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Ruakaka Raider headlines the final field for the Melbourne Cup Carnival Country Final
View the Final Field and Barriers for the 2025 Melbourne Cup Carnival Country Final. The Melbourne Cup Carnival Country Final will be run on Thursday, 6 November 2025 at Flemington racecourse.
Time: 3:55pm AEDT
Distance: 1600m
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Melbourne Cup Carnival Country Final Field
| No | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CELSIUS STAR | Shawn Mathrick | Ben Melham | 20 | 60.5kg |
| 2 | KENGERO (FR) | Charlotte Littlefield | Mark Zahra | 13 | 57.5kg |
| 3 | RUAKAKA RAIDER (NZ) | Cindy Alderson | Craig Newitt | 3 | 57.5kg |
| 4 | BELTHIL | Andrew Bobbin | Harry Coffey | 15 | 57kg |
| 5 | DARK JOURNEY | Jason Warren | Zac Spain | 9 | 57kg |
| 6 | GUERITE | Lindsey Smith | Fred Kersley | 7 | 56kg |
| 7 | KEANE ENUFF | Andrea Leek | Daniel Stackhouse | 4 | 55.5kg |
| 8 | DUBAI WATCH | Vincent Hall | Luke Currie | 10 | 55kg |
| 9 | ASHAU VALLEY | Craig Weeding | Michael Dee | 17 | 54.5kg |
| 10 | BARBIE’SDREAMWORLD | Peter Chow | Declan Bates | 12 | 54kg |
| 11 | BIG SEXY | Maddie Raymond & Patrick Bell | John Allen | 18 | 54kg |
| 12 | FEARLESS WRITER | Adrian McGregor | Damian Lane | 11 | 54kg |
| 13 | GUNADO | William Morrissey | Teo Nugent | 19 | 54kg |
| 14 | I CATCHEM FOX | Darryl Dodson | Tom Madden | 2 | 54kg |
| 15 | LAKE VOSTOK | Luke Oliver | Craig Williams | 8 | 54kg |
| 16 | MEH KEFFI | Lloyd Kennewell | Ms Jamie Melham | 6 | 54kg |
Melbourne Cup Carnival Country Final Odds
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