2022 Melbourne Cup Barrier Draw & Final Field

Justin Darcy

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Last updated: Sat 29 Oct 2022 08:33

Justin Darcy 29 Oct 2022

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The barrier draw has been conducted for the 2022 Melbourne Cup
24 runners make up the final field
The Melbourne Cup is the Group One feature of the Melbourne Spring Carnival

Deauville Legend will run as the Melbourne Cup favouirte. (Getty)

The 2022 Melbourne Cup is a Group One two mile handicap held at Flemington, known as the race that stops the nation.

Deauville Legend (barrier nine) has been the favourite for this race since August, and has done nothing but shortened in betting since then. His last win was over El Bodegon who has subsequently placed a neck behind Anamoe in the Cox Plate.

Without A Fight (barrier 18) will be hoping the rain arrives to bring him right into this race, but his form also stacks up quite strong.

Hoo Ya Mal (barrier 15) is another import now in the care of Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott with form around the favourite, while stablemate Knight's Order (barrier 24) looks the likely leader of the event.

Montefilia (barrier 11) closed off well in the Caulfield Cup and has to be considered a chance at a double figure price, while Gold Trip (barrier 14) runs in his third major this spring and looks for his first win in Australia.

Melbourne Cup 2022 Barriers & Final Field

No	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
1	GOLD TRIP (FR)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Mark Zahra	14	57.5kg
2	DUAIS	Edward Cummings	Hugh Bowman	10	55.5kg
3	KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE)	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	24	55.5kg
4	MONTEFILIA	David Payne	Jason Collett	11	55.5kg
5	NUMERIAN (IRE)	Annabel Neasham	Tommy Berry	7	55.5kg
6	WITHOUT A FIGHT (IRE)	Simon & Ed Crisford	William Buick	18	55.5kg
7	CAMORRA (IRE)	Ben & JD Hayes	Ben Melham	17	55kg
8	DEAUVILLE LEGEND (IRE)	James Ferguson	Kerrin McEvoy	9	55kg
9	STOCKMAN (NZ)	Joseph Pride	Sam Clipperton	2	54kg
10	VOW AND DECLARE	Danny O'Brien	Blake Shinn	4	54kg
11	YOUNG WERTHER (NZ)	Danny O'Brien	Damian Lane	21	54kg
12	HOO YA MAL (GB)	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Craig Williams	15	53.5kg
13	SERPENTINE (IRE)	Robert Hickmott	John Allen	23	53.5kg
14	DAQIANSWEET JUNIOR (NZ)	Phillip Stokes	Daniel Moor	13	53kg
15	GRAND PROMENADE (GB)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Harry Coffey	1	53kg
16	ARAPAHO (FR)	Bjorn Baker	Ms Rachel King	19	52.5kg
17	EMISSARY	Michael Moroney	Patrick Moloney	3	51.5kg
18	LUNAR FLARE	Grahame Begg	Michael Dee	12	51.5kg
19	SMOKIN’ ROMANS (NZ)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ms Jamie Kah	16	51.5kg
20	TRALEE ROSE (NZ)	Symon Wilde	Dean Yendall	22	51.5kg
21	POINT NEPEAN (IRE)	Robert Hickmott	Wayne Lordan	20	51kg
22	HIGH EMOCEAN (NZ)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Teo Nugent	8	50kg
23	INTERPRETATION (IRE)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Craig Newitt	6	50kg
24	REALM OF FLOWERS	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Damien Thornton	5	50kg

Melbourne Cup Winners

The Melbourne Cup is one of the world’s most famous races.

First run 1861, the past winners become part of racing folklore the very second after passing the post in front.

The race started very differently to how it is today.

17 horses contested the first Melbourne Cup under a winner take all system. Archer was the first Melbourne Cup winner. The race routinely grinds Australia to a halt with the hardcore punters and the casuals uniting for one day a year to have a flutter on the race that stops a nation.

Makybe Diva is arguably one of the most famous Melbourne Cup competitors after taking the race out on three consecutive ocassions, but the most notable name to win the race is without question Phar Lap, who won the 1930 Melbourne Cup.

These days the race is arguably the world’s most coveted race. Horses target this race from right around the globe and it can take years to get a horse ready for the race that stops a nation.