Melbourne Cup: French duo head the weights

Flemington will host the Melbourne Cup on November 6.
French runners Dunaden and Americain share top weight for the Melbourne Cup at Flemington Park on November 6...
The pair, trained by Mikel Delzangles and Alain de Royer-Dupre respectively, have won the last two renewals of the Grade One handicap over two miles.
If either can score off a weight of 58kg (9st 2lb) they would join an elite club of just five runners who have secured two wins or more in the Cup.
Local runner Efficient, who won the 2007 Cup, is the other previous winner being aimed at this year's race and the Robert Hickmott-trained veteran has been allocated 55kg (8st 9lb).
Ed Dunlop's Red Cadeaux was beaten just a nose last year, the narrowest margin in the history of the race, and he has been raised 2kg this time and will run off 55.5kg (8st 10lb).
Mount Athos heads the Melbourne Cup market at 12.5n/a and he has been allocated 54kg (8st 7lb) as he bids to give trainer Luca Cumani a first win in the race.
Cumani also has Quest For Peace on 53.5kg (8st 6lb) while Sir Michael Stoute's Fiorente is on the same weight.
Godolphin have had to settle for minor honours on four previous occasions and Ascot Gold Cup winner Colour Vision heads their team on 55kg (8st 9lb).
Cavalryman on 54kg, Lost In The Moment on 53kg (8st 5lb) - the same weight he carried to sixth in last year's Cup - and Ebor winner Willing Foe on 52.5kg (8st 4lb) complete their list of possibles.
Jakkalberry, who won the American St Leger for trainer Marco Botti last time, has 55.5kg.
Ireland's dual Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Dermot Weld has three entries with Ballyroan Stakes winner Galileo's Choice, who entered quarantine last week, on 53.5kg.
Hit other possibles are Rite Of Passage 55kg and Sapphire on 52kg (8st 3lb).
Other British-trained runners in the 151 entries include John Gosden's Gatewood, Cumani's Ibicenco, the Brian Meehan-trained Aaim To Prosper, John Oxx's Hartani and Aidan O'Brien's I Have A Dream with all allocated weights lower than 52kg.