2024 Melbourne Cup Hurdle Draw Results, Live Stream, What Time Is It, Full Field, Horses, Hurdle, Numbers

Derby Day marks the start of the great Melbourne Cup Carnival at Flemington. It is also the day when the all-important hurdle draw takes place for the race that will stop the nation.

The hurdles will be decided shortly after the final race is completed and won on Saturday afternoon.

This year’s horses will cross the finish line in Race 9 at approximately 5:45 pm ET. The hurdle draw is expected to take place in approximately 30 minutes at 6:15 pm ET.

There are not many races in the world where the hurdle draw is as important as the Melbourne Cup, given the size of the field (24 horses) and the 3200m distance.

History shows that hopes for the horse to score 18 points have been dashed as no horse has ever won the Melbourne Cup from this gate.

Hurdle 5 has proven to be the most successful hurdle, with eight horses winning by jumping from it, although the last winner was Fiorente in 2013.

THE MOST SUCCESSFUL CUP HURDERS

Barrier 5 – 8 wins, last time in 2013.

Barrier 11 – 7 wins, last in 2010.

Barrier 14 – 7 wins, last time in 2022.

Barrier 10 – 7 wins, last time in 2023

Barrier 8 – 5 wins, last time in 2008.

LEAST SUCCESSFUL CUP HARRIERS

Barrier 18 – 0 wins

Barrier 7 – 2 victories in 1924 and 2015.

Hurdle 15 – 1 win, 1973

At this stage, 28 horses remain on the Melbourne Cup entry list.

1. Just Fine (IRE) Guy Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, 53 kg.

2. The Map 50kg Dan Clarken and Upi MacGillivray

3. Vauban (France) 55.5 kg Willie Mullins

4. Circle Of Fire (UK) 54.5 kg Ciaron Maher

5. Buckaroo (Great Britain) 54.5 kg Chris Waller

6. Warp Speed ​​(JPN) 54.5 kg Noboru Takagi

7. Zardozi, 51.5 kg, James Cummings

8. Sharp ‘N’ Smart (New Zealand) 53.5 kg Graham and Deborah Rogerson

9. Kowalica (New Zealand) 53.5 kg Chris Waller

10. Land Legend (France) 53 kg Chris Waller

11. Absurd (France) 52.5 kg Willie Mullins

12. Athabaskan (France), 52 kg John O’Shea and Tom Charlton

13. Mahrajaan (USA) 52 kg Sean Ritchie and Colm Murray

14. Knight’s Choice (51.5 kg) John Simons and Sheila Lacson

15. Okita Sushi (IRE) 51 kg Ciaron Maher

16. Onesmoothoperator (USA) 51 kg Brian Ellison

17. Sea King 50 kg N Eustace

18. Valiant King (Great Britain) 50.5 kg Chris Waller

19. Interpretation (IRE) 50 kg Ciaron Maher

20. Fancy Man (IRE) 50 kg Annabelle Neesham and Rob Archibald

21. Mostly Cloudy (IRE), 50kg Trent Busattin and Natalie Young

22. Positivity (New Zealand) 50 kg Andrew Forsman

23. Trust In You (New Zealand), 50 kg Bruce Wallace and Grant Cooksley

24. St. George (Great Britain) 50 kg Ciaron Maher

25. Manzois, 50 kg, Chris Waller

26. Kinesiology (UK) 50 kg Jessica Harrington

27. Francesco Guardi, 52 kg, Chris Waller

28. Waltham, 50 kg, Matthew Smith

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