Lizzie L’Amour to miss Caulfield Cup

Luck has deserted top class mare Lizzie L’Amour during her Victorian campaign.

Her high-flying trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman have decided they will not accept with Lizzie L’Amour in Saturday’s Caulfield Cup.

She only managed to beat two home in Sunday’s Cranbourne Cup (2025m) and connections are keen to get her back to her true form.

‘‘Her preparation has been a bit back to front after her fibrillation and we couldn’t go for the races we had planned,’’ Forsman said. ‘‘She’s had no luck so we are looking at a run in the Geelong Cup next.’’

If the mare ran well in that, the stable would still consider a Melbourne Cup run. ‘‘It’s a possibility, I’m sure the owners would love to The Caulfield Cup field is: Humidor, Marmelo, Johannes Vermeer, Jon Snow, He’s Our Rokkii, Sir Isaac Newton, Ventura Storm, Wicklow Brave, Inference, Single Gaze, Bonneval, Hardham, Boom Time, Abbey Marie, Harlem, Amelie’s Star, Lord Fandango. have a go.’’

Seventeen runners accepted for the Caulfield Cup, with Darren Weir represented by Amelie’s Star, as well as Humidor, though his Japanese import Admire Deus has been ruled out of the spring carnival with a serious leg injury at a training gallop on Tuesday.

Craig Williams was due to ride Admire Deus but has now been booked for Amelie’s Star, leaving former Kiwi apprentice Michael Dee, who was named on Monday as the mare’s rider, out in the cold.