Weir galloper all the rage for Bendigo Cup

Weir's lightly-raced galloper Furrion opened up a $2.10 favourite with Sportsbet for Wednesday's $350,000 Group Three event.

Furrion has won six of his eight career starts and is coming off a last start third in the Cranbourne Cup.

The Bendigo Cup is the toughest race the four-year-old has contested.

The Cup has attracted a quality field of 15, including last start Group One Metropolitan Handicap winner Patrick Erin from the Chris Waller stable.

Patrick Erin ($6) heads the weights at 58kg and will have the services of two-time Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Corey Brown.

Patrick Erin, the Archie Alexander-trained Lord Fandango ($7) and Kiwi raider Sir Charles Road ($7.50) need to win the Bendigo Cup to bolster their hopes of gaining a start in next week's Melbourne Cup.

All three gallopers were outside the top 24 in the order of entry after second acceptances for the Melbourne Cup were taken on Monday morning.

In-form hoop Kerrin McEvoy will chase a hat-trick of Bendigo Cup victories when he rides imported stayer Dal Harraild for the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable.

McEvoy won last year's Cup on Qewy and the 2016 edition on Francis of Assisi.

The Lloyd Williams racing team is no stranger to Bendigo Cup success having won the race in 2004, 2006 and 2011.

Sir Isaac Newton will fly the flag for the Williams team this year.

The seven-year-old has not won a race in eight career starts in Australia since crossing from the United Kingdom.

Sutton Grange trainer Brent Stanley will carry the hopes of the locals on Wednesday with gutsy stayer Red Alto.

The six-year-old thrives at 2400m, but the Group Three race is a step up in class.

Bendigo Cup field:

Patrick Erin ($6)

Dal Harralid ($12)

Lord Fandango ($7)

Sir Charles Road ($7.50)

Sir Isaac Newton ($9)

Furrion ($2.10)

Master of Arts ($101)

Happy Moment ($81)

Berisha ($41)

Ormito ($61)

Red Alto ($41)

Rezealient ($41)

Dandy Gent ($67)

Barry The Baptist ($81)

Sasko ($34)