Although the final field for the 2022 Melbourne Cup won’t be released until this afternoon after the running of the Lexus Archer Stakes is run at Flemington although we have a very good guide as to who the 23 other horses are in the race, pending anymore withdrawals.
The casualty list has been building for the race with Caulfield Cup favourite Durston ruled out on Wednesday whilst second favourite Loft came out of the race yesterday.
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Likely 2022 Melbourne Cup Field & Jockeys
| Order. | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer/s | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOLD TRIP (FR) | H | 6 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Mark Zahra | – | 57.5kg | |
| 2 | KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE) | G | 8 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | – | 55.5kg | |
| 3 | WITHOUT A FIGHT (IRE) | G | 6 | Simon & Ed Crisford | William Buick | – | 55.5kg | |
| 4 | NUMERIAN (IRE) | G | 7 | Annabel Neasham | Tommy Berry | – | 55.5kg | |
| 5 | CAMORRA (IRE) | G | 6 | Ben & JD Hayes | Ben Melham | – | 55kg | |
| 6 | DEAUVILLE LEGEND (IRE) | G | 4 | James Ferguson | Kerrin McEvoy | – | 55kg | |
| 7 | DUAIS | M | 5 | Edward Cummings | Hugh Bowman | – | 55.5kg | |
| 8 | MONTEFILIA | M | 5 | David Payne | Jason Collett | – | 55.5kg | |
| 9 | STOCKMAN (NZ) | G | 6 | Joseph Pride | Sam Clipperton | – | 54kg | |
| 10 | YOUNG WERTHER (NZ) | G | 5 | Danny O’Brien | Damian Lane | – | 54kg | |
| 11 | VOW AND DECLARE | G | 7 | Danny O’Brien | Blake Shinn | – | 54kg | |
| 12 | HOO YA MAL (GB) | H | 4 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Craig Williams | – | 53.5kg | |
| 13 | GRAND PROMENADE (GB) | G | 7 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Harry Coffey | – | 53kg | |
| 14 | DAQIANSWEET JUNIOR (NZ) | G | 5 | Phillip Stokes | Daniel Moor | – | 53kg | |
| 15 | ALEGRON | G | 4 | James Cummings | John Allen | – | 53kg | |
| 16 | ARAPAHO (FR) | G | 6 | Bjorn Baker | Ms Rachel King | – | 52.5kg | |
| 17 | SMOKIN’ ROMANS (NZ) | G | 6 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Ms Jamie Kah | – | 51.5kg | |
| 18 | EMISSARY (GB) | G | 6 | Michael Moroney | TBD | – | 51.5kg | |
| 19 | LUNAR FLARE | M | 7 | Grahame Begg | Michael Dee | – | 51.5kg | |
| 20 | TRALEE ROSE (NZ) | M | 6 | Symon Wilde | Dean Yendall | – | 51.5kg | |
| 21 | POINT NEPEAN (IRE) | H | 5 | Robert Hickmott | Wayne Lordan | – | 51kg | |
| 22 | REALM OF FLOWERS | M | 6 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Damien Thornton | – | 50kg | |
| 23 | HIGH EMOCEAN (NZ) | M | 6 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Teo Nugent (TBC) | – | 50kg | |
| 24 | INTERPRETATION (IRE) | H | 5 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | TBD | – | 50kg |