOTIVADO (GB) David Hayes

71 MOUDRE Ciaron Maher

72 MOUNT ATHOS (IRE) Luca Cumani

73 MOURAYAN (IRE) Robert Hickmott

74 MR MOET Adam Durrant

75 MR O'CEIRIN (NZ) Ciaron Maher

76 MY QUEST FOR PEACE (IRE) Peter G Moody

77 NORSQUI Walter McShane

78 OASIS BLOOM Peter Morgan & Craig Widdison

79 ONLY A PLEASURE (IRE) Andre Fabre

80 OPINION (IRE) Sir Michael Stoute

81 ORDER OF THE SUN Gai Waterhouse

82 OUR DESERT WARRIOR Gai Waterhouse

83 PACKING EMPIRE (NZ) David Hayes

84 PAKAL (GER) Mick Price

85 PALE MIMOSA (IRE) Dermot K Weld

86 PEAL OF BELLS Gwenda Markwell

87 PELICANO Tony McEvoy

88 PLANET PURPLE Kerry Parker

89 POLISH KNIGHT (NZ) Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes

90 PRACTICED Robert Hickmott

91 PRECEDENCE (NZ) Bart & James Cummings

92 PRINCE CHERI (FR) David Vandyke

93 PUISSANCE DE LUNE (IRE) Darren Weir

94 QUINTESSENTIAL (NZ) John Sargent

95 RANKED (IRE) Robert Hickmott

96 RED CADEAUX (GB) Ed Dunlop

97 RIALYA Lloyd Kennewell

98 ROYAL DESCENT Chris Waller

99 ROYAL DIAMOND (IRE) Johnny Murtagh

100 ROYAL EMPIRE (IRE) Saeed Bin Suroor

101 RUSCELLO (IRE) Ed Walker

102 SAGHANN (IRE) Anthony Freedman

103 SAHARA SUN (CHI) Ciaron Maher

104 SALON SOLDIER (GER) Kris Lees

105 SANGSTER (NZ) Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young

106 SEA MOON (GB) Robert Hickmott

107 SEVILLE (GER) Robert Hickmott

108 SHARALAM (IRE) Mark Kavanagh

109 SHOREHAM Saab Hasan

110 SIERRA NEVADA (NZ) Richard Otto

111 SILENT ACHIEVER (NZ) Roger James

112 SIMENON (IRE) William Mullins

113 SIR JOHN HAWKWOOD (IRE) Craig Ritchie

114 SNEAK A PEEK (ITY) Peter G Moody

115 SONGCRAFT (IRE) Saeed Bin Suroor

116 STAR OF TRALEE (NZ) David Hayes

117 STAR ROLLING Peter Morgan & Craig Widdison

118 SUN CENTRAL (IRE) William Haggas

119 SUPER COOL Mark Kavanagh

120 TALENT SHOW Graeme Ballantyne

121 TANBY Robert Hickmott

122 TENBY LADY (USA) Gai Waterhouse

123 THOUGHT WORTHY (USA) Robert Hickmott

124 TONOPAH (USA) Craig Ritchie

125 TREMEC (NZ) John P Thompson

126 TREVIERES (FR) Markus Nigge

127 TUSCAN FIRE Dan O'Sullivan

128 VAQUERA (NZ) Gai Waterhouse

129 VEREMA (FR) Alain de Royer Dupre

130 VOLEUSE DE COEURS (IRE) Dermot K Weld

131 WALDPARK (GER) Anthony Freedman

132 WARWARICK David Hayes

133 WHY NOT (GER) David Hayes

134 WIND BENDER Chris Waller

135 WROTHAM HEATH (GB) David Hayes