The 2015 Caulfield Cup barrier draw has been held, with favourite Mongolian Khan drawing well in barrier 9.
Royal Descent drew widest with barrier 22, while Rising Romance is with a good chance chance from barrier 2 as she can take up a good position in the run.
Both Japanese runners drew poorly, with Hokko Brave drawing outside in 19, while Fame Game landing the inside barrier places him in an awkward spot, with Japanese horses usually preferring to race with more room.
Emergencies runners drew inside barriers 8, 10, 7, 4, which will help those in an outside gate if the emergencies fail to get a run.
Mongolian Khan looks to have a perfect spot in the middle of running, with options from the jump.
The final field following the barrier draw for the 2015 Caulfield Cup is below.
|
No. |
Horse |
Trainer |
Jockey |
Barrier |
Weight |
|
1 |
PROTECTIONIST |
Kris Lees |
Brenton Avdulla |
12 |
58kg |
|
2 |
SNOW SKY |
Sir Michael Stoute |
Damien Oliver |
3 |
58kg |
|
3 |
FAME GAME |
Yoshitada Munakata |
Zac Purton |
1 |
57kg |
|
4 |
OUR IVANHOWE |
Lee & Anthony Freedman |
Ben Melham |
17 |
56kg |
|
5 |
HOKKO BRAVE |
Yasutoshi Matsunaga |
Craig Williams |
19 |
55.5kg |
|
6 |
MONGOLIAN KHAN |
Murray Baker |
Opie Bosson |
9 |
55kg |
|
7 |
TRIP TO PARIS |
Ed Dunlop |
Tommy Berry |
5 |
55kg |
|
8 |
WHO SHOT THEBARMAN |
Chris Waller |
Blake Shinn |
21 |
54.5kg |
|
9 |
GRAND MARSHAL |
Chris Waller |
Jim Cassidy |
6 |
53.5kg |
|
10 |
ROYAL DESCENT |
Chris Waller |
Glen Boss |
22 |
53.5kg |
|
11 |
VOLKSTOK’N’BARRELL |
Donna Logan |
Craig Newitt |
11 |
53.5kg |
|
12 |
HAURAKI |
John O’Shea |
James McDonald |
14 |
53kg |
|
13 |
LUCIA VALENTINA |
Kris Lees |
Dwayne Dunn |
20 |
53kg |
|
14 |
RISING ROMANCE |
David Hayes & Tom Dabernig |
Damian Lane |
2 |
53kg |
|
15 |
MAGICOOL |
Mark Kavanagh |
James Winks |
15 |
52kg |
|
16 |
GUST OF WIND |
John Sargent |
Chad Schofield |
13 |
51kg |
|
17 |
SET SQUARE |
Ciaron Maher |
Kerrin McEvoy |
15 |
51kg |
|
18 |
MAGNAPAL |
Terry & Karina O’Sullivan |
Dean Yendall |
18 |
50kg |
|
19e |
QUEST FOR MORE |
Roger Charlton |
Tommy Berry |
8 |
53.5kg |
|
20e |
COMPLACENT |
John O’Shea |
TBA |
10 |
53kg |
|
21e |
DIBAYANI |
David Hayes & Tom Dabernig |
TBA |
7 |
53kg |
|
22e |
MAGIC HURRICANE |
John O’Shea |
TBA |
4 |
52.5kg |
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