Defiantly (Kameko) has officially been ruled out of competing in the G1 Lexus Melbourne Cup after failing to pass a veterinary inspection, Racing Victoria announced on Saturday.Trained by Joseph O'Brien, the four-year-old gelding had been referred for an extra check on Saturday morning after losing a shoe and showing changes in his gait at Thursday's mandatory inspections.A statement from Racing Victoria said, “In the opinion of the veterinarians, Defiantly remains unsuitable to accept for the Melbourne Cup and has been withdrawn from the race by order of the stewards acting on veterinary advice.”Fellow O'Brien runner Kizlyar (Make Believe) has now drawn into the 24-horse field and will break from stall 20. Two other horses that required an additional veterinary inspection before being cleared to participate in the 'Race that Stops the Nation' passed in Harry Charlton's Wine Dark Sea (Ulysses) and Roger Varian's Enfjaar (Lope De vega). The former will leave from stall 23 and Enfjaar is booked in stall eight.O'Brien's James J Braddock (Zarak) has drawn the outside stall, while Sons And Lovers (Study Of Man) has drawn stall three. Trustyourinstinct (Churchill) and Goodie Two Shoes (Fastnet Rock) have drawn 18 and 19, respectively.George Boughey, fresh off the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint victory of Libertango (No Nay Never) on Friday, has Hopewell Rock (New Bay) in the race. He will leave from stall 15.The post Defiantly Rules Out Of Melbourne Cup; Kizlyar Draws In appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.