Melbourne Cup winner Shocking has been scratched from the Australian Cup at Flemington today due to a foot abscess.

Heart Of Dreams remains favourite for the Australian Cup on "Super Saturday", Denman is tipped for dominating the Australian Guineas and All Silent leads as favourite for the Newmarket Handicap.

Palacio De Cristal and Mentality are out of the Chipping Norton Stakes at Warwick Farm due to wet weather and Alcopop will not make the Group One race as his trainer wasn't totally satisfied with the horse's condition after he failed to take a place at his first Sydney start 2 weeks ago.

Racing at Brisbane's Eagle Farm track is a total wash out after 170 millimetres of rain over the last week.