THE NOMINATIONS for the 2015 Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate have been released and bookmakers Sportsbet.com.au and CrownBet.com.au have updated their betting markets.

Two of the Melbourne Spring Carnival feature races attracts the big bettors and there is always plenty of value to be snapped up in the early futures market.

Imported runner Noble Protector currently heads the Caulfield Cup market alongside New Zealand runner Mongolian Khan and the imported runners are dominating the current market.

Nine of the first 12 market favourites are either imported runners or overseas-trained horses having their first campaign in Australia.

The three horses that split the market are Winx ($15), Real Love ($17) and Delicacy at $21. Other strong Australian chances include Singoff ($21) which has lengthened in the market after nominations were released this morning.

The three Japanese runners entered will be looking to emulate the late Admire Rakti and there has been good support for them in the Group 1 event which will be held on October 17.

Fame Game heads the trio at $15 with Hokko Brave at $26. The third Japanese nomination, Hana's Revenge, is yet to be installed in the latest market.

2015 Caulfield Cup market and odds

*Full market courtesy of Sportsbet.com.au

Noble Protector – $13
Mongolian Khan – $13
Singing – $15
Winx – $15 at Sportsbet.com.au
Goldstream – $15
Fame Game – $15
Contributer – $17
Real Love – $17
Quasillo – $17
Amralah – $21
Pether's Moon – $21
Dandino – $21
Delicacy – $21
Alpine Eagle – $21
Preferment – $21
Sarrasin – $21
Kapour – $21
Signoff – $21
Magic Hurricane – $21
Shimrano – $21
Set Square – $26
Hokko Brave – $26
Bondeiger – $26
Amanpour – $26
Tall Ship – $26
Lucia Valentina – $26
Havana Cooler – $26
Au Revoir – $26
Cafe Society – $26
Rising Romance – $26
Workmanlike – $34
Who Shot Thebarman – $34
The United States – $34
Sweynesse – $34
Suavito – $34
Big Memory – $34
Dibayani – $34
Sense Of Occasion – $34
Prince Of Penzance – $34
La Amistad – $41
Banca Mo – $41
Nozomi – $41
Thunder Lady – $41
Le Roi – $41
Renew – $51
Bring Something – $51
General Zabeel – $101
Sonntag – $151
His Majesty – $201
Refectory – $301

2015 Cox Plate news and market

Champion trainer Chris Waller has an astonishing 16 nominations in the Group 1 Cox Plate on October 23 and of those include Doncaster Mile winner Kermadec and 2015 Queensland Oaks winner Winx.

There is a three-way tie at the top of the market which features two well-performed horses in Australia and one imported runner.

Arod is an Irish-bred horse with good form and last years winning jockey Ryan Moore could be booked to ride.

Contributer and Pornichet have shown good form in previous campaigns and currently share favouritism at $9 with CrownBet.com.au.

Many eyes will be on Fawkner which ran second in the 2014 Cox Plate behind Adelaide. Only seven horses have won the Cox Plate the year after being placed, but there has been solid support for Fawkner at $15.

David Hayes and Tom Dabernig have 12 entries, heading by the globetrotting Criterion ($11) and Spillway at $34.

Current 2015 Cox Plate market:

Contributer – $9
Pornichet – $9
Arod – $9
Criterion – $11
Noble Protector – $13
Vancouver – $13
Kermadec – $13
Fawkner – $15 at CrownBet.com.au
Gailo Chop – $17
Volkstok'n'barrell – $17
Winx – $17
Hartnell – $17
Alpine Eagle – $17
Goldstream – $21
First Seal – $21
Hauraki – $21
Happy Trails – $21
Disposition – $26
Lucia Valentina – $26
Amralah – $26
Protectionist – $26
Royal Descent – $26
Rising Romance – $26
Pride Of Dubai – $26
Turn Me Loose – $26
Hooked – $34
Mongolian Khan – $34
Leebaz – $34
Sweynesse – $34
Our Ivanhowe – $34
Spillway – $34
The Cleaner – $41
Hi World – $41
Mourinho – $41
Trust In A Gust – $51
Foreteller – $51
His Majesty – $201