Australia just days away from a race that stops a nation.
The field declared on Saturday for the Aus$6 million ($5.7 million) Melbourne Cup (3,200 metres/2 miles) at Flemington racecourse on Tuesday (horse, barrier, jockey, weight in kgs):
1 – Dunaden (1) J P Spencer 58.5
2 – Green Moon (10) B Prebble 57.5
3 – Red Cadeaux (23) G Mosse 56.5
4 – Sea Moon (7) S W Arnold 56.5
5 – Brown Panther (6) R Kingscote 55
6 – Fiorente (5) D Oliver 55
7 – Foreteller (15) C Newitt 55
8 – Dandino (4) Ryan Moore 54.5
9 – Ethiopia (14) R McLeod 54.5
10 – Fawkner (8) Nicholas Hall 54.5
11 – Mourayan (19) B Avdulla 54.5
12 – Seville (9) J Bowman 54.5
13 – Super Cool (13) C W Brown 54.5
14 – Masked Marvel (2) M Rodd 54
15 – Mount Athos (22) Craig Williams 54
16 – Royal Empire (11) K McEvoy 54
17 – Voleuse De Coeurs (21) J B McDonald 54
18 – Hawkspur (18) J A Cassidy 53.5
19 – Simenon (12) R D Hughes 53.5
20 – Ibicenco (17) L Nolen 53
21 – Verema (3) C P Lemaire 53
22 – Dear Demi (16) C Munce 51
23 – Tres Blue (20) Tommy Berry 51
24 – Ruscello (24) C Schofield 50
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