The list of horses that will take part in the Melbourne Cup Field 2019 – the race that stops a nation.
The 24-horse Melbourne Cup field for the race that stops a nation has been released.
After drawing barrier 2, Caulfield Cup winner Mer De Glace with jockey Damian Lane has firmed as the market favourite at $6.50, followed by Constantinople $8 and Finche at $10 (odds as of 2/11).
Who will you be backing?
Melbourne Cup 2019 Barrier Draw
# | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Kg | Barrier |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cross Counter | C Appleby | J Doyle | 57.5 | 5 |
2 | Mer De Glace | H Shimizu | D Lane | 56 | 2 |
3 | Master of Reality | J O’Brien | F Dettori | 55.5 | 1 |
4 | Mirage Dancer | T Busuttin + N Young | B Melham | 55.5 | 13 |
5 | Southern France | C Maher + D Eustace | M Zahra | 55.5 | 14 |
6 | Hunting Horn | A O’Brien | TBA | 55 | 11 |
7 | Latrobe | J O’Brien | J McDonald | 55 | 22 |
8 | Mustajeer | K Lees | K Lees | 55 | 6 |
9 | Rostropovich | D + B Hayes + T Dabernig | D Dunn | 55 | 12 |
10 | Twilight Payment | J O’Brien | P Cosgrave | 55 | 19 |
11 | Finche | C Waller | K McEvoy | 54 | 4 |
12 | Prince of Arran | C Fellowes | M Walker | 54 | 8 |
13 | Raymond Tusk | R Hannon | J Spencer | 54 | 3 |
14 | Downdraft | J O’Brien | J Allen | 53.5 | 15 |
15 | Magic Wand | A O’Brien | TBA | 53.5 | 24 |
16 | Neufbosc | D + B Hayes +T Dabernig | L Nolen | 53.5 | 23 |
17 | Sound | M Moroney | J Winks | 53.5 | 10 |
18 | Surprise Baby | P Preusker | J Childs | 53.5 | 20 |
19 | Constantinople | D + B Hayes + T Dabernig | J Moreira | 52.5 | 7 |
20 | Il Paradiso | A O’Brien | W Lordan | 52.5 | 17 |
21 | Steel Prince | A Freedman | B Prebble | 52.5 | 16 |
22 | The Chosen One | M Baker + A Forsman | TBA | 52 | 18 |
23 | Vow and Declare | D O’Brien (AUS) | C Williams | 52 | 21 |
24 | Youngstar | C Waller | T Berry | 52 | 9 |
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