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Melbourne Cup Barrier Draw live blog

4th November, 2017
What: Melbourne Cup barrier draw
When: Saturday Nov 4, 6:30pm AEDT
Where: Flemington Racecourse
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4th November, 2017
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Results:

The field has been finalised for the 2017 Melbourne Cup and the Barrier Draw is complete. We have all the results below – which horses made the cut, and which barriers they drew.

More 2017 Melbourne Cup
» Race report: Rekindling wins
» Who came last
» Complete finishing order
» Watch video highlights replay
» Re-live the race with our live blog
» Regal Monarch’s horror fall
» Winning trifecta and quinella
» Winning exact and first four

No. Horse Trainer Jockey Weight Barrier
1 Hartnell James Cummings Damian Lane 57.5kg 12
2 Almandin Robert Hickmott Frankie Dettori 56.5kg 14
3 Humidor Darren Weir Blake Shinn 56kg 13
4 Tiberian Alain Couetil OlivierPeslier 55.5kg 23
5 Marmelo Hughie Morrison Hugh Bowman 55kg 16
6 Red Cardinal Andreas Wohler Kerrin McEvoy 55kg 24
7 Johannes Vermeer Aidan O’Brien Ben Melham 54.5kg 3
8 Bondi Beach Robert Hickmott Michael Walker 54kg 1
9 Max Dynamite William Mullins Zac Purton 54kg 2
10 Ventura Storm David & B Hayes & T Dabernig Glen Boss 54kg 6
11 Who Shot Thebarman Chris Waller Tommy Berry 54kg 20
12 Wicklow Brave William Mullins Stephen Baster 54kg 8
13 Big Duke Darren Weir Brenton Avdulla 53.5kg 5
14 US Army Ranger Joseph O’Brien Jamie Spencer 53.5kg 22
15 Boom Time David & B Hayes & T Dabernig Cory Parish 53kg 9
16 Gallante Robert Hickmott Michael Dee 53kg 18
17 Libran Chris Waller Dwayne Dunn 53kg 7
18 Nakeeta Iain Jardine Glyn Schofield 53kg 19
19 Single Gaze Nick Olive Kathy O’Hara 53kg 11
20 Wall of Fire Hugo Palmer Craig Williams 53kg 15
21 Thomas Hobson William Mullins Joao Moreira 52kg 21
22 Rekindling Joseph O’Brien Corey Brown 51.5kg 4
23 Amelie’s Star Darren Weir Dean Yendall 51kg 10
24 Cismontane Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Beau Mertens 50kg 17

To see what each horse is paying to win the Cup, you can have a look at their odds here.

Preview:

With Derby Day run and done, it’s all eyes on the barrier draw for Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup. Join The Roar for a live blog of the 2017 Melbourne Cup Barrier Draw, starting after Derby Day concludes, from 6:30pm AEDT.

This is the moment where the Melbourne Cup’s field of 24 gets sorted into their respective barriers for the big race, making it one of the most important events on the calendar in the leadup to the race itself.

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In what shapes as another closely contested race, the barrier draw can determine who has the best look at it early, and who will struggle to find their spot in the pack.

The Stats
Gate five is where you want to be – it’s produced eight winners in the cup’s history. Next best is gate ten with seven horses saluting, followed by barriers 17, 14 and 11 – all one back with six.

Unlucky number 18 continues to hold true – no horse ever taking the chocolates from that spot.

At the end of the day though it’s true that a winner can come from anywhere.

I’ll leave the previews and predictions to tomorrow – but follow this blog for all the news from the Barrier Draw, as we find out who runs from where come Tuesday!

Join The Roar for a live blog of the 2017 Melbourne Cup Barrier Draw, starting after Derby Day concludes, from 6:30pm AEDT.

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